Biography of Edmund D. Wilson, St Francis County, AR

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Submitted by: Paul V Isbell
        Date: 19 Nov 2008
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In the short time Edmund D. Wilson, youthful District Manager of the Mid-South
Gas Company, has been a resident of Forrest City. His district covers Forrest
City, Wynne, Brinkley, Wheatley, Cotton Plant, Palestine, Colt, and Caldwell. He
was born in Conway, attended El Dorado High School. On Oct. 30, 1942, he joined
the Army Air Corps Ground Forces. As a Staff Sergeant he served with the 8th Air
force during World War II in England until his discharge on Oct. 30, 1945. He
entered Hendrix College after working for Chicago & Southern airlines in
Jackson, Miss. until May 1946. He graduated from Arkansas Polytechnic College in
1950, and worked for Arkansas Power & Light Co. in Pine Bluff for three months
until he joined the newly formed Mid-South Gas Co. Mr. Wilson married the former
Mary Ichanted Collins of Biloxi, Miss., on Apr. 25, 1953, and they are members
of the Catholic church, and he is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, Rotary
Club, the King-Beazley American Legion Post, and the Young Business Men's Club.


SOURCE:
HISTORY of ST. FRANCIS COUNTY, ARKANSAS, 1954 - Robert W. Chowning

Copyright, with Permission: Weston McCollum Lewey, Publisher
-Times Herald Publishing-Forrest City, Arkansas