William F. “Bill” Wilson

William F. “Bill” Wilson passed away on Thursday, November 10, 2022, at the Red Bud Village in Plainville at the age of 96.

He was born on March 23, 1926, in Salyards, Kansas, to Virgil and Ethel (Snyder) Wilson. Bill was united in marriage to Eleanora (Meredith) Wilson on March 18, 1949, in Plainville, at the United Methodist Church. To this union the couple was blessed with two children: Rick and Susan.

Bill grew up on the family farm in Gorham, Kansas. He was drafted into the United States Army Air Corps (that later became the US Air Force) as a senior in high school in 1944 and earned an Honorable Diploma. Bill was honorably discharged on July 4, 1946, and returned to the family farm in Gorham until he found work in the oil field. Eleanora Meredith danced into Bill’s life in 1949 at a local jig, and the couple was married that same year. In 1955 they moved to Plainville, where Bill worked for an auto supply company and farmed.

He was a faithful member of the Masonic Lodge for 70 years, the Plainville Fire Department, American Legion, and Eastern Star.

He is survived by his children, Rick Wilson of Manhattan Beach, Calif., and Susan Holt of Iron Station, N.C.; three grandchildren, Briana Johnson, Devin Holt, and Sean Holt; and two great-grandchildren.

Bill is preceded in death by his father, Virgil Wilson; mother and step-father, Ethel (RJ) Duren; and wife, Eleanora Wilson.

A Graveside Service will be held on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at 11:00 a.m., at the Plainville Cemetery.

Memorials are suggested to the Wounded Warriors Project, Plainville Fire Department, or the United Methodist Church and may be sent in care of Plumer-Overlease Funeral Home, 320 SW 2nd St., Plainville, KS 67663.