Wesley Hollingsworth Obituary

Wesley "Wes" Dewayne Hollingsworth, 87, of Wilmington, N.C., formerly of Rimersburg, passed away on Friday, August 30, 2024 at Butler Memorial Hospital.

Born March 6, 1937 in Rimersburg, he was the son of Maxine Hollingsworth and was raised by his grandparents, Clayton and Erma Hollingsworth.

He graduated from Union High School in 1955 and served in the U.S. Army Reserve from 1956 until 1962.

He married his high school sweetheart, Helen "Sweetie" Hollingsworth and raised three children.

He started working for W.T. Clark and Thomas Kennedy wiring in Rimersburg, and then moved his family to Rockford, Ill., where in 1966, he worked for Ingersoll Milling Machine Company as an assembly electrician, check-out and start-up electrician, systems engineer and in field service.

In 1987, Wes and his wife moved to Wilmington, N.C. where he worked for GE Aircraft Engine as a maintenance technician until he retired in 2000.

Survivors include his two sons, Dennis Hollingsworth of Westland, Mich. and Donald Hollingsworth of Wilmington, N.C.; sister, Patti Switzer of Rimersburg; grandchildren, Michael Hollingsworth of Rockford, Ill., Melissa Hollingsworth of Ann Arbor, Mich. and Elizabeth McDuell of Minneapolis, Minn. and Joshua Murray of Rockford, Ill.; and a special nephew, David Hollingsworth and wife, Sue, of Rimersburg.

Wes was preceded in death by his wife, Helen (Adams) Hollingsworth, who passed away on January 20, 2022; a daughter, Diane Hollingsworth; grandparents Clayton and Erma Hollingsworth; his mother Maxine; a sister, Janie; and a brother, Jack.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, September 10, at the Bauer-Hillis Funeral Home, located at 758 Main Street in Rimersburg.

Additional visitation will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday, September 11, 2024 from 10 a.m. until the time of the funeral service at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Mark Deeter officiating.

Interment will be in the Cherry Run United Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Wes's memory to the Alzheimer's Foundation of America, www.alzfdn.org/donate/

Arrangements are at the direction of the Bauer-Hillis Funeral Home of Rimersburg.

To send a condolence to the family, visit www.bauerfuneral.com.