Gracie Delk Wilkerson

Gracie Delk Wilkerson, age 86, of Bertrand, MO, died Friday, January 9, 2026, at the Clearview Nursing Center in Sikeston, MO.

Born June 23, 1939, at Bertrand, MO, to the late Harold Vance Delk and Mary Aline Cogdill Delk, she had lived in Bertrand her entire life where she had attended the First General Baptist Church (now Cornerstone Church) and later the Church of God of Prophecy of Bertrand.   For several years she did private duty nursing at Bertrand Nursing Home.

On July 13, 1957, she married Billy Joe Wilkerson who preceded her in death October 8, 2012.

Surviving are her children, Dale Wilkerson, Wade Wilkerson and Kim Wilkerson Davis; her grandchildren, Shelby Grace, Ethan, Evin, Jessie and Mandy; two great grandchildren; also, nieces, nephews and cousins.

In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her sons, Billy Joe 'Bill" Wilkerson, Bryan Wilkerson and Derrick Wilkerson, her grandsons, Brad and Jacob and her brothers, Harold Delk, Jr., Jackie Dale Delk, Bobby Lee Delk and sister, Mary Alice Kirk.

Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. until the funeral hour at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at the McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston, MO. Todd Crumley, pastor of Heartland Harvest Church of God of Prophecy in Sikeston will officiate.

Interment will follow in the Oak Grove Cemetery near Charleston.

Pallbearers will be her sons, Dale Wilkerson and Wade Wilkerson, grandsons, Ethan Wilkerson, Evin Wilkerson and granddaughter, Shelby Grace Bentley.

Online condolences may be shared at www.mcmiklefuneralhome.com