FLOYD COUNTY, GA - CEMETERIES - OBITS  Lester King Wilson

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Rome News Tribune September 1, 1976
Lester Wilson
Lester King Wilson, 67, 4 Delwood Drive,  died
Tuesday morning in a Rome hospital following an
illness of several years.

He was born December 2, 1908 in Floyd County, son of
the late William Henry and Beulah King Wilson. He
had resided most of his life in Rome and Floyd
County and was a member of Armuchee United Methodist
Church.

Survivors include the widow, the former Minnie Irene
Fountain, to whom he was married December 24, 1930;
one daughter, Avanell Campbell, Armuchee, one
brother, U. P. Wilson, Rockmart, two sisters, Mrs.
Jewell Blaylock and Mrs. Charlcie Yarbrough, Rome,
one grandchild and great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at
the funeral home chapel, with the Revs. J. Howard
Holcombe, Clyde Wilson and Gerald Rogers
officiating. Interment will be in Oaknoll Memorial
Gardens. The body will lie in state in the funeral
home where the family will receive friends from 7 to
9 p.m. today. At other hours, they will be at the
residence, 4 Delwood Drive.

Pallbearers will be Herbert and Herschel Bailey,
Grady Boggs, Buck Ash, Albert Smith and Ralph Smith.
Honorary pallbearers will be Ray Smith, Bill Evans,
Guy Davis, Melvin Cagle, Seab Evans, Ed Dempsey,
Walter and Charlie Selman, Jodie and Kelly Hawkins.
Jennings Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
(Note: Died August 31)