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    1. [ILJEFFER] WILSON OBIT
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    3. Freddie Leslie Wilson age 76 of Mulkeytown, IL passed away 11 a.m. Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon. Freddie was born on October 1, 1934 in Meta, Missouri a son of Leonard Clay and Olive Reba (Renfrow) Wilson. He married Donna Fay (McCowen) Dugger on October 7, 1997 in Tennessee; She survives in Mulkeytown. Mr. Wilson was a member of the First Christian Church in Sesser and a member of the Altamont Masonic Lodge #533. Freddie worked as a truck driver at J.D. Street for three years and then drove 25 years for Yellow Freight from which he retired. He loved music, hunting and fishing. Freddie was an expert marksman, bird dog trainer and an avid Cardinal Fan. He Served his Country in the United States Army and was honorably discharged on August 25, 1957. Freddie is survived by his wife, Donna Fay Wilson of Mulkeytown, IL; two step-children, Linda and husband Mark Yates of Elkville and Mike Dugger and wife Diana of Benton; two brothers, Leonard Wilson Jr. of Dixon, Missouri and Percy Wayne Wilson of Fenton, Missouri; one sister, Betty Helton of Meta, Missouri; and also several nieces, nephews and grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents. Funeral Services for Freddie Wilson will be held 1 p.m. Friday January 7, 2011 at the First Christian Church (212 Callie Sesser, IL) with Pastor Kirk Packer officiating; Interment will follow at Maple Hill Cemetery in Sesser. Visitation will be held on Friday from 11 a.m. until service time at the Church. For those who wish memorials may be given to the First Christian Church of Sesser and will be accepted at the service or may be mailed to Newell Funeral Home 505 East Main Street Waltonville, IL 62894.

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