Mike was born on July 6, 1949, in Neodesha, Kansas to Dean C. and Delores (Ross) Wilson. He grew up in Neodesha where he attended local schools and graduated from Neodesha High School in 1967. Mike furthered his education in Wichita, Kansas where he graduated from the Douglas Barber College. He returned to southeast Kansas where he made Coffeyville his home for the next 45 years and spent his career as a barber at the 9th Street Barber Shop in Coffeyville until his retirement in 2013.
On November 18, 1977, he married the love of his life, Alyson Thygerson at her parents home in Labette County. They made their home in Coffeyville. Mike was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene, the Kiwanis Club, the Jaycees and the Red Raven Men's Basketball Booster Association. He coached little league baseball and refereed high school basketball for over 20 years. Mike was an avid sports fan, his favorite teams were the KU Jayhawks, CCC Red Ravens, Wichita State Shockers and the Kansas City Royals. In 2013, after retiring, Mike and Alyson moved to Wichita to be closer to family until 2020, when they moved to Bartlesville, Oklahoma and have resided there ever since.
Surviving to cherish his memory are his loving wife, Alyson Wilson of the home, son, Eric Wilson and wife, Courtney, grandchildren, Jack and Luke Wilson all of Wichita, Kansas, along with Reggie "Bull" and Molly Britt, Colin Colbert, Mackenzie and James Bauer, all of whom Mike and Alyson treat like they are their own children, Mike's sisters, Betty Wilson of Neodesha, Kansas and Kim Wilson of Altoona, Kansas as well as numerous extended relatives and close friends. Mike was preceded in death by his parents, Dean and Delores Wilson and by his son, Jason Lincoln Wilson.
Mike was born on July 6, 1949, in Neodesha, Kansas to Dean C. and Delores (Ross) Wilson. He grew up in Neodesha where he attended local schools and graduated from Neodesha High School in 1967. Mike furthered his education in Wichita, Kansas where he graduated from the Douglas Barber College. He returned to southeast Kansas where he made Coffeyville his home for the next 45 years and spent his career as a barber at the 9th Street Barber Shop in Coffeyville until his retirement in 2013.
On November 18, 1977, he married the love of his life, Alyson Thygerson at her parents home in Labette County. They made their home in Coffeyville. Mike was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene, the Kiwanis Club, the Jaycees and the Red Raven Men's Basketball Booster Association. He coached little league baseball and refereed high school basketball for over 20 years. Mike was an avid sports fan, his favorite teams were the KU Jayhawks, CCC Red Ravens, Wichita State Shockers and the Kansas City Royals. In 2013, after retiring, Mike and Alyson moved to Wichita to be closer to family until 2020, when they moved to Bartlesville, Oklahoma and have resided there ever since.
Surviving to cherish his memory are his loving wife, Alyson Wilson of the home, son, Eric Wilson and wife, Courtney, grandchildren, Jack and Luke Wilson all of Wichita, Kansas, along with Reggie "Bull" and Molly Britt, Colin Colbert, Mackenzie and James Bauer, all of whom Mike and Alyson treat like they are their own children, Mike's sisters, Betty Wilson of Neodesha, Kansas and Kim Wilson of Altoona, Kansas as well as numerous extended relatives and close friends. Mike was preceded in death by his parents, Dean and Delores Wilson and by his son, Jason Lincoln Wilson.
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