WILSON, George E. "Ted" 1915-1981

WILSON, GROZIER

Posted By: Michael Kearney (email)
Date: 8/16/2002 at 22:48:26

The Clinton Herald Tuesday September 8, 1981 p. 11 George E. "Ted" Wilson Jr., 66, of Vero Beach, Fla., former Clinton industrialist, died Sunday in Melbourne Kidney Center, Melbourne, Fla. A memorial service will be Friday in Vero Beach with a second service at 2 p.m. Sept. 16 in First Presbyterian Church, Clinton. Internment of the ashes will be in Springdale Cemetery. Snell-Zornig Funeral Home, Clinton, was in charge of local arrangements. Mr. Wilson was born Aug. 11, 1915, in Clinton. He served as president of the Allied Structural Steel Company, which had plants in Clinton and three other cities, until its sale in the mid 1960's. The sale ended a 72-year span during which the Wilson family had been connected with the steel company. It was first known as the Clinton Bridge and Iron Works and was purchased by the first George E. Wilson in 1892. The six story Wilson Building was a family holding until recent years. Mr. Wilson moved to Florida in 1965, but with his brother, Richard O., who had been vice president of Allied, had maintained an accounting office in Clinton. Survivors include his wife, Sondra; two sons, James N. of Clinton, and William of Jacksonville, Fla.; a daughter, Mrs. John Grozier of New York City; a brother, Richard O. of Key Biscayne, Fla.; two stepchildren; and several grandchildren.