William Franklin (Dub) Pilkington passed from this life at the age of 75 on July 20, 2020. W. F. was born November 3, 1944 in Sweetwater, Texas, to Johnny Adam Pilkington and Dollie Mae Williams Pilkington. Dub was raised in Palo Pinto County and graduated from Santo High School in 1963 and attended Weatherford College. Dub served his country in the U. S. Navy with 23 years of service. Upon his retirement from the Navy he was employed by Boeing in Ridgecrest, CA, where he lived until moving back to Texas in 2018.
Dub was preceded in death by his parents, sister, Lila Pilkington Ernst and brother, John Goldy Pilkington.
He is survived by his sons, Scott Pilkington of Fort Worth, TX, Shannon Pilkington of Ridgecrest, CA, and Dustin Pilkington of San Diego, CA; grandsons, Tony Pilkington, Caden Pilkington of Ft. Worth, TX, Jacob Pilkington and Brandon Pilkington of Ridgecrest, CA; sister, Jana Pilkington Jenkins of Arlington, TX; nieces, Morgan Pilkington Chesnut, Stacey Pilkington Sloan, Tammy Ernst Heckert; and nephews, Donnie Light, Greg Pilkington, Jeff Pilkington and Justin Jenkins. Dub also leaves behind many friends and cousins.
Dub's cremains will be interred beside his mother and father in Bosley Cemetery in Palo Pinto County at 10 am, on Saturday, August 1, 2020.
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