MITCHELL COUNTY, NC - OBITUARIES - Rev. Dr. W. Ernest Wilson, 1 Aug 2001
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REV. DR. W. ERNEST WILSON

SPRUCE PINE – Rev. Dr. W. Ernest Wilson, 88, of Greenwood Road, Spruce Pine, 
died Tuesday, August 1, 2001 at a Johnson City health care facility. A
native of Boiling Springs, he was the son of the late James Newell and Eudella 
McKnight Wilson. Before retiring to Spruce Pine, he served multiple 
Presbyterian Pastorates in Virginia, Kentucky, Mississippi and North Carolina.
Survivors include his wife, Georgiana Harper Wilson; daughters, Nancy W. 
Bishop of Pulaski, VA, Jane W. Stokes of Lexington, VA, and Laura W. Haberneck 
of Spruce Pine; sons, George A. Wilson of Clinton, UT, W. Thurston Wilson of
Cartersville and Charles N. Wilson of Germany; five sisters, Lois W. Eby of 
Philadelphia, PA, Margaret W. Wilkinson of Richmond, VA, Nan W. Steele and 
Ferrie W. Axon both of Orangeburg, SC, and Catherine W. Cloud of Foley, AL; 11 
grandchildren; and three great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Friday in the Newdale Presbyterian 
Church. Revs. Mike Brazelle and Walter Styles officiated. Burial followed in 
the Newdale Presbyterian Church Cemetery. The family received friends one
hour prior to the service. Memorial donations may be made to: Presbytery of 
WNC, 114 Silver Creek Road, Morganton, NC 28655, or to: Mitchell-Yancey 
Habitat, P.O. Box 409, Micaville, NC 28755. Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home was 
in charge of arrangements.