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Wilma F. Silkey-Bohannon

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Wilma F. Silkey-Bohannon, 69, of Eldridge, was born Oct. 27, 1956, in Marshfield to William D. and Betty J. (Vance) Silkey and died Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in Eldridge.

She is survivedd by two daughters, Christina Davis and her husband Adrian, April Hough and her husband Christopher; a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren; two sisters, Melba Holmes and her husband Sid and Wanda Ferguson and her husband Larry; a brother, Wayne Silkey and his wife Reta.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 7, 2026, at Shadel’s Colonial Chapel with Kenny Joe Moore officiating. Burial will be in Hufft Cemetery at Eldridge. Visitation will be held beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday in the funeral chapel.

In lieu of flowers, memorials have been suggested to Hufft Cemetery or Trinity Full Gospel Church. Donations can be left at or mailed to Shadel’s Colonial Chapel, 1001 N. Lynn or P.O. Box 948, Lebanon, Mo. 65536.