Henry Elmer "Cuz" Wilson of Zachary was called to heaven on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2007, after a short illness. He was 87, born in 1920, in Natchez, Miss., the third of eight children.
A World War II veteran, he served 1941-45 in the U.S. Army Air Forces, stationed throughout the South Pacific. Hired by Humble Oil Co., later known as Exxon Corp., only eight days after his military discharge, he began a 40-plus-year career in the oil industry. His career would take him from land drilling in south Texas, the King Ranch, Alaska and Canada, to offshore exploration in the Gulf of Mexico, the Bering Sea and many other places around the globe.
A kind heart with a gentle soul, Wilson is survived by his wife of more than 55 years, Rose June Shaw; daughter, Mary Nan Wilson, Canyon Lake, Texas; daughter, LuAnn Kirk and husband Keenon Kirk, San Antonio; daughter, Carol Shaw Easley and husband Jon Easley, Baton Rouge; grandsons, Henry Kirk and Kevin Kirk, both of San Antonio; three brothers, Leslie Wilson, Austin, Texas, Edwin Wilson, Natchez, Miss., and Ira Wilson, Norman, Okla.; sister, Joyce Norman, Natchez, Miss.; and numerous friends.
Preceded in death by his daughter, Rebecca Jean Wilson; parents, Ira Wilson and Mary Mueller Wilson; and two sisters and a brother.
Arrangements entrusted to Charlet Funeral Home Inc., Zachary. Visiting at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Zachary, until Mass of Christian Burial, with the Rev. Jeff Bayhi, celebrant. Burial in Azalea Rest Cemetery.
Obituary published in The Advocate, Baton Rouge, La., from 9/28/2007 - 9/29/2007.
Henry Elmer "Cuz" Wilson of Zachary was called to heaven on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2007, after a short illness. He was 87, born in 1920, in Natchez, Miss., the third of eight children.
A World War II veteran, he served 1941-45 in the U.S. Army Air Forces, stationed throughout the South Pacific. Hired by Humble Oil Co., later known as Exxon Corp., only eight days after his military discharge, he began a 40-plus-year career in the oil industry. His career would take him from land drilling in south Texas, the King Ranch, Alaska and Canada, to offshore exploration in the Gulf of Mexico, the Bering Sea and many other places around the globe.
A kind heart with a gentle soul, Wilson is survived by his wife of more than 55 years, Rose June Shaw; daughter, Mary Nan Wilson, Canyon Lake, Texas; daughter, LuAnn Kirk and husband Keenon Kirk, San Antonio; daughter, Carol Shaw Easley and husband Jon Easley, Baton Rouge; grandsons, Henry Kirk and Kevin Kirk, both of San Antonio; three brothers, Leslie Wilson, Austin, Texas, Edwin Wilson, Natchez, Miss., and Ira Wilson, Norman, Okla.; sister, Joyce Norman, Natchez, Miss.; and numerous friends.
Preceded in death by his daughter, Rebecca Jean Wilson; parents, Ira Wilson and Mary Mueller Wilson; and two sisters and a brother.
Arrangements entrusted to Charlet Funeral Home Inc., Zachary. Visiting at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Zachary, until Mass of Christian Burial, with the Rev. Jeff Bayhi, celebrant. Burial in Azalea Rest Cemetery.
Obituary published in The Advocate, Baton Rouge, La., from 9/28/2007 - 9/29/2007.
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