Donald Wallace Wilks

Carlisle Donald Wallace Wilks, 63, died Thursday, April 21, 2022, at MUSC Medical Center in Charleston.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Friday, April 29, at Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. Mike Black and Rev. Melvin Pressley officiating.Interment will follow in Chester Memorial Gardens.The family will receive friends from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM Friday at Calvary Baptist Church. Mr. Wilks was born June 7, 1958 in Chester, SC and was a son of the late Carl Thomas Wilks and Juanita Stephenson Wilks.He was a graduate of Chester High School and York Tech.Donnie was the Plant Manager of Shugart Manufacturing.He was also a cattle farmer and was an avid drag racer with his brother.Donnie was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife of over 18 years, Debbie Allen Wilks; a daughter, Mary Ann Ernandez of Carlisle; a granddaughter, Haley Ann Sanders of Fort Lawn; a goddaughter, Ashley Clark of Chicago, IL; and two sisters Sally Wilks of Shelby North Carolina and Sandra Wilks Carter of Charleston, South Carolina and numerous nieces and nephews.In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Ronnie Wilks and a sister, Lynda Wilks. Memorials may be made to CalvaryBaptist Church, P.O. Box 1939, Chester, SC 29706. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.barronfuneralhome.com.