Billy Wayne “Mojo” Wilburn

Published 10:19 am Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Billy Wayne “Mojo” Wilburn
1944-2018
Billy Wayne “Mojo” Wilburn, 74, of Crab Orchard, passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2018, at The Rockcastle County Hospital in Mount Vernon.
Billy was born in Crab Orchard on May 3, 1944, to the late Addie Mae (Thomas) and Rufus Wilburn. He formerly worked as a mechanic and enjoyed trading and wheeling and dealing. He was widely known in the CB radio community as “Mojo”. Billy was a member of the Crab Orchard Neighborhood Watch and was a member of the Watts Chapel Baptist Church.

Survivors Include his loving and faithful companion, Susan Guinn; daughters, Donna (P.D.) Clark, Sheila (Joey) Bunch, Cathy (Eddie) Aper, Tiffany (Kris) Frith and Autumn K. Guinn; sons, Frankie (Edna) Wilburn, Darrell (Becki) Wilburn and Shawn (Adriane) Guinn; 12 grandchildren, Dwayne, Scotty, Brad, B.J., Amber, Darrell, Addie, Austin, Malikii, Gabriel, Ellayna and Xander; six great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews also survive.

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In addition to his parents, Billy was preceded in death by four brothers, Jimmy, Porter, Edward and Dallas Wilburn; and a sister, Bessie Bennett.

Serving as pallbearers are Ernest, Joel and Wayne Bennett, Dan Wilburn, Charles Grey and Jeff Mullins. Honorary pallbearers: Troy Helton, Jimmy Gibson, Ted Jackson, Jimmy Wallin and Doug Banks.

Funeral services 10 a.m., Friday, June 15, 2018 at McKnight Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Marshall Malone and Bro. Dan Gutenson officiating. Burial will be in the Crab Orchard Cemetery. Visitation will be after 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 14 at McKnight Funeral Home.