Clayton Edward Wilson

Clayton Edward Wilson, age 87, was born in Venus, TX on October 27, 1930 to Samuel Emmitt and Annie Lee Wilson. He passed on September 8, 2018. He was preceded in death by his parents and his oldest brother, Samuel Emmitt Wilson, Jr. Ed grew up on a farm in Venus, Texas, graduated from Midlothian High School in 1948 and in November 1949 married Alma Ruth McElroy, who passed in April 2016. They were married almost 67 years, living first in the country near Venus, where they started raising their two children, Ruth Ann and Terry Wilson. They later moved into Midlothian where the kids attended school. They moved to their farm in Venus in 1972. Sales was Ed's profession for many years but he enjoyed farming. He loved the Lord, his family and working the land. He also had a heart for serving. He had served as a Deacon in the Midlothian Church of Christ. In 1993-94 he served as Worshipful Master of the Midlothian Masonic Lodge #584. He served on the Mountain Peak Water Board for 22 years and for 23 years he was on the Venus Cemetery Board, the last ten as President. He had many friends and a large family who will greatly miss his kind heart and helping hands. He is survived by his brother, Lloyd Wilson, children, Ruth Ann Brown and husband, Corky and Terry Clayton Wilson, grandchildren, Heather Ellis and husband, Trent, Drew Wilson and wife, Jessica, Peter Brown, Sarah Tedder and husband, Wade and great-grandchildren, Avery Wilson, Ava Ellis, Ema Brown and Weston Tedder.