Michael L. Wilson Jr., 82, died Jan. 19

Michael L. Wilson Jr., 82 years old, passed away in Raleigh, N.C., on Jan. 19, 2024.

Born Aug. 24, 1941, in Lexington, he was the son of the late Michael L. Wilson Sr. and Carrie Hughes Wilson.

He graduated from Lexington High School, attended Greenbriar Military School in Lewisburg, W.Va., and received an AAS in business management from Dabney S. Lancaster Community College.

He retired from the U. S. Postal Service with 32 years of service as a letter carrier.  He served four years in the U. S. Air Force as an air policeman, was in the Virginia National Guard and retired from the U.S. Army Reserve with a total of 30 years of military service.

He was a member of New Monmouth Presbyterian Church where he served as elder and chairman of the Cemetery Committee.  He was also a member of the Lexington Moose Lodge and the American Legion.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 56 years, Brenda D. Wilson; and is survived by a daughter, Monica W. Shabo and husband Scott Smith of Raleigh, N.C., and a son, Willet D. Wilson and wife Rachel Wilson of Richmond; and a grandson Korben Wilson.

A service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30, at Harrison Funeral Chapel in Lexington. The family will receive friends one hour before the service. The burial will be private in Stonewall Jackson Cemetery.

Arrangements are by Harrison Funeral Home & Crematory.