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Mary Wilson Obituary

Funeral service for Mary E. Wilson, 62, Perry, will be 10 am. Saturday, June 17, 2017 at Cross Roads Cowboy Church, Perry, KS. Burial will follow at Buster Cemetery. Pastor Terry Newell will officiate. Mary died Tuesday at her home. She was born April 21, 1955 in Parsons, the daughter of Chester Lee and Mary Holden Erskin.

Mary worked for King Radio for several years and was a homemaker. She was a member of Cross Roads Cowboy Church.

She married Thomas B. Wilson Sr., they were married for 45 years. He survives of the home. Other survivors include a son Spank (Rhonda) Wilson of Winchester, daughters Brandy Wilson, Kiley Wilson both of Lawrence, brother Tommy Erskin of Eudora, grandchildren Sophia, Jasper, and Victoria Wilson.

The family will receive friends Friday from 6 to 8:00 pm at Cross Roads Cowboy Church.

Memorials may be made to American Diabetes Association or Jefferson County Hospice, in care of the Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, PO Box 1260, Lawrence KS 66044.

Online Condolences may be sent at rumsey-yost.com.

Published by Lawrence Journal-World from Jun. 14 to Jun. 15, 2017.
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RIP Mary

Liz Hall

June 23, 2017

Tom and Family- We are so sorry to hear about Mary. We had some really good conversations in Sparks, KS and I know her legacy will live on in her grandchildren whom she adored. Bart and Cathy Fifield

Bart and Cathy Fifield

June 15, 2017

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