Stephen Drake Wilson, 67, died at his home on March 20, 2017. He was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas on December 3, 1949 to Virgil Mack Wilson and Iris Jean Wilson. He moved to California with his family in 1955 and remained there until 2009 when he moved back to Arkansas to fish and hunt. He served in the U.S. Army and retired from the U.S. Postal Service after 30 years. He was preceded in death by his mother, Iris Jean Cook and his paternal grandparents, Mack and Virgie Shaw Wilson. Survivors include his father, Virgil Mack Wilson (Judy) of Bend, Oregon; his sister, Karen Wilson Patton of Irvine, California; his aunt, Laura Wilson Stiles of Hot Springs and several nephews, nieces and cousins.
