Wilkerson, Velma A., of Elsberry, Missouri, died on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at the age of 82. Dearest wife of the late Leo D. Wilkerson; dear daughter of the late Perel Bryant and Gladine Avis Jones; loving mother of Dan (Glinda "Sue") Perez, Donna Perez, Danita M. (Kelley) Leach , Danice R. (Scott) Oliver and Brenda Owen; dear mother-in-law of Patricia Melow; beloved grandmother of 13 and great-grandmother of several great-grandchildren; dear sister of Thomas (Rose) Bryant Sr. and Richard (Jane) Redshaw. She is preceded in death by her parents; son, David Alan Honaker; step-father, Roy Lee Redshaw; sister, Janet Kraft; grandsons, Bradley W. Perez, Danny A. Perez and special grandson Heath A. Heustead; niece, Kelly G. Blassingame.