William Birl Wilson

Mr. William Birl Wilson, 77, of Leachville, died Sunday, April 7, 2013, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Leachville, he was the son of the late Edward Lee and Jessie Lou Taylor Wilson and had been a Leachville resident most of his life. He was a retired machinist and was of the Assembly of God faith. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by one brother, Jack Wilson; and one sister, Linda McMinn.

He is survived by two sons, Ray Wilson of Leachville and David Sevier of Fayetteville;

Four daughters, Charlotte Wilson of Watervliet, Mich., Rebecca Clowers of Leachville, Danette Thomas of Concord, Ark., and Jana Evans of Leachville;

One brother, Johnny Wilson;

Six sisters, Zelma Buechel, Barbara Moore, Glenda Ford, Joanne Rice, Lois Taylor and Martha Helms; and

Seventeen grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 5 p.m. Wednesday at the Howard Funeral Service Chapel in Leachville with the Rev. Lee Davis officiating. The family will receive visitors from 4 p.m. Wednesday until service time. The family has requested private disposition. An online guest register is available at www.howardfuneralservice.com