Betty Mae Wilson

Betty Mae Wilson obituary, Portland, IN

Betty Mae Wilson

Betty Wilson Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Baird-Freeman Funeral Home on Sep. 9, 2024.
Betty Mae Wilson, age 85, of Ridgeville passed away on Sunday evening September 8, 2024 in IU Health Jay County Hospital in Portland. She was born in Randolph County on August 19, 1939 to Merritt and Marjorie O. (Thomas) Fields. She graduated from Gov. I.P. Gray High School in 1957. She married Lloyd L. Wilson in 1957 and he passed away in 2000. Betty was retired from Randolph Central School Corp. as a bus driver for thirty one years.
Surviving is a daughter Lisa M. Davis (husband Jeff) of Albany and a son Lloyd L. Wilson II (special friend Beckie Schafer) of Ridgeville, Four grandchildren Dusty Bowlan of Ridgeville, Kortney Bowlan (wife Sandy) of Dunkirk, Cody Bowlan of Albany and Shane Bowlan of Albany, three great grandchildren Coltin Bowlan, Kenaan Bowlan and Kathryn Bowlan., three sisters Beverly Nuckols (Mack), Berniece Upp (Bill) and Bonnie Jones (Kenneth) and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband and parents, sister Barbara Dull, brothers Brian Eugene Fields and Duane Fields, son in law Gary Vore, daughter in law Jana Wilson and brother in laws Blaine Dull and Mack Nuckols, sister in law Anita Fields.
Funeral services will be Friday September 13, 2024 at 1:00 PM in the Baird-Freeman Funeral Home with Pastor Sharon Taylor presiding. Burial will follow in the Weimer Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from 11:00 – 1:00 PM. Memorials can be made to Jay Randolph Developmental Services.
Online condolences at www.bairdfreeman.com
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