MITCHELL COUNTY, NC - OBITUARIES - Bernice Burleson Wilson, 28 Jan 2003 --------------¤¤¤¤¤¤-------------- BERNICE BURLESON WILSON BAKERSVILLE - Bernice Burleson Wilson, 80, died Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003 at her residence. She was the wife of the late John E. Wilson. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Tommy and Oscar Burleson. She was a homemaker and member of Roan Mountain Baptist Church. Survivors include her daughters, Lou Ellen Jones of Candler, and Linda Clontz of Marion; one son, Terry Van Wilson of Bakersville; one sister, Georgia Phillips of Forest City; one brother, Fred O. Burleson of Spruce Pine; five grandchildren; and seven great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Roan Mountain Baptist Church. Revs. Steve Stronach and Don Stafford officiated. Burial was in Wilson-Young Cemetery. The family received friends from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at Henline-Hughes Funeral Home in Bakersville. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Mitchell County, P.O. Box 38, Spruce Pine, NC 28777. ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Mitchell News Journal www.mitchellnews.com/ ___________________________________________________________________