Irene Gladys Wilson

Funeral services for Irene Gladys Wilson, 95, of Lawrence will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 2, 2017 at Warren McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will be at Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery in Everest, KS at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, September 2nd. She died on Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at Midland Hospice in Topeka. Irene was born on April 8, 1922, in Everest, KS, the daughter of Sigwald and Marie Jacobson. She graduated from Willis High School and attended college in Fullerton, CA. Prior to her marriage, she worked at Union State Bank in Everest and Commerce Bank and Trust in Kansas City. She married William Ross Wilson, a U.S. Navy pilot, in 1944. She was a wife and mother and homemaker as they moved from one U.S. Naval Air Station to another. They moved to Lawrence, KS, in 1960 and joined First Presbyterian Church where she volunteered in many capacities. She also worked at Capitol Federal Savings. She impacted the lives of all who knew her through her servant’s heart and deep capacity to love and nurture. And while we grieve our loss, we know that because of her personal relationship with Jesus Christ, today is her best day ever. She was preceded in death by her brother, Selmer Jacobson, in 1944, and her husband in 2003. She is survived by her son, William Ross Wilson, II of Lawrence, her daughter, Jane Wilson Robinson (David) of Schaumburg, IL, four grandchildren: Heather Wilson Allen (Lorn) of Blue Springs, MO, Christopher Wilson of Lawrence, Amy Robinson Tatum (Trei) of Hoffman Estates, IL, Mindy Robinson (Kim Clark) of Denver, CO, and three greatgrandchildren: John and Madison Tatum and Aubrey Allen. The family will greet friends at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 2, 2017 one hour prior to the service at the mortuary. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery Fund, 1521 Prairie Road, Everest, KS, 66424 or Midland Care Hospice, 200 SW Frazier Circle, Topeka, KS 66606 and may be sent in care of WarrenMcElwain Mortuary, 120 W. 13th Street, Lawrence, KS 66044. Online condolences may be posted at warrenmcelwain.com. Please sign this guestbook at Obituaries. LJWorld.com.