Mr. Varnell Wilkey

Mr. Wilkey was born in 1933 on a farm in Mills County, Texas. The homestead is still in the Wilkey family, and owned by Varnell. He is married to a great lady, ( also a volunteer driver aiding veterans). The Wilky's have one son, one granddaughter, and two great grandsons.

He graduated from Star High School in 1949. Varnell Wilkey worked hard as an laborer until he was drafted into the Army in 1953. Fort Bliss, in El Paso Texas was where he did his basic training. He proceeded to the Atlanta General Depot at Atlanta Georgia for advanced training and was then deployed in 1954 to Korea, where he was stationed until his discharge.

When Varnell Wilkey retured to the States and left the Military, he went to Odessa Texas. Mr. Wilkey retired after working in a gas plant 42 years. After his retirement, he brought his family home to Mills County.

Former Mills County Judge Rob Lindsey appointed Varnell Wilkey in 2005. He enjoys the job and feels great about his work for veterans. He is not shy about getting help to aide the veterans and always thanks all those who pitch in to assist him.

From the Webmaster:

Mills County is a rural area, surrounded by rural areas. It is over a two hour drive to the Veterans Hospital that serves this area of Texas. Mr. Wilkey and his spouse assist many, many veterans. Driving them to the Veterans Clinics or hospitals, funerals or where ever there is a need. He does not restrict his help to Mills County but manages to assist those Veterans in the surrounding counties, he does so at his own expense, using his time, energy, vehicle and gasoline.

His health has been a problem and required surgery, yet when a funeral procession bringing home one of our fallen Iraq soldiers passes through our county, Mr. Wilkey is there at roadside, having the boy scouts hand out flags and making sure all the veterans that can travel in this rural area are present to salute goodbye in Honor of the fallen hero, someone's child, a loved one, an American Military Soldier, and one of our own!

L Bender Webmaster