Darla D. Wilks, 66, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 10:38 A.M. Thursday, December 22, 2016 at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon, Illinois.

A FUNERAL SERVICE will be held at 7:00 P.M. Monday, December 26, 2016 at First United Methodist Church in Mount Vernon, Illinois.

Friends of the Darla D. Wilks Family may call from 4:00 P.M. until service time, 7:00 P.M. Monday, December 26, 2016 First United Methodist Church in Mount Vernon, Illinois.

For those who wish, memorials may be given to Angels On Assignment of First United Methodist Church in Memory of Darla D. Wilks and will be accepted at the funeral home or may be mailed to Newell Funeral Home, 2707 North Street, Mt. Vernon, Illinois 62864.

Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Newell Funeral Home where you may call the Mt. Vernon office at (618) 246-0100, the Waltonville office at (618) 279-7272 or visit www.newellfuneralhome.com for further information or to send online condolences.