Mr. Jukes was born Jan. 30, 1916, in Salina. He was a Union Pacific Railroad conductor and brakeman, retiring in 1980.

He was a member of First United Methodist Church, Salina, was past president of Union Pacific Jr. Oldtimers and was a Golden Gloves boxer. He was a 1936 graduate of Salina High School and was a member of the high school football team.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Grace A., in 1993; a son, Donald Wesley Jukes, in 1970; and a daughter, Karla Jean Jukes, in 1964.

Survivors include a son, Ed Jukes of Omaha, Neb.; a daughter, Karma Tidemann of Valley Center; a sister, Lucille McKeown of Valley Center; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church, 122 N. Eighth, Salina. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park.

Memorials may be made to the church.