Orville "Bud" L. Wilson Obituary (1935

Mr. Orville L. "Bud" Wilson, age 74, of Madison, Indiana, entered this life on June 5, 1935 in Smyrna Township in Jefferson County, Indiana. He was the son of Theodore & Hanner "Betty" Handlon Wilson. He was a 1953 graduate of North Madison High School. He was inducted into the United States Navy on July 29, 1954, in Louisville, Kentucky during the Korean War. He rose to the rank of Seaman First Class serving on the USS Fort Snelling. He was honorably discharged on July 28, 1962. Bud was united in marriage on August 1, 1959, at the First Baptist Church in downtown Madison to Lettie B. Dixon. This union was blessed with one daughter and one son. Bud enjoyed dancing, watching television, the outdoors, being on his farm, country music and his grandchildren & great grandchildren. He was first employed for three years at Williamson Heater in Madison as a welder. He then worked for thirty two years with Chainbelt, Rexnord, Envirex & U.S. Filter as a welder retiring in 1993. His first love was farming and he enjoyed the forty eight years he and Lettie spent on the farm together. He was a former member of the Madison Moose Lodge No. 765 and was of the Baptist faith. Bud had fought a long and courageous battle with lung disease and passed peacefully with his loving family at his side. Bud died Friday, February 12, 2010 at 9:45 p.m. at his home near Madison, Indiana. A LOVING FAMILY Bud will be missed by his loving wife of fifty years: Lettie B. Dixon Wilson of Madison, Indiana; his loving daughter: Linda Sue Duke & her husband: Larry of Hanover, Indiana; his loving son: Gary L. Wilson of Hanover, Indiana; his loving grandchildren: Emily Boley & her husband: Nathan; Noelle Duke; Alaina Eldridge & her husband: Derrick and Breanna Wilson; his adoring great grandchildren: Adam & Blake Boley; Addison Grace Eldridge; his sisters: Alene Craigmyle & her husband: Leonard of Madison, Indiana, Bernadine Robarge & her husband: William of Seymour, Indiana, Sheila Curl & her husband: Gene of Moorefield, Indiana; his brothers: William D. Wilson of Madison, Indiana, John Wilson & his wife: Wilma Jean of Orleans, Indiana; several nieces, nephews, & other relatives. He was preceded in death by his parents: Theodore & Hanner "Betty" Handlon Wilson; his infant brother: Theodore Allen Wilson. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 2:00 p.m., by the Rev. J.D. Traylor at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana, with military honors conducted by Jefferson Post 9, of the American Legion. Interment will follow in the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Madison, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may call Wednesday from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and Thursday from 12:30 p.m. until time of the service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of King's Daughters' Hospital. Cards are available at the funeral home. To send a flower arrangement in memory of Orville "Bud" L. Wilson, please click here to visit our sympathy store.