1940
Billie
2014
Billie Wilson Sr.
September 1, 1940 — April 28, 2014
A memorial service is planned at 1:00 pm on Saturday May 3 at Ridgeway Funeral Home for Billie Darrell Wilson, Sr. Bro. Glynn Orr and Chad Kennedy will officiate.
Visitation will be from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm Saturday.
Bill, age 73, died Monday April 28, 2014 at his residence. Born on September 1, 1940 in Henry County, he was the son of Travis Wilson and Marie Weatherford Wilson King, both deceased.
He was a member of Puryear Baptist Church and a 1959 Puryear School Graduate. He enjoyed golf, playing cards and college basketball. Bill was a longtime avid UK fan.
He retired from the State of Tennessee in 2005 as an Environmental Specialist.
Bill leaves a daughter, Laurie (Kevin) Key of Puryear; two brothers, Everett Wilson of Chicago and Jim Wilson of Mt. Juliet; one grandchild, Billy Darrell Wilson III and one great grandchild, Kane Wilson. He is also survived by daughter-in-law, Mary Wilson and her daughter, Amanda (Eric) Dunn and their two children of Puryear.
Other survivors are Ann Jones, Companion, and her children, Pam (Shawn) Phillips of Mt. Juliet, Jeffrey Jones and Philip Jones of Paris; Nine grandchildren, Joshua, Jacob and Joseph Phillips; Katie (Kyle) Crabtree; Jeri Lyn, Brooklin, and Jamie Jones; Ashley (Jake) Lawrence and Kelsey Jones; two step-grandchildren, Kristie King and Shanae Holden and three great grandchildren.
Bill was preceded in death by his son, Billy Darrell Wilson Jr.; a sister, Margaret Wilson Scott; and a grandson, Eric Austin Wilson.
Memorials may be made to: Relay For Life, P.O. Box 1505, Paris, TN 38242 or Habitat For Humanity, P.O. Box 91, Paris, TN 38242.
Visitation will be from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm Saturday.
Bill, age 73, died Monday April 28, 2014 at his residence. Born on September 1, 1940 in Henry County, he was the son of Travis Wilson and Marie Weatherford Wilson King, both deceased.
He was a member of Puryear Baptist Church and a 1959 Puryear School Graduate. He enjoyed golf, playing cards and college basketball. Bill was a longtime avid UK fan.
He retired from the State of Tennessee in 2005 as an Environmental Specialist.
Bill leaves a daughter, Laurie (Kevin) Key of Puryear; two brothers, Everett Wilson of Chicago and Jim Wilson of Mt. Juliet; one grandchild, Billy Darrell Wilson III and one great grandchild, Kane Wilson. He is also survived by daughter-in-law, Mary Wilson and her daughter, Amanda (Eric) Dunn and their two children of Puryear.
Other survivors are Ann Jones, Companion, and her children, Pam (Shawn) Phillips of Mt. Juliet, Jeffrey Jones and Philip Jones of Paris; Nine grandchildren, Joshua, Jacob and Joseph Phillips; Katie (Kyle) Crabtree; Jeri Lyn, Brooklin, and Jamie Jones; Ashley (Jake) Lawrence and Kelsey Jones; two step-grandchildren, Kristie King and Shanae Holden and three great grandchildren.
Bill was preceded in death by his son, Billy Darrell Wilson Jr.; a sister, Margaret Wilson Scott; and a grandson, Eric Austin Wilson.
Memorials may be made to: Relay For Life, P.O. Box 1505, Paris, TN 38242 or Habitat For Humanity, P.O. Box 91, Paris, TN 38242.
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