William Lavon Wilburn, 92, of Lavon, passed away on November 15, 2021, in Rockwall. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M., Thursday, November 18, 2021, at Coker-Mathews Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. David Hawkins, Bro. Dickson Rial and Bro. Brad Patterson officiating. Visitation will be 9:00 A.M. until service time. Interment will be in Memoryland Memorial Park.
Mr. Wilburn was born June 16, 1929 in Greenville, Texas to William Clarence Wilburn and Elizabeth Mae Reeves. He married Wilma Francis Johnson on September 16, 1950 in Greenville. He was a Veteran of the United States Army and served during the Korean War. He worked for Safeway as an Order Puller and was a member of First Baptist Church of Lavon.
He is survived by his sons, Jeffery Wilburn and wife, Shirley, and Gregory Wilburn and wife, Pam; daughter, Debbie Rogers and husband, Jim; grandchildren, Chris Koder, Holly Tohlen, Braeden Rogers, Ashton Grable, Angela Wilburn, Jared Scrafano, Amie Gratch, Taryn Scrafano and Matthew Wilburn; fourteen great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, parents and two sisters.
Pallbearers will be Jim Rogers, Chris Koder, Braeden Rogers, Josh Grable, Tom Vaughan and Robert Vaughan.