Evelyn "Connie" I. Wilson

Evelyn “Connie” Wilson, 88, formerly of Bigelow, Missouri passed away April 30, 2016 at a Mound City care center.

She was born in Holt County on February 19, 1928, and was a lifetime resident of the area. She married Vester Wilson in 1945 and they became parents of two children. He preceded her in death in 1996.

Connie was also preceded in death by her parents, Harry and Ida Blanche (Mitchell) Gilland; and an infant sister, Wilda Rose.

Survivors include her children and their spouses, Deborah (Jim) Frantz, Millersville, Maryland, and Tony (Janet) Wilson, Stewartsville, Missouri; sister, Clara Belle “Susie” Hutton, St. Joseph, Missouri, brother, Richard Gilland, of Indiana; five grandchildren; two great grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.

Services: Thursday, May 5, 2016, 10:30 am, Chamberlain Funeral Home, Mound City. Family visitation: Wednesday evening from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, also at the funeral home. Interment: Mount Hope Cemetery, Mound City. Memorials:  The Hospice Partners of America or Mount Hope Cemetery.