Billy Boyd Wilson died on December 16, 2011 in Heidelberg, Germany. He was born March 4, 1934 to Billy Wagner Wilson and Elizabeth Boyd Wilson of Lebanon, Va. He was preceded in death by his parents, and an infant daughter, Donna Wilson.
He is survived by a daughter, Michelle Ligon, and two grandchildren, Sommer Barnes and Isaac Barnes, all of Boone, N.C., a sister, Nancy Cannon of Weston, Ct., two nephews, Mark Cannon of Weston, Ct. and Scott Cannon of Fairfield, Ct., one niece, Beth Cannon of Weston, a grand-niece, Leigh Cannon, and grand-nephew, Wils Cannon, both of Weston, as well as special friends, Joseph and Cydney Mulieri of Md., and Dwayne and Mona Viergutz of Heidelberg, Germany.
Bill graduated from Lebanon High School in 1952. After graduating from Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk, N.C., Bill attended the University of Arizona. He joined the U.S. Army where he entered Officers Candidate School. As a member of Special Forces and the 82nd Airborne Division of Fort Bragg, he served two tours in Vietnam.
While serving in the Special Forces, he was a member of the team that performed the now-historic parachute jump for President John F. Kennedy during the President's visit to the Special Warfare Center at Fort Bragg on October 12, 1961. He was also stationed in Germany and attended the Army School of Language in Bavaria, speaking German fluently. In 1974, he retired in Germany with the rank of Major, having served for 25 years.
Bill was an avid horseman, enjoyed skiing, travel, and driving his Porsche. He was buried in Germany where he spent his retirement years. A marker will be placed in the Wagner-Wilson family cemetery near Lebanon, the burial place of Bill's ancestor, Reverend David Munsey (1773-1857).
He is survived by a daughter, Michelle Ligon, and two grandchildren, Sommer Barnes and Isaac Barnes, all of Boone, N.C., a sister, Nancy Cannon of Weston, Ct., two nephews, Mark Cannon of Weston, Ct. and Scott Cannon of Fairfield, Ct., one niece, Beth Cannon of Weston, a grand-niece, Leigh Cannon, and grand-nephew, Wils Cannon, both of Weston, as well as special friends, Joseph and Cydney Mulieri of Md., and Dwayne and Mona Viergutz of Heidelberg, Germany.
Bill graduated from Lebanon High School in 1952. After graduating from Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk, N.C., Bill attended the University of Arizona. He joined the U.S. Army where he entered Officers Candidate School. As a member of Special Forces and the 82nd Airborne Division of Fort Bragg, he served two tours in Vietnam.
While serving in the Special Forces, he was a member of the team that performed the now-historic parachute jump for President John F. Kennedy during the President's visit to the Special Warfare Center at Fort Bragg on October 12, 1961. He was also stationed in Germany and attended the Army School of Language in Bavaria, speaking German fluently. In 1974, he retired in Germany with the rank of Major, having served for 25 years.
Bill was an avid horseman, enjoyed skiing, travel, and driving his Porsche. He was buried in Germany where he spent his retirement years. A marker will be placed in the Wagner-Wilson family cemetery near Lebanon, the burial place of Bill's ancestor, Reverend David Munsey (1773-1857).
Billy Boyd Wilson died on December 16, 2011 in Heidelberg, Germany. He was born March 4, 1934 to Billy Wagner Wilson and Elizabeth Boyd Wilson of Lebanon, Va. He was preceded in death by his parents, and an infant daughter, Donna Wilson.
He is survived by a daughter, Michelle Ligon, and two grandchildren, Sommer Barnes and Isaac Barnes, all of Boone, N.C., a sister, Nancy Cannon of Weston, Ct., two nephews, Mark Cannon of Weston, Ct. and Scott Cannon of Fairfield, Ct., one niece, Beth Cannon of Weston, a grand-niece, Leigh Cannon, and grand-nephew, Wils Cannon, both of Weston, as well as special friends, Joseph and Cydney Mulieri of Md., and Dwayne and Mona Viergutz of Heidelberg, Germany.
Bill graduated from Lebanon High School in 1952. After graduating from Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk, N.C., Bill attended the University of Arizona. He joined the U.S. Army where he entered Officers Candidate School. As a member of Special Forces and the 82nd Airborne Division of Fort Bragg, he served two tours in Vietnam.
While serving in the Special Forces, he was a member of the team that performed the now-historic parachute jump for President John F. Kennedy during the President's visit to the Special Warfare Center at Fort Bragg on October 12, 1961. He was also stationed in Germany and attended the Army School of Language in Bavaria, speaking German fluently. In 1974, he retired in Germany with the rank of Major, having served for 25 years.
Bill was an avid horseman, enjoyed skiing, travel, and driving his Porsche. He was buried in Germany where he spent his retirement years. A marker will be placed in the Wagner-Wilson family cemetery near Lebanon, the burial place of Bill's ancestor, Reverend David Munsey (1773-1857).
He is survived by a daughter, Michelle Ligon, and two grandchildren, Sommer Barnes and Isaac Barnes, all of Boone, N.C., a sister, Nancy Cannon of Weston, Ct., two nephews, Mark Cannon of Weston, Ct. and Scott Cannon of Fairfield, Ct., one niece, Beth Cannon of Weston, a grand-niece, Leigh Cannon, and grand-nephew, Wils Cannon, both of Weston, as well as special friends, Joseph and Cydney Mulieri of Md., and Dwayne and Mona Viergutz of Heidelberg, Germany.
Bill graduated from Lebanon High School in 1952. After graduating from Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk, N.C., Bill attended the University of Arizona. He joined the U.S. Army where he entered Officers Candidate School. As a member of Special Forces and the 82nd Airborne Division of Fort Bragg, he served two tours in Vietnam.
While serving in the Special Forces, he was a member of the team that performed the now-historic parachute jump for President John F. Kennedy during the President's visit to the Special Warfare Center at Fort Bragg on October 12, 1961. He was also stationed in Germany and attended the Army School of Language in Bavaria, speaking German fluently. In 1974, he retired in Germany with the rank of Major, having served for 25 years.
Bill was an avid horseman, enjoyed skiing, travel, and driving his Porsche. He was buried in Germany where he spent his retirement years. A marker will be placed in the Wagner-Wilson family cemetery near Lebanon, the burial place of Bill's ancestor, Reverend David Munsey (1773-1857).
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