Robert E. ""Sonny Wilson

Robert E. ""Sonny"" Wilson, 86, loving husband, father, and grandfather, was born August 19, 1926 in Goose Creek and passed away Friday, December 14, 2012 at his home in Baytown. He was a 1945 graduate of Robert E. Lee High School and was a U. S. Army WWII veteran. He retired from Exxon Refinery as a chief operator. He was a member of Coady Baptist Church, Sampson Masonic Lodge #231, and the Scottish Rite. He was an avid hunter and fisherman but what he truly enjoyed most was playing softball with the senior citizens leagues.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Eugene and Lula Wilson and sisters, Amy Sanders, Mildred Ashley, and Patricia Brumfield. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Edlene Wilson and sons and daughters-in-law, Robert and Etta Wilson and Gary and Gail Wilson, all of Baytown; daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Daniel Vance of Highlands; brother and sister-in-law, Glynn and Joan Wilson of Baytown; grandchildren, Tamara, Tracy, Sara, Jennifer and husband, Marc, Cody, Chris, and Angie; and great grandchildren, Emily, Ariel, Anabelle, Winnie, Peyton, and Chloe.

His family will receive friends at Navarre Funeral Home Sunday from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. Funeral services will be Monday, December 17, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at Navarre Funeral Home with Rev. Bill Yowell officiating. Burial will follow at San Jacinto Memorial Park in Houston.

Serving as pallbearers will be Cody Wilson, Chris Vance, Mark Hanke, Bobby Andrews, David Wilson, and Kenny Wilson.

To view the online obituary or to post a tribute for the family, go to www.navarrefuneralhome.com

Arrangements are under the direction and personal care of Navarre Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 2444 Rollingbrook Dr., Baytown, TX, 77521 (281) 422-8111.