Obituary For Ms. Barbara Virginia Reynolds Wilson

Ms. Barbara Virginia Reynolds Wilson, a native of Five Points, AL and resident of Roanoke, AL, died Monday, February 27, 2023 at EAMC-Lanier Nursing Home, Valley, AL.

Graveside Services are scheduled for 1:00 p.m. (EST) on Monday, March 6, 2023 at Pine Hill Cemetery, 2167 22nd Street SW, Lanett, AL with Bishop Donald Lancaster, Eulogist and Rev. Gary Dixon, Officiant. Davis Memorial Mortuary of Valley directing.

Public Viewing is scheduled for Sunday, March 5, 2023 from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. at Davis Memorial Mortuary Chapel.

Ms. Barbara Virginia Reynolds Wilson was born October 9, 1935 to the late Mr. Shelly George Reynolds, Sr. and Mrs. Willie Bessie Bowen Reynolds. She was the sixth child and was preceded in death by Isaiah Ernest, Wendell Phillips, Shelly George, Jr. and Rev. Dr. Nimrod Q.

Barbara grew up in Five Points, Alabama. At an early age, she confessed Christ and joined the Macedonia Baptist Church where she sang in the choir.

She attended Five Points Elementary School and graduated from Randolph County Training School in Roanoke, Alabama. In high school, she was a star basketball player. After graduating high school, she moved to Cleveland, OH where she met and later married Illinois Wilson II. To this union four children were born. Throughout her life, Barbara worked in the medical field in various capacities and was also a caregiver.

She departed this life on Monday, February 27, 2023 at EAMC-Lanier Nursing Home in Valley, Alabama.

Her memories will be cherished by: her children, Illinois (Susan) Wilson III, Cleveland, OH, Shelly Renee Heard, West Point, GA, Darlene (Leonard) Harding, Cincinnati, OH and Gregory Wilson of Ohio; two sisters, Maudie H. Taylor, Lanett, AL and Sally Ruth Mott, LaFayette, AL; one brother, Reginald Wright, Rochester, NY; 10 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

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"Ships that pass in the night, and speak each other in passing, Only a signal shown and a distant voice in the darkness; So on the ocean of life we pass and speak one another, Only a look and a voice, then darkness again and a silence." —Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (Part III, The Theologian's Tale: Elizabeth Section IV) To my sister Barbara, Who knew when we exchanged greetings on Sunday mornings at Pilgrim Baptist Church, when you were an adult and I a gangly teen, that you were my sister and I your brother. We were two ships passing. You would nod, and I would return a shy teen boy's smile. And so for several years we were merely ships passing. Isn't it ironic that in your passing from life to life eternal rest we can celebrate that we are siblings and not just passing vessels on the sea of life.

- Reginald R Wright

Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of such a sweet and loving cousin. We will miss her laughter (beautiful smile) and passion for her family and friends.🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾❣️❣️❣️ Annie Ward Winston & Family

- Annie Ward Winston