Mr. Walter Wilson, Jr. was born in Newberry, SC on March 3, 1938 to the late Mattie Reeder Wilson and Walter Wilson, Sr. He departed this earthly life on January 26, 2010 after a brief illness.
Mr. Wilson was educated in the public schools of Winston-Salem Forsyth County and continued his studies at Winston-Salem Teachers College. He served in the US Air Force as a Cryptologist. He was employed by RJ Reynolds for 34 years as a Machine Operator until his retirement.
Mr. Wilson was united in Holy Matrimony to Miss Margaret Evans and to this union three children were born.
Mr. Wilson joined Bethlehem Baptist Church under Pastor E.L. Clark, Sr. He served on the Senior Choir and chaired the search committee for new Pastor selection after the death of the late Pastor E.L. Clark. One of Mr. Wilson's greatest joys was his membership on one of the Bethlehem Baptist Church Care Teams. He found it easy to perform visitations and to have prayer with the sick and shut in members of the church; he took this assignment seriously.
Mr. Wilson gained many friends in the community through his dedication, kind attitude, and work as a Hospice volunteer; he gave unselfishly to others. Some of his hobbies included spending time at the YMCA, gardening, working crossword puzzles, and spending time with his grandchildren. He was a loving husband and father to his family.
Mr. Wilson leaves to cherish his memory a loving wife, Margaret Wilson of the home; children, Walter Wilson, III, Tanja Black (Walter) both of Winston-Salem, NC, and Kendra Harris (Brian) of Maryland; grandchildren, Kennedi and Kerrigan Harris, Shannon, Timothy, and Jamal Brown; one sister, Miss Kimberly Wilson of Winston-Salem, NC; six aunts, Margaret Stafford and Thomascene Robertson both of Winston-Salem, NC, Daisy Dawkins and Benzina Rorie both of Washington, DC, Mayola Johnson and Angeline Reeder both of Plainfield, NJ; one uncle, Nilem Reeder of Ninety Six, SC; and a host of very special cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends.
Funeral services will be held at Noon Monday, February 1, 2010 at Bethlehem Baptist Church with Pastor Dwight Hash, Sr. officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. The family visitation will be held from 11am until Noon on Monday at the Church.
The family wants to extend its gratitude to the staff at the Hospice and Palliative Care Center and the staff on the 8th floor of Forsyth Medical Center.