Memorials

Justin Michael Wilcoxson, 19, passed away at Parkview Hospital , Fort Wayne , on Sunday, October 12, 2008 from injuries he sustained in a motorcycle accident on Saturday.

Born on December 13, 1988, in Columbia City, he was the son of Jennifer A. (Baker) Wilcoxson and Michael E. Wilcoxson.

A lifetime Whitley County resident, he attended the Whitley County Consolidated School system. He was employed as an operator with his father in the family business, Wilcoxson and Son Excavating, Inc. An avid racer, he was a member of the American Motorcycle Association. 

Survivors include his father, Michael E. (Lisa Streib) Wilcoxson of Columbia City; mother, Jennifer A. (Shane Keller) Wilcoxson of Fort Wayne; grandfather, Donald Wilcoxson of Columbia City; grandmother & step-grandfather, Pat & Larry Clark of Michigan; grandmother, Jana Baker of Columbia City; great-grandparents, Gerald and Bonita Gamble of Columbia City; great-grandmothers, Margaret Wilcoxson and Rita Jackson both of Columbia City; uncles, John Baker and Jarod (Lori) Baker both of Columbia City; uncles and aunts, Steve and Carla Gebert of Larwill and Darian and Britte Stein of Columbia City; cousins, Jeremiah, Jessica and Jordan Geiger, Jennalin Gebert, Lyndsay, Kristen and Zack Baker, Ashlynd Pleus, Evelyn and Wyatt Stein; and several loving extended family members. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, John N. Baker, great-grandfather, Charles Wilcoxson and great-grandparents, John A. and Dorothy Baker. 

Visitation is Friday, October 17, 2008, from 2 to 8 p.m. at DeMoney-Grimes Countryside Park Funeral Home. Funeral service is Saturday, October 18, 2008, at 10 a.m. at the funeral home with Pastor Duane Ginder officiating. Burial will follow at St. Matthew's Cemetery, Columbia City.

Memorials may be given in Justin's memory to the Whitley County 4-H Ag Museum.

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