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            [February 19, 2021] 
            
            		
			WAYNESVILLE - 
			James K. Wilson, 92, of Waynesville, died on Tuesday, February 2, 
			2021, at The Christian Village in Lincoln.    | 
						
						
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							 Visitation:
							Tuesday, February 9, 2021, at the Waynesville United 
							Methodist Church from 10:00 a.m. until Noon 
							Service:
							Noon Tuesday at the church 
							
							Funeral home: 
							Quiram Peasley Funeral Home, 
							Atlanta 
							Obituary 
							James K. Wilson, 92, of Waynesville, 
							died on Tuesday, February 2, 2021, at The Christian 
							Village in Lincoln.  
							 
							Visitation for Mr. Wilson will be held on Tuesday, 
							February 9, 2021, at the Waynesville United 
							Methodist Church from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. 
							Rev. Tami Werschey-Kessinger will officiate funeral 
							services at 12:00 p.m. Burial will follow at Old 
							Union Cemetery in Waynesville.  
							 
							James Kenneth Wilson was born on May 19, 1928, in 
							Foosland, Ill., the son of Chester and Bernice 
							Lorenzen Wilson. After graduating from University 
							High School, he married Beverly Y. Koch on April 17, 
							1949. They moved from Bloomington to their farm in 
							Waynesville in 1953. She preceded him in death on 
							February 15, 2018.  
							 
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							James is survived by his daughter, Dyan (Gerry) Wilson-Osterland of Ashland, 
							Oregon; his son, Kenneth (Carol) Wilson of 
							Waynesville; 4 granddaughters; and 5 
							great-grandchildren.  
							 
							James farmed in the Waynesville area. He also worked 
							at Purina and Standard Oil for many years.  
							 
							Memorials may be made to the Waynesville United 
							Methodist Church or the Waynesville Fire and Rescue 
							Departments.  
							 
							Final arrangements are entrusted with Quiram-Peasley 
							Funeral Home of Atlanta.  
							 
            
            				
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