He was born to March 2, 1933 to the late Owen Craig Wilson Sr. and Georgia Waugh Wilson.
Owen graduated from Lenoir High School in 1951. He was a devoted basketball fan and alumni of Duke University. After graduating from Duke University, he served in the US Army. Owen was a member of First United Methodist Church of Lenoir. Owen worked at the Fairway Supermarket with his father until he opened the Goodyear dealership, Fairway Tire and Appliance Co., in 1968. In later years, after a decline in health, he still enjoyed meeting and talking with his customers. His sons now operate the family business.
In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his sister, Beverly W. McKeithen.
Those left to cherish his memory are his wife of 55 years, Carolyn Griffin Wilson, sons; Owen Craig Wilson III “Tres”, and wife Mary Miller Wilson, Wesley Waugh Wilson, grandchildren; Shelby Clyde Wilson, Dillon McCoy Wilson and Owen Craig Wilson IV.
A Graveside service will be held Friday, August 7th, 2020 at 10:00 AM at Blue Ridge Memorial Park with Rev. Dr. Dave Melton officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church of Lenoir, 309 Church Street, Lenoir NC 28645 or Caldwell Hospice, 526 Robbinswood Place, Hudson, NC 28638.
Pendry’s Lenoir Funeral Home has the honer of assisting the Wilson family.
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