Wilson, Wilena Edna McClain
Passed: 1988-06-09
Age: 72
Source: Jackson Herald
Death Notice:
Obituary Date: 1988-06-15
Information: Wilena Edna McClain Wilson, 72, of Ravenswood, died June 9, 1988 in Jackson General Hospital, Ripley, following a long illness. She was born in Doddridge County, a daughter of the late Wilson Horner and Allie Blanche Fox McClain. She was a member of the Bethesda Baptist Church, Barrackville, W. Va., and a member and former chapter president of the Association for Retarded Citizens. She served as a teacher's aide in a special education program at Ravenswood. She was a member of the West Virginia Advocates for Developmentally Disabled. She is survived by her husband, Marvin ""Bill"" Wilson; one son, Keith Wilson of Charleston; three daughters, LaDonna Wilson of Charleston, Gweneth Botkin and Crystal Roark, both of Ripley; two sisters, Hava Billingslea of Virgilina, Va., and DeWilla Lemon of Morgantown; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Darleta Kay Hurt. Services were held Saturday at Straight-Tucker Funeral Home, Ravenswood. Burial was in Ravenswood Cemetery.