Funeral services for Wilson Monks, age 85 of Fayetteville, will be conducted Monday at 12 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Ed Johnson and Dr. Ronnie Gay officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Grove Cemetery. Mr. Monks passed away Friday morning in Donalson Care Center.

He was a native of Lincoln County and he was the son of the late Albert Luther and Frances Louise Wright Monks. Mr. Monks was a farmer, an Christian man who loved his family and enjoyed farming and wood carving.

Survivors include his wife Dorothy Walker Monks of Fayetteville, 2 sons Dr. David Monks of Raleigh, NC, and Dr. Dale (Terri) Monks of Auburn, AL, and daughter Vickie (Jake) Monks Shaw of Hazel Green, AL, grandchildren Jennie, Sarah (Adam), Jonathan, Maggie, Molly, Lilly, Eli and one brother and one sister He was preceded in death by numerous brothers and one sister.

Visitation with the family will be Monday from 10a.m. until time of services at
12 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home.