Gene Frederick Wilson^{[1, 2]}

1928 - 2013  (85 years)

• Name	Gene Frederick Wilson
  Born	19 Mar 1928	Cocke County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	District 6, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	26 Jul 2013	Hock Family Pavilion, Duke Hospice, Durham, North Carolina   [4, 5, 6]
  Buried	29 Jul 2013	Memorial Gardens of the New River Valley Cemetery, Montgomery County, Virginia   [7]
  Person ID	I101590	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2014

  
  

  Father	Ronald Earl Wilson,   b. 10 May 1893, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 10 May 1979  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Eliza Virgie Belle Murr,   b. 12 Feb 1893, Tennessee ,   d. 8 Mar 1986  (Age 93 years)
  Married	30 Aug 1916	Monroe County, Tennessee   [8]
  Family ID	F36750	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Mary Mann
  Married	Abt 1950
  Children	1. Bruce Wilson   2. Dennis Wilson + 3. Mary Ann Wilson
  Family ID	F153399	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 19 Mar 1928 - Cocke County, Tennessee Census - 1930 - District 6, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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• Sources

  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 287. [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 8 Feb 1999. Ersa Wilson Patterson obituary [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Gene F Wilson Event Type: Census Event Year: 1930 Event Place: District 06, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 2 Marital Status: Single Race: White Race (Original): White Relationship to Head of Household: Son Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son Birth Year (Estimated): 1928 Birthplace: Tennessee Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Ron E Wilson Head M 36 Tennessee Virgie Wilson Wife F 37 Tennessee Lucile Wilson Daughter F 11 Tennessee Ersie C Wilson Daughter F 10 Tennessee Samuel M Wilson Son M 9 Tennessee James E Wilson Son M 5 Tennessee Gene F Wilson Son M 2 Tennessee [S113] Manes Funeral Home, (http://www.manesfuneralhome.com), 16 Dec 2014. Lucile Wilson Cureton obituary [S142] Newspaper Article, Delaware State News (Dover, DE), 25 Nov 2002. Samuel Mack Wilson obituary [S142] Newspaper Article, The Roanoke Times (VA), 29 Jul 2013. Gene Frederick Wilson , 85, died Friday, July 26, 2013 at the Hock Family Pavilion, Duke Hospice in Durham, North Carolina. He leaves his wife of 63 years, Mary Mann Wilson ; his son, Bruce Wilson and wife Cathy, his son, Dennis Wilson and wife Susan; his daughter, Mary Ann Baldwin and husband Bruce; and six grandchildren, Evan Wilson , Hannah Wilson , Madison Wilson , Chandler Wilson , Matthew Baldwin and wife Katie, and Scott Baldwin. Born and raised in Newport,, Tennessee, son of Ronald and Virgie Wilson , Gene went on to graduate from Austin Peay State University, serve 30 years in the United States Army, achieving the rank of Colonel. He completed his "second career" as the Assistant Commandant of Cadets at Virginia Tech, a position that brought him immense joy. Funeral Services will be held at Blacksburg United Methodist Church on Monday, July 29, 2013 at 2 p.m., officiated by the Reverend Reginald Tuck. Graveside rites will follow at Memorial Gardens of the New River Valley. The family will receive friends at McCoy Funeral Home on Sunday, July 28, 2013 from 6 to 8 p.m.. The family would request that instead of flowers, memorials in honor of Gene Wilson be made to Blacksburg United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 931, Blacksburg, VA 24063. Arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home, Blacksburg. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 135449730). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Virgie Murr Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 30 Aug 1916 Event Place: Monroe, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Spouse's Name: Ron Wilson Page: 154