Orel Wilson

Orel Lloyd Wilson, 95, of Gas, Kansas, passed away Sunday, October 6, 2013 at Iola Nursing Center. Orel was born May 14, 1918, on a farm eight miles east of Colony, Kansas, the son of A. Lloyd and Flossie V. (Babcock) Wilson. He graduated from Lone Elm High School in 1937 and farmed until serving in the U.S. Army Air Force from 1942 to 1946. On January 1, 1947, Orel married Marian J. Goodsell at her parents home in Gas. They made their home in Gas and he worked for Goodsell Hatchery until it closed. He then worked at IMP Boats in Iola until he retired. Orel was a private pilot and enjoyed aviation, fishing and his dog, Bobby. He was a member of the First Christian Church in Iola, life member of the American Legion and had been very active in the Iola Lions Club. SURVIVORS: His wife of 66 years: Marian Wilson of the home 2 Sisters-In-Law: Shirley Sweany of Mayfield, KY and Margaret Smoot of Iola, KS He was preceded in death by an infant brother, Burl Edward Wilson. FUNERAL SERVICE: 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013, at the Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Chapel in Iola, where the family will receive friends prior to the service. BURIAL: Lone Elm Cemetery, Lone Elm, Kansas MEMORIAL CHOICES: First Christian Church or First Church of the Nazarene Memorial gifts may be left with the Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel of Iola, which is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences for the family may be left on this website, www.iolafuneral.com .