WILSON
James E. Wilson, age 76, of 5550 Miller Rd. in Celina, Ohio passed away Friday, August 26, 2011 at the Otterbein St. Marys Retirement Living Community. He was born on August 12, 1935 in Oaks, Kentucky to the late David and Louvernia (Hensley) Wilson. On Aug. 4, 1956 he married Charlotte A. Hubbard, who died April 11, 2010.
James is survived by: son & daughter-in-law Michael & Karen Wilson of Celina, daughter & son-in-law Lisa & Rick Harper of Chillicothe, Debbie & Tim Lehman of Celina, 5 grandchildren Brittany Harper, Morgan Harper, Cayden Wilson, Landon Wilson, Mackenzie Lehman, brothers Henry & Imogene Wilson of Hicksville, Ohio, David & Lina Wilson of Knoxville, Tennessee, Marvin & Judy Wilson of Celina, Otto Wilson of Tama, Ohio, Rick Wilson of Lawrenceburg, Indiana, sisters Shirley & Jim Baltzell of Celina, Sandy & Lowell Kable of Portland, Lena & Daryl Gruver of Mt. Vernon, Ohio.
He was preceded in death by one son Randy A. Wilson, one sister Vera McElfrish and one sister-in-law Marie Wilson.
James graduated in 1955 from Bell County High School. He served his country in the Kentucky & Ohio National Guard for 7 yrs. He retired from New Idea / Agco in Coldwater in 1998.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at Lehman-Hogenkamp-Dzendzel Funeral Home with Reverend Douglas Meyer officiating. Interment will be at Mercer Memory Gardens in Celina. Friends may call from 2-4 & 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday and 1 hour before services on Wednesday at the funeral Home. Visitation at Otterbein St. Marys Retirement Community chapel from 10-11:00a.m. Tuesday. Condolences may be made at LHDfuneralhome.com. Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association.