Donald Ellis Wildmon Obituary

With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Donald Ellis Wildmon in Tupelo, Mississippi, born in Dumas, Mississippi, who passed away on December 28, 2023 at the age of 85. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Donald Ellis Wildmon to pay them a last tribute.

He was predeceased by: his parents, Bernice Wildmon and Ellis Wildmon; his siblings, Johnny Wildmon (June) of Tupelo, Allen Wildmon (Mickey) of Hernando and Helen Tenenbaum (Harold) of Wilmington; and his brother-in-law Mike Yancey.

He is survived by: his wife Lynda Bennett Wildmon; his children, Tim Wildmon (Alison) of Tupelo, Angela Wildmon of Tupelo, Donna Wildmon Clement (Neal) of Tupelo and Mark Wildmon (Virginia) of Tupelo; his sister Louise Yancey; his grandchildren, Wriley Wildmon Freeman (Wil), Wesley Wildmon (Chelsea), Neal Clement (Samantha), Walker Wildmon (Lexie), Drew Clement (Briley) and Blake Clement; his great grandchildren, Abbi Freeman of Tupelo, Hardin Davis of Tupelo, Emerson Anne Davis of Tupelo, Bennett Wildmon of Tupelo, Landry Wildmon of Tupelo, Anna Wesley Wildmon of Tupelo, Luke Wildmon of Tupelo, Samuel Wildmon of Tupelo, Andrew Wildmon of Tupelo, Isaac Wildmon of Tupelo and Alden Clement of Thompson Station, Tennessee; and his siblings-in-law, Tamra Durham (Larry) of Tupelo and Kelly Bennett (Tessie) of Belmont, Mississippi..

Don was honored by Friend Ships in 2014, a ministry which uses ships to transport donated supplies and medicine to needy countries, with the Friend Ships Humanitarian Award for his lifetime of achievements and in honor of the "dreams, visions and accomplishments of this man of God who has stayed the course" in building an impactful ministry.