Daniel James Wikoff JR

1946 - 2014

DANIEL JAMES WIKOFF JR., 67, of Kitts Hill, Ohio passed away Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at St. Mary's Medical Center-Ironton Campus. The Ironton, Ohio native was born August 17, 1946, a son of the late Daniel James Wikoff and Ruth Iris Cannon Wikoff. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Deborah Diane Tipton Wikoff. Mr. Wikoff was a 1964 graduate of Ironton High School and was a National Guard veteran. He was a retired employee for AK Steel, where he worked in the rigger and maintenance shops for 34 years. He was a member of the Waterloo Masonic Lodge, loved to hunt and fish and drag racing. He also loved the Ironton Fighting Tigers and Ohio State University football. He was a devout Christian, a member of Mamre Baptist Church and a loving father. In addition to his wife, he is survived by a daughter Melissa "Missy" Dawn Wikoff of Ironton; a son Michael David Wikoff of Kitts Hill; four grandchildren, Michael Jr., Lauren, Ajay and Jeb, all of Ironton; and a brother Jeffrey Alan Wikoff of Chesapeake, Ohio. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Saturday, March 29, 2014, at Phillips Funeral Home, 1004 South Seventh Street, Ironton, Ohio with Pastor Lenny Campbell officiating. Burial will follow in Mamre Cemetery and visitation will be Monday from 1 p.m. until the time of the funeral at the funeral home. To offer condolences to the family, please visit www.phillipsfuneralhome.net.