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William 'Bill' Wilson

[July 03, 2010]  BEASON -- William Elmer "Bill" Wilson, 78, of Beason, died Saturday, July 3, 2010, at 7:47 a.m. at his home.

Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Monday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln, followed by Masonic rites at 7.

His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with Pastor Dan Bell officiating.

Burial will be in Harmony Cemetery, rural Beason.

Mr. Wilson was a lifelong farmer in the Beason area and raised dairy cattle for many years.

He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.

He was born June 13, 1932, in Sioux City, Iowa. His parents were Francis Evans "Frenchie" and Marjorie Maddox Wilson. He married Myrna Poffenbarger on March 6, 1955, in Beason.

He is survived by his wife, of Beason; his children, Debra Walker of Washington, Warren Wilson of Decatur, David (and Tammy) Wilson of Clinton and Rita (and Duane) White of Lincoln; two sisters, Marian (and Wendell) Reinhart of Beason and Helen (and Dick) Lawson of Bloomington, Ind.; a sister-in-law, Marilyn Wilson of Washington; 10 grandchildren; and one great-grandson.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Robert Wilson; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

He was a member of the Assembly of God in Clinton, White Shrine and Gideons International. He had a passion for spreading the Word of God by distributing the Scriptures through Gideons.

He was a winter Texan and traveled to Harlingen, Texas, with his wife of 55 years.

He will be deeply missed by his family, but they have peace knowing he is with his Lord and Savior.

Memorials may be made to the Gideons International.

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