WILSON, Richard D. 'Dick'

1928 - 2005  (76 years)

• Name	WILSON, Richard D. 'Dick'
  Birth	28 Nov 1928	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	WILS.R008
  _FGRAVE	18083526
  Military Service	World War II, United States Navy  [5, 6]
  	He served with the U.S. Navy on the USS Pivot as a sweeper and the USS Helena in the Pacific. Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2085733
  		United States Navy
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		World War II Honoree, Wilson, Richard D. 'Dick' (1928-2005)
  		List of Hull Classifications, United States Navy
  		USS Helena (CL-50), United States Navy
  		USS Pivot (AM-276), United States Navy
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		United States Navy
  Death	9 Mar 2005	Saint Elizabeths Hospital, Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois   [1, 2, 7, 8, 9]
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 5]
  	Graveside services were held at Clay City Cemetery with burial there.
  		Headstone, Wilson, Richard D. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I17155	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	23 May 2023

  
  

  Father	WILSON, Franklin Kimbol 'Fank',   b. 1890, Illinois d. 1966 (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Toliver, Bernice B.,   b. 11 Sep 1892, Indiana d. 4 Dec 1973 (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3, 4]
  Family ID	F2055	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	COX, Nila Jane,   b. 26 Oct 1933   d. 29 Feb 1996 (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	7 Nov 1954	Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Age at Marriage	He : 26 years - She : 21 years and 1 month.
  Children	1. WILSON, A.K.   2. WILSON, K.A.
  Family ID	F7650	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Notes

  Richard D. "Dick" Wilson, 76, of Highland died March 9, 2005, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Belleville, IL. He was born Nov. 28, 1928, in Clay City, the son of Frank and Bernice Tolliver Wilson. He married Nila J. Cox on Nov. 7, 1954 in Flora. She preceded him in death on Feb. 29, 1996. He had worked in the oil fields, served with the U. S. Navy on the USS Pivot as a sweeper and the USS Helena during World War II in the Pacific. In the early 1950's he worked at E. J. Transport in E. St. Louis and lived in Washington Park. He then drove over-the-road for Cerro Cooper in Sauget, retiring in 1985. He loved college basketball, especially the Fighting Illini, country music, reading, and traveling to Owensboro and Paducah, Ky, to watch country-western shows. Survivors include a son, Alan K. Wilson, one daughter, Karin A. Scott; three sisters, Margaret Ross, Maxine Larimore, and Mildred Finn; a brother, Jack Wilson; and three granddaughters. Preceding him in death were his parents, wife, four brothers, Charles, Robert, Eldon, Ralph, and two sisters, Martha Wilson and Mary Young. Graveside services were held at Clay City Cemetery with burial there. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Southern IL, or Humane Society.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1780] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Wilson, Richard D. "Dick", 76, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18083526), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4158] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Wilson, Richard D. and Nila J., (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=2561&GScid=105163&GRid=18318809&) (Reliability: 2). [S1784] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 27, page 13b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00052?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3). [S354] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 06, page 3b, (http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=6224&iid=4584337_00609&sid=&gskw=), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4160] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Wilson, Richard D., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18083526/richard-d_-wilson) (Reliability: 2). [S14776] World War II Honoree, Richard D. 'Dick' Wilson, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2085733) (Reliability: 2). [S1781] The Clay County Advocate-Press (Flora, Clay County, Illinois), Obituary, Ross, Margaret B., 95, (The Clay County Advocate-Press (Flora, Clay County, Illinois), 30 Dec 2009 @ 10:11 AM), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1782] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Wilson, Martha Jean, 69, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=2561&GScid=105163&GRid=35089453&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4159] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Wilson, Richard D., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Wilson&GSiman=1&GScid=105163&GRid=18083526&) (Reliability: 2).