Charles W. Wilson, 80, of Mexico, died at 10:11 a.m. on Dec. 8, 2005, at Audrain Medical Center.

Funeral services will be held Sunday, Dec. 11, 2005, at 2:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Mexico with the Rev. Randall Sawyer, and Rev. Rick Smith officiating. Visitation will be Saturday from 5 until 7 p.m. at Pickering Funeral Home. Burial will be in East Lawn Memorial Park.

Mr. Wilson was born on Feb. 27, 1925, in the Payne School community southwest of Thompson, the son of Charles Dunlap and Mary Opal (Dixon) Wilson. On Feb. 8, 1946, in Centralia, he married Betty Jane Smith, to whom he was married for 57 years. She preceded him in death on Oct. 8, 2003. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Mexico.

The family moved to Mexico and he worked as a florist for 25 years. After retiring from the floral business, he worked as a carpenter building and restoring homes. He then worked from home making replicas of antique windows, screen doors and trim. He enjoyed his family and gardening. He always shared produce from his garden with friends and neighbors. C.W.  and Betty loved children and young people in the community and were known as Grandma and Grandpa to all of them.

Survivors include a daughter, Fran Robley and Dennis Steele, Mexico; two granddaughters, Crisi Robley, Mexico, and Carina Aggor and husband Kwasi, Columbia; and two great grandchildren, Kamron and Ethan Aggor, Columbia.

In addition to his wife, his parents and an infant sister preceded him in death.

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