Richard “Dick” Wilson, 71, of Sumter, S.C., died Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.
Born in York, Maine, he was a son of the late Richard Woodrow Wilson and the late Sheila McGill Wilson. Mr. Wilson was a veteran of the Vietnam War and retired from the U.S. Air Force after 21 years of service. He was a member of VFW Post 3034 and the Midlands Retired Military Association.
Survivors include three children, Richard Wilson Jr., of Greenville, N.C., Charles “Charlie” McGill Wilson, of Sheffield, Ala., and Jenny Wilson, of Los Angeles; three grandchildren, Sydney Wilson Richardson, Ragan Wilson, and Reese McGill Wilson; one great-grandson, Grady O. Richardson; two brothers, Anthony Wilson, of Sumter, and Patrick Wilson, of Alexandria, Va.; two sisters, Ann Wilson Floyd, of Sumter, and Megan Wilson, of Durham, N.C.; and a number of nieces and nephews.
A private memorial service will be held at a later date.
The family would like to express their heartfelt gratitude to his special niece, Toni Wilson, and the fifth floor staff of Tuomey Regional Medical Center for their loving and professional care during Dick’s time of illness.
The family requests memorial donations be made to the United Cerebral Palsy of Northwest Alabama, 507 N. Hook St., Tuscumbia, AL 35674. This organization is a generous provider of special services to Dick’s great- grandson.
Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.
