Jeff Thurlkill, Sr.,49, of El Dorado, Arkansas, died at the John R. Williamson Hospice House
Saturday April 4, 2009. Born in El Dorado on July 12, 1959, to Rex Thurlkill and Betty Wike
Thurlkill. Jeff was a truck driver for Pilgrams Pride and a member of Mt. Union Baptist Church.
Known as "Wolf Man", he loved to Howl for his Junction City Dragons' ball teams.

Preceded in death by his paternal grandparents Percy and Janie Paddock Thurlkill and his
maternal grandparents Everett P. and Mandy Harmon Wike.

Survived by his wife Sonya Thurlkill of El Dorado, son Bo of McKinney, Tx. daughters, Kayla
Vestal of Calera, AL, Beth Thurlkill of McKinney, Amanda Thurlkill of El Dorado, son,
Jacob of El Dorado, his father Rex Thurlkill of El Dorado, this mother Betty Thurlkill of
Junction City, AR. sister Susan (Buddy) Rhodes of Bartlesville, OK. brother Todd (Leah)
Thurlkill of El Dorado, A number of neices and nephews, mother-n-law and father-n-law Mott
and Charles Sellers of El Dorado and a brother-n-law Chuck (Pam) Sellers of Junction City.

Special thanks to Cindy Mitcham of Life Touch Hospice.

Visitation will be be Monday, April 6, 2009 from 6-8 PM at the funeral home.

Funeral services will be at 10 AM Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at the Mt. Union Baptist Church with
the Rev. Jim Kerr officiating. Burial will be in Smyrna Cemetery under the direction of Perry's
Funeral Chapels.

Memorials may be made to the Junction City Athletic Foundation or Life Touch Hospice..