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Submitted: 7/3/17 • Approved: 7/5/17 • Last Updated: 7/8/17 • R1187790-G1187790-S3
Bill
July 28, 1929-June 27, 2013
Rev. Bill J. Wilson, who resided in Dardanelle, Arkansas, formerly of Charleston, passed away Thursday, June 27, 2013 in Danville.
He was born July 28, 1929 in Galena, Missouri to the late Roscoe V. Wilson and Golda (Medlin) Wilson. He was 83 years old.
Rev. Wilson was a retired Minister of the Gospel of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church. He was also conference superintendent for 15 years over the International Pentecostal Holiness Church in Northern California and founded Mission Valley Church in Fremont, California.
Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Saturday, June 29th, at Brotherton Funeral Home Chapel in Paris, with Pastor Jim Benfer and Dr. Frank Tunstall officiating. Burial will be at Cecil Cemetery in Cecil, under the direction of Brotherton Brothers Funeral Home in Paris.
He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Elsie Mae; one daughter, Karen Hinshaw and husband Gary of Dardanelle; one son, Vern Wilson of Rogers; daughter-in-law, Ann Wilson of Charleston; one sister, Ida Swearingen of Huntington Beach, California; one brother, Loyd J. Wilson of Modesto, California; six grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren, and three great-great grandsons.
Pallbearers will be D.C. Holden, Hugh Holden, Mark Martin, Bill Molton, Don Dakes, and Mike Carson.
Elsie
Mar 16, 1930-Mar 7, 2015
Elsie Mae Wilson, who resided in Dardanelle, Arkansas, formerly of Charleston, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2015 in Dardanelle.
She was born March 16, 1930 in Purcella, Oklahoma to the late George Wesley LaMaster and Allie Mae (McNabb) LaMaster. She was almost 85 years old.
She was also preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Rev. Bill J. Wilson, and one brother, Raymond LaMaster.
Elsie was a minister's wife. She was a charter member of International Pentecostal Holiness Church in Northern California and along with husband, founded Mission Valley Church in Fremont, California. Elsie attended New Life Church in Russellville, Arkansas and was a member of Cecil United Methodist Church in Cecil, Arkansas.
Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 13th, at Brotherton Funeral Home Chapel in Paris, with Pastor Mark Pagley officiating. Burial will be at Cecil Cemetery in Cecil, under the direction of Brotherton Brothers Funeral Home in Paris.
She is survived by her daughter, Karen Hinshaw and husband Gary of Dardanelle; one son, Vern Wilson of Rogers; her daughter-in-law, Ann Wilson of Charleston; one sister, Lauretta Handsen of Marysville, California; two brothers, Dennis LaMaster of Longview, Texas and Don LaMaster of Fresno, California; six grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren, and four great great-grandsons.
Pallbearers will be Vern Wilson, Nathan Wilson, Gary Hinshaw, David Fulgham, Chris Goff, and Fred Delucci.
Contributed on 7/3/17 by bill060
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