- Date Of Birth: September 28, 1917
- Date Of Death: November 6, 2009
- State: Pennsylvania
Ella Beals Wilson, 92, of Florence, Alabama, formerly of Emlenton, died on November 6, 2009, after an extended illness.
Born in Venango County on September 28, 1917 she was the daughter of Winifred Kline and James Elgie Beals. She was married for 45 years to John Thomas Wilson, who preceded her in death in 1985.
Mrs. Wilson was a resident of Scottsboro, Alabama for many years before moving to Florence in 1985. She worked for several years as a nurse in the high risk nursery at Huntsville Hospital and later the newborn nursery at Jackson County Hospital in Scottsboro, from which she retired in 1985. She was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Ella had a love of learning and was an avid reader. She enjoyed traveling and excelled at all kinds of word games and puzzles. Her beautiful needlework is treasured by her family.
Mrs. Wilson is survived by her daughters, Lucy Harris and her husband John of Florence, AL, and Betsy Williams and her husband Brady of St. Paul, MN; her grandchildren, Clinton Harris, Rebecca Harris, Jennifer Leckie, and Richard Williams; her great grandchildren, Amber Leckie and Joseph Leckie; and her sister Bertha Chambers.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, James Loy Beals and Robert Elgie Beals.
The family would like to give a special thanks to the nursing staff of Station at Mitchell Hollingsworth Nursing Home who gave care over a number of years.
