Mr. Donald Ted Wilson, Sr., 76, husband of Jean Hill Wilson, went to be with his Lord Friday, November 21, 2014 at his home in Easley. Beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend to many, Don was born in Rock Hill, South Carolina, son of Daniel Woodrow and Eleanor Caskey Wilson.
Mr. Wilson retired from Perrigo Pharmaceutical Company and was a member of First United Methodist Church Easley, where he was a former Sunday School teacher and youth leader. In his free time he enjoyed gardening, coin collecting, and reading. He was a graduate of Wofford College where he received a football scholarship.
Surviving in addition to his wife are two daughters, Donna W. Roy of Easley, Delaine W. Childress (Jeff) of Seneca, and a son, Donald Ted Wilson, Jr. (Kim) of Easley; five grandchildren, Erica Roy, Emory Childress, Georgia Childress, Jarrett Wilson, and Maddie Wilson; and a brother, Kenneth L. Wilson (Marianne) of Garner, North Carolina.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother, Major Jerry W. Wilson, and a sister, Betty Jean Wilson.
Funeral services will be held at First United Methodist Church Easley on Saturday, December 6, at 3:00pm, with the Rev. Dr. Rodney Powell, the Rev. Dr. James Bailey and the Rev. Jeffrey Childress officiating. Visitation with the family will be held from 1:30 ? 2:45pm prior to the service in the Fellowship Hall of the church. Committal Service will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial donations be made to First United Methodist Church Easley, P.O. Box 589, Easley, South Carolina 29641, or Blue Ridge Hospice, 105 Lovett Drive, Greenville, South Carolina 29607.
Condolences may be expressed online at www.robinsonfuneralhomes.com, or in person at Robinson Funeral Home ? Downtown, which is assisting the family.