Elmer Wilson Obituary (1923 - 2013)

Elmer Wilson, 89, of Assumption, died Monday, March 4, 2013 in Heritage Health-Pana. He was born July 22, 1923 in Litchfield, IL, the son of Ira Luther Spray Louise Pease Wilson. Elmer lived in Litchfield before moving to Assumption in 1950. He retired as a lifelong farmer, and he Enjoyed pitching horseshoes, playing cards, and watching baseball. Elmer married Doris Prather on May 25, 1946 in Hillsboro. She preceded him in deat on July 1, 2008. He is survived by his children: Kenny Wilson wife Lucille, Nokomis, IL; Michael Wilson wife Kim, Assumption, IL; Karen Sue Matthews, Bowling Green, KY; and Sally Sloan husband Kenny, Assumption, IL; 26 grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren; brothers: Paul Wilson, Litchfield, IL; Vernon Wilson, Virden, IL; Jimmy Wilson, Taylorville, IL; and sister: Alice Schwab, Litchfield, IL. Besides his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Mary Ellen Mink on August 18, 2007; grandson, Michael Wilson; brothers: Kenny, Richard, Leroy Wilson; and sisters: Alberta Stewart Opal Hefley. Funeral Information Funeral services will be Thursday, March 7, 2013 in McCracken-Dean Funeral Home at 12:00 p.m. with Rev. Chuck Banning officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant View Cemetery, Assumption. Friends may call on Thursday from 10:00 a.m. until service time in the funeral home.