- Date Of Birth: March 02, 1923
- Date Of Death: November 21, 2018
- State: Indiana
Hershel Wilson, 95, passed away on Wednesday, November 21, 2018. Hershel was born, the son of James Madison and Dora (Fields) Wilson, on March 2, 1923 in Rockcastle County, Kentucky. He married Thelma L. Weber on December 8, 1945, and she preceded him in death on December 11, 2011. Hershel owned and operated Wilson Brothers Implements in North Vernon for 32 years. He was also a farmer for most of his life. Hershel joined the Marines in 1942 and served his country during WWII for 3 years in Pearl Harbor. He was a member of the V.F.W. and was formerly very active in the local honor guard. He was a member of the First Church of God in Greensburg and the Greensburg Lion’s Club. Hershel loved gardening and fishing in his free time. Survivors include: daughter – Patricia (Arthur) Koors (Greensburg); Son – Harold (Jeanne) Wilson (Greensburg); Daughter-in-law – Cathy Wilson-Kramer, husband, Alvin (Greensburg); Sister-in-law – Mary Ellen Wilson (Greensburg); Grandchildren – Dawn Marie (Stefan Fleming) Dalton, Annette (David) Bowker, Andrea (Andy) Bell, Angela (Mike) Walterman, Lora (John) Miller, David (Monique) Wilson, Jeff (Rushda Afzal) Wilson, Brian (Jennifer) Wilson, and Wade Wilson; 17 Great Grandchildren, and 10 Great-Great Grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, son – Dale Wilson, daughter – Roberta Witowich, great granddaughters – Breanna and Brittany Michael, great-great grandson, Theodore Arthur Koors, brothers – Elmer, Robert, Hubert, Russell, and Jack Wilson, sisters – Myrtle Baltus, Bertha Wilhoit, Edna Shoemaker, Jewell Glennan, and Lucille Stewart.
