Mildred "Milly" L. Wilson

Mildred L. “Milly” Wilson, 85, of Lutherville and Nanticoke, died Tuesday, September 2, 2020 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Born in Salisbury on October 24, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Levin Ross and Frances Insley Wilson.

Milly was a retired physical educator, coach and department chairman with the Baltimore County Public School System for 33 ½ years. She obtained an associate degree from St. Mary’s College. During her senior year Milly served as class president at St. Mary's, she continued her education completing her Bachelor of Science degree at Shepherd University, and went on to obtain her master’s equivalency.

Prior to retiring in1990, she began to coordinate scores and standings for Baltimore County interscholastic athletics. She continued to do this until COVID cancelled the spring season. She was also active in the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association as a volunteer to assist with gathering state tournament team information and with working the girl’s basketball, field hockey, volleyball, and lacrosse state tournaments. Milly valued and cherished the friendships she developed while working with BCPS and MPSSAA.

For many years Milly was a very active member of the Orchard Hills Community Association including serving on the board of directors as a District Director and Vice President of the association for many years. Among her other contributions, she served on the Mildred H Murray Scholarship Committee, was a member of (Baltimore County Retired School Personnel Association) and (Maryland State Athletic Directors’ Association).

In 1998 Milly received the Maryland State Athletic Directors Association Distinguished Service Award for Baltimore County. The MPSSAA awarded Milly the National Federation of State High School Associations' State Award for Outstanding Service in 2016.

She had a tremendous love of animals and enjoyed woodworking, reading, boating, fishing, crabbing, collecting Pepsi memorabilia and spending time at her Eastern Shore home. She especially loved her “adopted” great nieces and nephews. Milly will be remembered for her quick wit, dry sense of humor and big heart.

Milly is survived by her best friend, Melba E. Williams of Lutherville; cousins, Ruth Ann Pierce and Susan Jones and their families; and was the “adopted sister” to David and Tom Williams and their families; and many other special friends whom she considered family.

The family will receive friends at the Lemmon Funeral Home of Dulaney Valley, Inc. 10 W. Padonia Road (at York Road) Timonium, Maryland 21093 on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 from 4 to 7pm. Milly’s life will be celebrated at the funeral home on Thursday, September 10, 2020 at 11 AM. Interment Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be directed in Milly’s memory to TRU Rescue, PO Box 27, Phoenix, MD 21131 and/or Westside Vol. Fire Co., PO Box 85, Bivalve, MD 21814.