Frances Jean Wilson

Frances Jean Wilson, 69, of Morganton, NC went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 after a courageous battle with cancer.  Born in Yancey County, NC on December 13, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Fred Gilbert Whetstine and Ada Grindstaff Whetstine.  Frances was an active member of Community Missionary Baptist Church.  She worked at Food Lion for many years and was dearly loved by all who knew her.

Mrs. Wilson is survived by her husband of 48 years, Clyde “Shorty” Wilson of the home; children, Roger Wilson and his wife, Michelle, and Janice Wilson, all of Morganton; grandchildren, Zachary Dale Wilson, Shelby Dawn Wilson, and Duran Nathaniel Wilson; siblings, Louise Smith of Texas, Geneve Worley of Baton, NC, Franklin Whetstine and his wife, Mildred, of Asheville, NC, Howard Whetstine of Clayton, NC, and Arthur Whetstine of Albany, GA; and a large number of nephews and nieces.

In addition to her parents, Frances was preceded in death by a brother, Paul Whetstine and his wife, Faye; sisters, Mildred McFee and her husband, Claude, and Mary Ethel Hollifield and her husband, Wayne; brothers-in-law, LeRoy Smith and Herbert Worley; and sisters-in-law, Linda Whetstine and Peggy Whetstine.

The funeral will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, April 18, 2015 at Community Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Tony Land and the Rev. Lloyd Harris officiating.  Burial will follow in the church cemetery.  The family will receive friends Friday evening from 5:30 until 8:00 p.m. at Sossoman Funeral Home and Crematory Center where the body will remain until placed in the church one hour prior to the service.

Memorial contributions may be made to Burke Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc., 1721 Enon Road, Valdese, NC 28690 or to Community Missionary Baptist Church, P.O. Box 835, Morganton, NC 28680.

Sossoman Funeral Home and Crematory Center is assisting the family with the arrangements.