Roxann Hensley Wilson
July 28, 1925 ~ April 4, 2017
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Roxann (Hensley) Wilson passed away peacefully on Tuesday April 4, 2017 at Stone Creek Nursing Home in Asheville.
Roxann is survived by four sons, James A. Wilson of Lodi Ca., Joel L. Wilson and his wife, Betty, of Lodi Ca., Lonnie G. Wilson of Pine Grove Ca. and her very special son, Timothy Wayne Wilson of Burnsville NC; one brother, Gudger Hensley of Burnsville, NC; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews from Burnsville, High Point, NC and the Asheville area. She was preceded in death by her fifth son Ronald D. Wilson, who passed away in 2007; her husband James A. Wilson Sr., who passed away in 1984, as well as by two sisters, Nona Hensley and Ebbie Gooch, and two brothers, Joseph Hensley and Freemont Hensley.
Roxann was born on July 28, 1925 near Sylva NC. to Ulysses and Sallie Hensley, both of the Burnsville area.
The family would like to express thanks and gratitude to some special people who visited, cared for and overall made her life better and fulfilled. To Darrell and Sarah Wright, to Ms. Thula Sparks, her brother Gudger Hensley and family, the staff at Stone Creek Nursing facility and a special thanks to her niece Mrs. Phyllis Olson of Greer SC, who were always there for her when she needed love and care the most. Roxann was a remarkable woman, wife and mother and will be forever missed by all who knew her.
A funeral service will be held at Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian on Saturday, April 8 at 10:00am with Pastor Sam McLamb of Biltmore Church officiating. Entombment will be held at 11:00 am at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Candler.
In lieu of flowers, donations made to the American Heart Association would be appreciated.
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Dear Wilson Family, Please know that you are in my thoughts and prayers. I meet Roxann at Stone Creek when my Grandmother was there, Bonnie Phillips, she was a good friend to my grandmother and that is how I got to know her. We all 3 spent a lot of time sitting in the halls of Stone Creek – telling stories. She will be missed.
Timothy, I am so sorry to hear that your
Mom passed away. I know you loved her
and she loved you so very much. May your
heart be overflowing with memories of you
together. I don’t recall meeting your siblings
you are all in my thoughts and prayers. She
was a special Mom!
My sincere condolences to the Wilson family. So sorry for your loss. May you find comfort in the Bible’s hope for the future. John 5:28,29 says, ‘Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice and come out.’ What this can mean for you is a real hope of being reunited with your dear loved ones. I know you yearn to be with the ones you love again, and Almighty God Jehovah yearns to bring back those who are in his memory and to see them live on earth again. (Job 14:14,15)
My thoughts and prayers to the whole Wilson family and all who share their loss. Great Aunt Roxy was a lovely woman and amazing hostess. I’m grateful that my daughter and I were able to meet her.