1925
Philip
2012
Philip Wilson Sr.
September 25, 1925 — February 27, 2012
He was born September 25, 1925 in Highland County, OH, son of the late Roy Willis Wilson Sr. and Mary Edna Poorman Wilson .
He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII, and was a member of the American Legion Post #694 Roy W. Wilson, and a member of the Mowrystown Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include his wife, June Carlene Moore Wilson of Sardinia, OH, whom he married March 21, 1953, daughter, Joyce Elaine Wilson Igo Henderson, of Hillsboro, three sons, Philip Dale Wilson Jr., of Hillsboro, Kenneth Alan Wilson, Mt. Orab, and Jay Edward Wilson, of Sardinia. Also surviving are three grandsons, Allen Keith (Janelle) Igo, Nathaniel Blake Igo Sr., Adam Ray Igo, eight great-grandchildren, Seth Roger Igo, Nathaniel Blake Igo Jr., Michael Donavan Igo, Zackary Allen Igo, Shelby Rae Igo, Saige Riley Igo, Brandon Roll, and Maria Roll, one brother, Charles Edward Wilson, and several nieces & nephews.
In addition to his parents, Philip was preceded in death by a brother, Roy Wilson Jr., four sisters, Donna Alverta Wilson Evans, Sarah Mae Wilson Tissot, Marjorie Poorman Wilson Tissot, and Mary Kathleen Wilson Harvey.
Services will be held 10:00 a.m. Friday, March 2, 2012 at Edgington Funeral Home, with Rev. Mark Mong officiating. Interment will follow in the Mowrystown Cemetery where the Highland County Honor Guard will conduct full military honors.
Friends will be received at Edgington Funeral Home, Mowrystown, Ohio on Thursday, March 1, 2012, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Contributions may be made to the Mowrystown Presbyterian Church in his memory. To sign the online guest book, go to www.edgingtonfuneralhomes.com.
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