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Woodrow Wilson
March 30, 1930 ~ November 25, 2020 (age 90) 90 Years Old
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Rev. Woodrow Wilson, 90, of Panama City, passed away November 25, 2020, at his home surrounded by loved ones. Rev. Wilson was born in Orange Hill, FL, and lived most of his life in Bay County. A US Army veteran, he worked with his brothers at the Wilson Brothers Barber Shop. Rev. Wilson also served as pastor of the Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church for 38 years. He was a member of the Bay County N.A.A.C.P, and the Progressive Missionary Baptist District Association of West Florida, where he served as Vice President Emeritus. Rev. Wilson was preceded in death by two sons, Woodrow Jeffery and Wyatt Stephan Wilson; his brothers, James Calvin Wilson, Rev. Price Wilson, Washington Irving Wilson, Oliver Wilson, Jr. , Rev. Willie Chester Wilson and Charles Hilton Wilson; and 2 sisters, Cora Wilson and Anna Mae Sheffield.
Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Dorothy Wilson; children Martez Allister Wilson of Orlando and Tanya Wilson (Lester Ashe) of Panama City; a brother, Jonathan (Jewel) Wilson; sister, Gladys (Clarence) Wright; grandchildren Tsipora and Jared Ashe and India Wilson; and a great-grandson, Wyatt Ross; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.
Graveside funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, December 4, 2020, at Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery with Dr. Jesse Nelson officiating. Interment will follow. The family will receive friends at the Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home Thursday evening from 6:00 until 8:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Bay County Branch of the N.A.A.C.P, P. O. Box 2521, Panama City, FL 32402.
Kent-Forest Lawn, 2403 Harrison Avenue, 763-4694
www.kentforestlawn.com
Click here to view a webcast of the service on 12/3/2020 at 05:55 PM, Central Standard Time.