WILLIE WILSON EXPERIENCED GRADUATION DAY ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD, AS SHE DEPARTED THIS WORLD TO MAKE HEAVEN HER NEW HOME. WILLIE WAS BORN NOVEMBER 3, 1925 TO THE LATE THOMAS J. AND THELMA PEACOCK BAILEY IN HENRY COUNTY, ALABAMA.
ON JULY 4, 1942 SHE MARRIED HER SWEETHEART AND LIFE LONG PARTNER, JAMES E. WILSON. THE LOVING COUPLE MOVED TO THOMASVILLE, GA JANUARY 1, 1950. WILLIE WORKED AT NEEL'S DEPARTMENT STORE FOR 28 YEARS BEFORE SHE RETIRED. SHE WAS AN EXTREMELY GIFTED AND TALENTED SEAMSTRESS. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH, THOMASVILLE, BEGINNING IN 1946, SERVING IN MANY CAPACITIES OVER THE YEARS: CHRIST AMBASSADOR PRESIDENT, WOMEN'S MINISTRIES PRESIDENT, SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER, CHURCH SECRETARY AND A WONDERFUL PRAYER WARRIOR AND STUDENT OF THE WORD. MANY LIVES HAVE BEEN AFFECTED THROUGH HER DEDICATION TO NOT ONLY READ THE WORD BUT LIVE IT AS WELL. HER LIFE WAS A LIVING TESTIMONY OF HER LOVE AND COMMITMENT TO JESUS CHRIST. SHE IS LOVINGLY KNOWN BY MANY OF HER FRIENDS AS "MISS WILLIE" AND WILL BE GREATLY MISSED BY ALL. SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER DEVOTED DAUGHTER, ELIZABETH WARREN COLEMAN, 2 GRANDSONS OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, TIM DONNA COLEMAN AND TODD COLEMAN 2 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, ANASTASIA AND EMILY GRACE. SHE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER HUSBAND OF 43 YEARS, JAMES E. WILSON; HER BROTHERS T. J. AND REUBEN BAILEY; HER SISTERS NELL ARMSTRONG, BERNICE WATFORD, THELL WOOD AND CATHERINE SCARBROUGH. A CELEBRATION SERVICE, HONORING THE LIFE OF WILLIE WILSON, WILL BE HELD SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2010, AT 3:00 PM AT GLAD TIDINGS ASSEMBLY, THOMASVILLE, GA. REV. BRENT WELCH AND REV. HERB PHINAZEE WILL OFFICIATE. BURIAL WILL BE SUNSET MEMORIAL GARDENS. PALLBEARERS WILL BE TOM BAILEY, ODELL GRINER, WAYNE SMITH, DALLAS RAGAN, DAN JONES, JIM JOHNS, LEW GARFIELD, ROBERT CORNELIUS. A HEARTFELT THANK YOU IS EXTENDED TO DR. KEITH BEVERLY, HER DEDICATED PHYSICIAN OF MANY YEARS, AND CAREGIVERS MINDY REEVES AND VANESSIA CALHOUN. FAMILY WILL RECEIVE FRIENDS ON SATURDAY FROM 6 – 8 P.M. AT THE FUNERAL HOME. VISITORS MAY SIGN THE ONLINE GUEST REGISTER AT WWW.ALLENFH.COM .
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ON JULY 4, 1942 SHE MARRIED HER SWEETHEART AND LIFE LONG PARTNER, JAMES E. WILSON. THE LOVING COUPLE MOVED TO THOMASVILLE, GA JANUARY 1, 1950. WILLIE WORKED AT NEEL'S DEPARTMENT STORE FOR 28 YEARS BEFORE SHE RETIRED. SHE WAS AN EXTREMELY GIFTED AND TALENTED SEAMSTRESS. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH, THOMASVILLE, BEGINNING IN 1946, SERVING IN MANY CAPACITIES OVER THE YEARS: CHRIST AMBASSADOR PRESIDENT, WOMEN'S MINISTRIES PRESIDENT, SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER, CHURCH SECRETARY AND A WONDERFUL PRAYER WARRIOR AND STUDENT OF THE WORD. MANY LIVES HAVE BEEN AFFECTED THROUGH HER DEDICATION TO NOT ONLY READ THE WORD BUT LIVE IT AS WELL. HER LIFE WAS A LIVING TESTIMONY OF HER LOVE AND COMMITMENT TO JESUS CHRIST. SHE IS LOVINGLY KNOWN BY MANY OF HER FRIENDS AS "MISS WILLIE" AND WILL BE GREATLY MISSED BY ALL. SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER DEVOTED DAUGHTER, ELIZABETH WARREN COLEMAN, 2 GRANDSONS OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, TIM DONNA COLEMAN AND TODD COLEMAN 2 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, ANASTASIA AND EMILY GRACE. SHE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER HUSBAND OF 43 YEARS, JAMES E. WILSON; HER BROTHERS T. J. AND REUBEN BAILEY; HER SISTERS NELL ARMSTRONG, BERNICE WATFORD, THELL WOOD AND CATHERINE SCARBROUGH. A CELEBRATION SERVICE, HONORING THE LIFE OF WILLIE WILSON, WILL BE HELD SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2010, AT 3:00 PM AT GLAD TIDINGS ASSEMBLY, THOMASVILLE, GA. REV. BRENT WELCH AND REV. HERB PHINAZEE WILL OFFICIATE. BURIAL WILL BE SUNSET MEMORIAL GARDENS. PALLBEARERS WILL BE TOM BAILEY, ODELL GRINER, WAYNE SMITH, DALLAS RAGAN, DAN JONES, JIM JOHNS, LEW GARFIELD, ROBERT CORNELIUS. A HEARTFELT THANK YOU IS EXTENDED TO DR. KEITH BEVERLY, HER DEDICATED PHYSICIAN OF MANY YEARS, AND CAREGIVERS MINDY REEVES AND VANESSIA CALHOUN. FAMILY WILL RECEIVE FRIENDS ON SATURDAY FROM 6 – 8 P.M. AT THE FUNERAL HOME. VISITORS MAY SIGN THE ONLINE GUEST REGISTER AT WWW.ALLENFH.COM .
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