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WILSON, Lee

Source: The obituary is from a collection of newspaper (paper names not recorded) obituaries saved, by Fauniel Hershberger, during the 1950's, 60's, 70's and 80's. She was a life long resident of Fountain County Indiana.  The collection is now housed at Crawfordsville District Public Library.
Hand dated 1962

Lee Wilson, age 51, who resided south of Perrysville and a bus driver for the Perrysville Schools for 21 years, died at 3:35 a. m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Danville where he had been a patient since Feb. 4. He was born in Fountain County Aug. 23, 1910, the son of Elwood and Elzada Allen Wilson. He was married March 6, 1935 to Mary Ellis, who survives. He was a farmer, a life-resident of the Perrysville and community and attend the Stringtown Church of God. He had driven a school bus to the Perrysville schools for 21 years. Surviving, in addition to his wife, are: four children, Mrs. Mary Lee Payne of Seffner, Fla., and Kenneth Leroy, Kendall and Katherine Louise, at home; three grandchildren; and six brothers and one sister, William T., Raymond and Ralph Wilson, all of Covington Rt. 1; Clarence, Russell and Charles Wilson and Mrs. Verna Coleman, all of Perrysville. He was preceded in death by one brother, John. The body will be taken to the home where friends may call after noon today, Feb. 14. Funeral services will be held at 3 p. m. (EST) Thursday, Feb. 15, at the Stringtown Church of God. The pastor, the Rev. Robert Hurd, assisted by the Rev. Burnley Spencer of Cayuga, will officiate. Burial, with the Bodine & Shelby Funeral Home in charge, will be in Lower Mound Cemetery, south of Covington on Indiana-63.   --typed by Walt W



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