Macklin, Wilbert G. Wilbert G. Macklin, 84, of Columbia, died May 7, 2005, in St. Louis. He was born June 15, 1920, in St. Louis, the son of the late Jacob and Myra Macklin nee Messer. He was preceded in death by his parents and wife Ruth Macklin nee Kirby in 1998. He was a retired truck driver. Visitation and funeral services were at DeFabio Funeral Home. He is buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis.