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 </figure>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Douglas Wilkinson, age 92, of Kearney, Nebraska died at the Nebraska Veterans Home in Kearney on Saturday, October 17, 2020. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Doug was born on August 23, 1928 in Rawlins County, Kansas to Jesse and Esther Wilkinson.&nbsp; He grew up in Colorado and Nebraska where he graduated from Stratton High School in 1945.&nbsp; Doug joined the U.S. Navy in 1946 and served on the U.S.S. Holder DD819. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Following his discharge fromthe Navy in 1947, Doug returned to Stratton, Nebraska.&nbsp; He married Dolores Damrow on Jun 5, 1949 in Benkelman, Nebraska where they lived until moving to Norht Platte, Nebraska in 1953.&nbsp; Doug managed grain elevators throughout Nebraska, then bought a place in Elba, Nebraska in 1974 where he ran a cow-calf operation and did painting and sand blasting.&nbsp; He and Dolores eventually returned to North Platte in 2004. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Doug was preceded in death by his wife and parents; brothers Ellis and Leon Wilkinson; sister-in-law Marsaleen Wilkinson; brother-in-law, Fonce Brynoff; and sister-in-law Jackie and her husband Burdette Wilson. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Survivors include his children Thomas (Pattie) Wilkinson of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Gary (Cindy) Wilkinson and Sherri (Ron) Morris all of Kearney, Nebraska; his sister, Twila Brynoff of North Platte, Nebraska; sister-in-law Nedra Wilkinson of Ravenna, Nebraska; 6 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren, and other family members. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Cremation was chosen and a private family service will be held in Fort McPherson National Cemetery in Maxwell, Nebraska at a later date.&nbsp; The memorial book may be signed online at odenchapel.com.&nbsp; In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital.&nbsp; Odean Colonial Chapel at C &amp; Sycamore in North Platte, Nebraska is in charge of arrangements.

Douglas Wilkinson (1928-2020)