Ms. Barbara Virginia Reynolds Wilson

10/09/1935 - 02/27/2023

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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