MORRISON – Jay J. Wilkens, 87, of Morrison, died Monday, Dec. 10, 2012, at Morrison Community Hospital. He was a lifetime farmer in the Morrison area.

Jay was born Aug. 12, 1925, in Fulton, the son of John C. and Wilhemina “Minnie” (Eissens) Wilkens. He served in the Army Air Forces during World War II. He married Virginia A. Decker on March 19, 1946, in Morrison. He was a member of Ebenezer Reformed Church in Morrison.

Survivors include his wife, Virginia; four daughters, Sandra Wilkens of Morrison, Deborah (Gary) Juist of Polo, Ellyn Sue (Charles) Osterday of New Paris, Ind., and Cheryl (Brian) Onken of Morrison; one son, Steven (Lou Ann) Wilkens of Lanark; two sisters, Alice Houzenga of Morrison and Eunice Miller of Dixon; 14 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.