Lou Rissia Yeary Wilson

LOU RISSIA YEARY WILSON OF MONROE, MICHIGAN PASSED AWAY ON MARCH 20, 2013, SHE WAS 85 YEARS OF AGE. LOU WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER SON, ROBERT EARL RUGG; HER FATHER, CARTER YEARY; HER MOTHER, MYRTLE (WYNN) YEARY; HER SISTER, NELL SUE WELLS AND HER BROTHER, EDWIN YEARY. LOU WAS BORN AND RAISED IN HARLAN, KENTUCKY, THEN MOVED TO MONROE IN 1941 AT THE AGE OF 14. LOU'S FIRST JOB WHEN SHE CAME TO MONROE WAS AT THE S.S. KRESGE COMPANY, SHE HAD ALSO WORKED AT CONSOLIDATED PAPER AND LEE'S TAVERN BUT SHE WAS MOST PROUD OF WORKING AT IDA MFG. AS A WELDER DURING WORLD WAR II. A FAVORITE ENJOYMENT OF HERS WAS PLAYING BINGO. LOU IS SURVIVED BY HER NIECE, KATHY (DOBY) BUNCH OF MAYNARDVILLE, TENNESSEE; A NEPHEW, GARY WELLS OF BLAINE, TENNESSEE. SHE IS ALSO SURVIVED BY SEVERAL GREAT NIECES AND NEPHEWS. A MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT IRISH MEMORIAL GARDENS IN TAZEWELL, TENNESSEE ON APRIL 2, 2013 AT 3:00P.M. WITH REV. JEFF LEACH OFFICIATING. COFFEY FUNERAL HOME WILL BE IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS IN TAZEWELL AND RUPP FUNERAL HOME IN CHARGE IN MICHIGAN.

IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, PLEASE SEND MEMORIALS TO THE CLAIBORNE COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER AT P.O. BOX # 186, TAZEWELL, TN 37879