Mitchell County NcArchives Obituaries.....Wilson, Mack Burton January 15, 2008
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Mitchell News-Journal 1/23/2008 
MACK BURTON WILSON 

GLEN ALPINE - Mack Burton Wilson, 89, of Jug Wilson Street, died Tuesday, Jan. 
15, 2008 at his home. Born in Mitchell County, he was the son of the late Wiss 
Tate Wilson and Inez Ledford Wilson. He was also preceded in death by a son, 
Samuel Keith Wilson; and brothers, Ralph and Joe Wilson. He was a U.S. Army 
veteran of WW II and for 57 years was a member of the "Old Hickory" 30th 
Infantry Division Association, Tarheel Chapter. For 60 years, he was a Master 
Mason and a member of Lodge #357 in Bakersville. He was a retired lieutenant 
with the Department of Corrections, McDowell County unit, and was an active 
member of the First Baptist Church in Morganton.

Surviving include his wife, Wilma Etta Putnam Wilson of the home; a son, 
Phillip B. Wilson of Morganton; a daughter, Belinda Inez Wilson of Raleigh; a 
sister, Melba Bennett of Morganton; a brother, Ray K. Wilson of Bakersville; 
and one grandson. 

Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church in 
Morganton. Dr. Thomas A. Bland, Jr. officiated. A Masonic service was 
conducted by Catawba Valley Masonic Lodge #217. A graveside service was held 
at 3 p.m., Saturday at Snow Hill Cemetery in Bakersville with Masonic rites by 
Lodge #357 and military honors by V.F.W. Post 8060, Spruce Pine. The family 
received friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday at Sossoman Funeral Home. Memorial 
donations may be made to Burke Hospice and Palliative Care, 1721 Enon Rd., 
Valdese, NC 28690 or to First Baptist Church, P. O. Drawer 459, Morganton, NC 
28680.

 
 



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