Boone Wilkinson

Boone Wilkinson, age 30 of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, passed away on Monday, January 30, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, February 4, 2017 at Boots and Saddle Cowboy Church, 8727 W. US Hwy. 84, Gatesville, TX 76528, with Edward Schaub officiating. Burial will follow at their home place at 2508 CR 158, Evant. The family will receive visitors from 5 to 7 p.m., Friday, February 3, 2017 at Scott’s Funeral Home in Gatesville. Boone was born on July 3, 1986 in Temple. He graduated from St. Mary’s High School in Natchitoches, Louisiana. He graduated from Louisiana State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology. He worked for the Louisiana Department of Corrections in the Psychology Department. He was Baptized into the Church of Christ at Shackle Island Church of Christ in Hendersonville, Tennessee. He is survived by his parents, Tim and Becky Wilkinson of Pearl; brother, Nathan Wilkinson of Pearl; many other family members and dear friends. The family has requested in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.