Wilson, Jane (Beem) 1921-2007

WILSON, BEEM, WALKER

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Date: 2/20/2008 at 21:05:19

Jane Wilson, 86, of Knoxville, passed away Aug. 21, 2007, at the Knoxville Hospital.

Graveside Memorial Services will be Friday, August 24, 2007 at the Pleasantville Cemetery at 10 a.m. with Pastor David Abbott officiating

Jane was born Jan. 23, 1921, in Pinchey, the daughter of Ray and Mary (Walker) Beem. She grew up around the Pinchey and Red Rock area.

In 1939, Jane married Samuel T. Wilson and to this union three children were born, Dixie, Tom and Tim. They spent most of their married life in the Knoxville area, with 10 years in Oklahoma. They moved back to Iowa in 1989.

Jane was a past member of the H.O.A. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and sewing.

Jane was preceded in death by her husband, a son-in-law, Doyle Birkenholz, three sisters, two brothers and four sisters-in-law.

Those left to honor her memory include; children, Dixie (Wilson) Birkenholz of Tulsa, Okla., Tom and Brenda (Kindley) Wilson of Knoxville and Tim and Midge (Anderson) Wilson of Osceola; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

For those desiring memorial may be made to the Hospice of Central Iowa.

The Knoxville Journal Express, August 24, 2007