Bernice Stewart Wilson

Bernice Stewart Wilson, 91, Roachdale, passed away on Dec. 2, 2023, at Ben Hur Health in Crawfordsville.

She was born Aug. 22, 1932, in Montgomery County to James and Ada Stewart.

Bernice attended school in Parkersburg and New Market and graduated in 1950.

She was one of six children, Marion Stewart (deceased), Bonnie Jolly of Jacksonville, Fla., Ann Graham (deceased), Mary Francis (Toadie) Noland of Roachdale and Shirley Ford of St. John, Ind.

Bernice and husband John T. Wilson were married for 66 years and lived in Roachdale. They had two children, Tom of Lebanon and Susan Denney (William) of Bluffton. Her three grandchildren are Bill Denney (Allison) of Granville, Ohio, Cameron Denney (Lauren) of Petoskey, Mich., and Graham Denney of Bluffton. Her only great-grandchild is Cameron’s son, Beckham Denney.

Bernice played piano at the Roachdale Christian Church from the mid 1960s until early 2023. She was a private piano teacher and played piano at the Parkersburg Christian Church from her teenage years until 1957. Bernice was a member of the Roachdale Christian Church, the church choir and Eastern Star.

Funeral service will be 1 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 7 at Roachdale Christian Church, 1 N. Walnut St., Roachdale, with pastors Nate Bryan and Glen McFarland officiating. Burial will follow in Roachdale Cemetery. Friends may gather at the church for visitation on Thursday starting at 10 a.m. until 1 p.m.

Memorials in Bernice’s memory may be made to Roachdale Christian Church.

You are invited to visit www.serviesmorgan.com where you may leave a condolence or share a memory with the family.

Servies & Morgan Funeral Home has been entrusted with the funeral arrangements.