Juanita I. Wilson

Juanita I. Wilson, 90, of Wolf Lake, died at 11:10 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

She was born on Nov. 22, 1919, the daughter of Robert and Anna Myrtle Kimmel Vincent.

She married Robert M. Wilson on Oct. 31, 1938, in Jackson, Mo. He preceded her in death on Sept. 20, 1996.

She is survived by one son, Robert M. Jr. (Joan) Wilson of Walnut; two daughters, Sheila (Alan) Otten of Wolf Lake, and Lori (Dale) Foster of Anna; eight grandchildren, Tina Otten, Paula (Glenn) Dorsey, Angie (Roger) Levan, Casey Otten, Chad Otten, Sean Foster, Kyli Foster and Heather Wright; four great-grandchildren, Luke Dorsey, Lauren Dorsey, Shelby Levan and Aleshia Wright; other relatives and many friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Robert; and one son, Herbert Wilson.

She was a former member of the Wolf Lake Methodist Church. She and her husband Robert owned and operated Wilson’s Cash Store in Wolf Lake for many years.

Funeral services for Mrs. Wilson were at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 19, at Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Home in Jonesboro with the Rev. John Prather officiating. Interment was in Jonesboro Cemetery.

Memorials can be made to Stinson Memorial Library or to Shop with a Cop.

Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Home in Jonesboro was in charge of arrangements.


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