Jack was born March 21, 1932 in Leesville, Louisiana to Jessie and Pearl Wilson. He graduated from South Park High School in 1950. Jack was a retired electrician out of IBEW #479 in Beaumont, Texas. He never met a stranger. If he had a hobby it was socializing through the people he met everyday. Jack always had a smile for them, a joke and a piece of bubble gum.
Jack married Shirley Ann Hill June 4, 1955. He was a member of Deweyville United Methodist Church.
He is survived by his loving wife, Shirley; daughters, Carol Ward and husband Ray, Laura Lemmond and husband Dean; grandchildren, Jackie Rathgeber and husband Paul, Christi Maddox and husband Heath; great-grandchildren, Jack and Charlie Rathgeber, Trevor and Kobe Maddox and many beloved nieces and nephews.
A gathering of family and friends will be held Thursday, December 6, 2012 from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. at Forest Lawn Funeral Home. Funeral Services for Mr. Jack H. Wilson will be held Friday, December 7, 2012 at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Forest Lawn Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
Condolences may be offered at: www.forestlawnmpfh.com
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