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Submitted: 3/15/22 • Approved: 1/30/23 • Last Updated: 2/2/23 • R1425272-G1425272-S3
Joy Leta
Feb 22, 1935 - Aug 11, 2022
Jerry
Oct 25, 1935 - Jan 23, 2022
*Obituary
Joy Leta Day Wilson, 87, passed peacefully on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, at Hospice Home Care in Little Rock. Joy Leta was born in Greenbrier, Ark., on Feb. 22, 1935, to William Harvis and Floy Mills Day. She was a Christian and a member of Second Baptist Church in Conway where she treasured her sweet friendships with the members of her Sunday School class as well as the members of the Senior Adults. She was a very proud graduate of Conway High School and attended Arkansas State Teachers College (UCA). She loved Conway High School and the many close friends she made during her years there. Mrs. Wilson was a very dedicated and efficient high school secretary for many years at England High School. She loved the teachers and high school students and enjoyed assisting them any way she could. The students loved her, many considering her a "second mom." She and her husband, Coach Jerry Wilson, enjoyed over 30 years serving the students and teachers at England High School, and she was always by his side cheering and supporting the basketball teams he coached, as well as all school sporting events and activities in which he assisted or her children participated.
Joy Leta was a loving, dedicated and faithful wife to her husband, Jerry, whose little romance began when they were in the first grade together in Greenbrier. After marrying in 1958, as a couple they did everything together, and they were a great team of love, support and encouragement to their family. She was an adoring, devoted, self-sacrificing and supportive mother to her children and "Nana" to her grandchildren. She was an especially devoted and caring daughter to her parents. Her family was the joy and delight of her life, and spending time with them and attending special events in which they participated were always her favorite things to do and brought her much happiness.
Joy Leta is preceded in death by her loving parents, her precious husband of nearly 64 years, special brothers-in-law and sister-in law, Robert Wilson, David Mahan and Freda Lou Wilson Mobley. She is survived by her daughter, Susan Carol Wilson Short of Conway; son, Jeff Wilson (Laura) of Rogers; precious granddaughters, Amanda and Allison Short of Nashville, Tennessee, and Cheney Wilson of Rogers; special sisters-in-law Nila Wilson of Mena, and Margaret Mahan of St. Louis, Missouri; special nieces LeAnn Wilson Fryar, Amy Wilson Falleur and Laura Mahan Brown and their families and many special Mills, Surratt and Day cousins whom she loved dearly.
A celebration service will be held on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022, at 3 p.m. in the chapel of McNutt Funeral Home in Conway with visitation at 2 p.m. prior to the service. Burial will follow at Needs Creek Cemetery in Greenbrier.
The family wishes to express their sincere gratitude and many thanks for the expert, kind and compassionate care provided by the nurses and doctors at Conway Regional Medical Center, most especially Dr. Ahmed Ali and his staff at Noydeen Medical Group. They would also like to thank the staff at Brookdale Assisted Living in Conway and the nurses and care attendants at Hospice Home Care in Little Rock.
If desired, memorials may be made to the Senior Adult Ministry at Second Baptist Church in Conway.
Published by Log Cabin Democrat on Aug. 13, 2022.
*Obituary
86-year-old coach Jerry A. Wilson passed away peacefully at Conway Regional Medical Center on January 23, 2022. He was born in Greenbrier, Ark. on October 25, 1935, to Fred and Lois Glenn Wilson. A graduate of Greenbrier High School, he earned a bachelor’s degree from Arkansas State Teachers College (UCA), where he was also a member of the basketball team, and later received his master’s degree from the University of Arkansas.
He was a teacher serving as a teacher, basketball coach and administrator. Coach Wilson was a man of great integrity and character, and he led by his example. He loved teaching and coaching; And it was a great honor for him to help the students he taught and trained to succeed and develop character. He cared about his students. He was an encourager, supporter and an inspiration to many. He began his teaching and coaching career in Quitman, Ark. He later began teaching and coaching at England High School in 1970, where he coached for over 25 years, later becoming an administrator there. He retired after serving more than 30 years in the field of education.
Jerry was a Christian, and a member of the Second Baptist Church in Conway. His faith was developed and nurtured as a child, and his faith in the Lord strengthened and guided him throughout his life. He was a loving and cherished husband, father and grandfather. He loved and raised his family, and his family loved him. He developed friendships easily with his wonderful way of connecting with people. He had a keen wit and humor about him that was all his own. Many students remember their funny phrases or a funny or clever nickname they called them. Coach Wilson enjoyed playing sports, attending sporting events, or just watching sports, most notably the UCA Bears and Arkansas Razorbacks. He enjoyed fishing, nature, wildlife and bird identification. He was also a very talented sketch artist.
Jerry’s parents before his death, Fred and Lois Wilson; his brother, Robert Wilson; and his sister, Freda Lou Wilson Mobley.
He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 64 years, Joy Leta Day Wilson; their daughter, Susan Carol Short of Conway; Rogers’s his son, Jeffrey Allen Wilson (Laura); his granddaughters, Amanda and Allison Short of Nashville, Tenn.; granddaughter, Cheney Wilson of Rogers; His sister, Margaret the Great of St. Louis, Mo.; and special nieces, Amy Wilson Felur, Leanne Wilson Fryer, and Laura Mahan Brown.
A celebratory service will be held on Friday, January 28, 2022 at 2 p.m. at McNutt Funeral Home Chapel in Conway. Darshan will be before the service at 1 pm. Masks will be required before entering the cathedral. He will be buried at Needs Creek Cemetery in Greenbrier. The pallbearers will be Jeff Wilson, Bob Edwards, Jerry Faulour, Joy Fryer, Jean Brown and Hank Matthews. Honorary pallbearers will be Blake LeBong, Freed Duncan, Jim Thomas, Jimmy Harmon, Jim Wilcox and Jerry Bradley.
The family would like to express many thanks to the doctors and nurses at Conway Regional Medical Center who have provided expert, compassionate and compassionate care. If desired, Second Baptist Church, Conway, Ark., or Conway Regional Health Foundation, Inc. Memorials may be erected for senior adult ministry in the U.S. All proceeds will go to the Conway Regional Wound Healing Center. Check Me 2302 College Ave., Conway, Ark. 72034, (attn. jerry wilson account) or online. www.conwayregional.org/foundation/given,
Published on January 26, 2022
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Roller-McNutt Funeral Home
801 8th Avenue, PO Box 249, Conway, AR
Phone: 501-327-7727
http://www.rollerfuneralhomes.com
Contributed on 3/15/22 by hawkinsdonna48
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