John P. Wilson
June 21, 1917 ~ July 23, 2012
John P. Wilson, 95, Mooresville, died peacefully at home on July 23, 2012. Mr. Wilson was born June 21, 1917, in Newton, Illinois, to the late David Newton and Pearl (Phillips) Wilson.
Mr. Wilson was a lifelong farmer and was a longtime resident of Illinois, prior to relocating to Mooresville, to live closer to family. When living in Illinois, he was a member of the Southern Baptist Churches in Newton and Robinson. He was an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan and was an honorary member of the Indiana Rolling Thunder, Chapter 1. Mr. Wilson attended the Mooresville Church of God and the Mooresville American Legion Post Number 78.
Mr. Wilson was a proud United States Army veteran, having served in World War II. He was part of the 121st Squadron, 106th Calvary, and fought in a reconnaissance unit under U.S. General George S. Patton, Jr. He was a Purple Heart recipient. Mr. Wilson was captured as a POW and lived for four months as a prisoner with the Nazis. He was liberated in the spring of 1945. He was honorably discharged as a Sargent in September of 1945.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Rhoda Medenwald; brothers, Medford and Ira “Ike” Wilson.
Survivors include his wife, Lilly M. (Correll) Wilson, to whom he was united in marriage June 20, 1949; daughters, Donna Wright of Brownsburg, Pat Albright of Mooresville, Janet Sue Marks of Brownsburg, and Pam Finley of Danville; sisters, Jane Bugger, Marian Hileman, and Deane Wilson, all of Illinois; ten grandchildren; thirteen great grandchildren.
The funeral service will begin at 7 p.m., Thursday, July 26, 2012, at the Carlisle – Branson Funeral Service & Crematory, Mooresville, with calling there from 4 p.m. The committal service will be held at 12 Noon, Friday, July 27, 2012, in the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Madison, Indiana. In lieu of memorial contributions, memorial contributions may be made to the Indiana Rolling Thunder, Indiana Chapter 1, P.O. Box 26458, Indianapolis, IN 46226, or the the Mooresville American Legion, John Wilson Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 821, Mooresville, IN 46158. Visit www.carlislebranson.com to share a favorite memory or to sign the online guest registry.
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Lilly & girls. We are coming over as we plan it now. As I always told John, he was my ‘Hero’. I will never forget when he would try to testify and couldn’t. You are the most wonderful people that God has put across our paths. Norman has known you forever and I have for quite a while now. I sure have missed you. John was a wonderful man. He was always kind and gentle. He is free from all the bad memories and he will never remember them anymore. I thank God for the ultimate healing that John now has. We love you Lilly. God bless!
Aunt Lilly & cousins, Very sorry to hear of Uncle John’s passing. He was certainly one of the hero’s of the greatest generation and a wonderful man. I remember as a child visiting you all on your farm. I always looked forward to those visits. My prayers and thoughts are with you. Dave Bugger & family
I share Dave’s sentiments. Some of my favorite childhood memories are the visits to your farm. Uncle John was one of the nicest people I have ever known. Doug Bugger & Family
Lily and Girls….. Sorry to hear of John’s passing. We remember you all as great neighbors in Smallwood Township, Jasper Co. IL. We had a lot of good times as the girls were growing up. Mom is doing pretty good but that would be way too much of a trip for her. We’ll be thinking of you in the coming days. Kay Nicholas and Rosie Fuson
Lily and Family, Our prayers and thoughts are with you during this time of loss. John and Lois Conover
Aunt Lily and family, Sorry to hear of uncle John’s passing.I have a lot of great memory’s of our visit’s with you.Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Bill and Alicia medenwald.
We were so sorry to hear of John’s passing. We really enjoyed our visits with him on his walks around the neighborhood in Robinson. Dale and Cheryl Clark
AUNT LILY and family were are so sorry to hear about uncle John passing ,you are in our prayers now and always , sorry we couldn’t make it to say the final goodbye, uncle john went home . our thoughts and prayers will continue now and always we love you David , Juliet and the boys, Brandon South Dakota. David is visiting mom in robinson this weekend