Wilson, Charles Nathaniel

1912 - 1983  (70 years)

• Name	Wilson, Charles Nathaniel
  Birth	27 Aug 1912	Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	WILS.C001
  _FGRAVE	35088946
  Funeral	Summers Funeral Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Military Service	World War II, Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army  [2]
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army
  		Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  Death	14 Feb 1983	Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 2, 4]
  	Charles N. Wilson, 70, 1201 N. East St. died today (February 14, 1983) in Richland Memorial Hospital.
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  	Services in Summers Funeral Home with Rev. Dwight Jones presiding. Burial in Clay City Cemetery with military graveside rites.
  		Headstone, Wilson, Charles N. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  		Headstone, Wilson, Charles N.
  Person ID	I3140	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Fulk - Barnett Levi Foster Preston Fulk Sr. and Minerva Jane Barnett Descendants, Good - Foster Harold R. Good and Anna Madge L. Foster Descendants, McDowell - Maglone John William 'Will' McDowell and Margaret Maglone Descendants, Patterson - Nash John William 'Splitfoot' Patterson and Elizabeth G. 'Eliza' 'Betsy' Nash Descendants
  Last Modified	29 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Wilson, Franklin Kimbol 'Fank',   b. 1890, Illinois d. 1966 (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Toliver, Bernice B.,   b. 11 Sep 1892, Indiana d. 4 Dec 1973 (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3, 5]
  Family ID	F2055	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Fulk, Viola Marie,   b. 25 May 1922, Richland County, Illinois d. 27 Jan 2000, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	22 Apr 1982  [1, 4]
  Family ID	F1427	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 27 Aug 1912 - Illinois Funeral - - Summers Funeral Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Death - 14 Feb 1983 - Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Charles N. Wilson, 70, 1201 N. East St. died today (February 14, 1983) in Richland Memorial Hospital. Services in Summers Funeral Home with Rev. Dwight Jones presiding. Burial in Clay City Cemetery with military graveside rites. He was born August 27, 1912 in Clay City to Frank and Bernice (Toliver) Wilson. He married Viola Fulk Hayes in Olney April 22, 1982. She survives. He was a retired funeral director, member of the First United Methodist Church in Olney, Olney Masonic Lodge, American Legion, VFW, Olney BPO, former partner in Summers Funeral Home, former city councilman, former Richland County deputy and a member of Shriner's Ainad Temple. He is survived by a step-son, Bert Alvord, Dundas; step-daughter, Mrs. Robert (Judy) Renner, Olney; two brothers, Jack Wilson, Springfield and Richard Wilson, Highland; five sisters, Martha Wilson, Springfield, Margaret Ross, Clay City, Maxine Larimore, Baton Rouge, La., Mary Young, Abilene, Tx., and Mildred Finn, Newton; 11 step-grandchildren; a step-great-grandchild, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by three brothers.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1785] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Wilson, Charles N., 70, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=35088946), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1786] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Wilson, Charles N., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35088946/charles-nathaniel-wilson) (Reliability: 2). [S354] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 06, page 3b, (http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=6224&iid=4584337_00609&sid=&gskw=), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1263] The County Commoner (Noble, Richland County, Illinois), Obituary, Wilson, Viola Marie, 77, (The County Commoner (Noble, Richland County, Illinois), 1 February 2000), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1784] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 27, page 13b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00052?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3).