YORKTOWN — Shirley Ann Wilson, 89, passed away Friday, April 2, 2021. Shirley was born in Norfolk and raised in Hampton.
She graduated from Hampton High School in 1948. She worked alongside her late husband Clyde at Wilson Union 76 service station in Newport News and was a member of the Yorktown Battlefield Babies Chapter of the Red Hatters and Alpha Omicron Master Chapter of the Beta Sigma Phi. She was also a valued member and supporter of the Junie Donlavey NASCAR race team and was an avid bowler for over 50 years with the same team.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde F. Wilson Sr.; grandsons, Ben and Blake Wilson; parents, Barnie J. Nixon Jr. and Nannie Lintz Nixon; brothers, Barnie (Buddy) Nixon Jr. and William Nixon; and sister, Nancy E. Burns.
She is survived by her son, Clyde F. Wilson Jr. (Deana), Dale E. Wilson (Kim) and Keith W. Wilson; sisters, Frances Jean Wright and Nan Patterson; and six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
You may stop by Amory Funeral Home between the hours of 4 and 6 p.m., Monday, April 5. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, April 6, in Parklawn Memorial Park. A reception will follow the service at 1000 Old York Hampton Hwy, Yorktown.
Memorials maybe made to Victory Junction, 4500 Adam’s Way, Randleman, NC 27317.
