Albert Hayes Wilson

Albert Hayes Wilson, 89, of Asheville, formerly of Cullowhee, died Tuesday, June 25, 2013, at Mission Hospital. Born in Jackson County, NC to the late Albert Lyle and Edna Pearl Taylor Wilson, he was retired from the Plumbing Department of Western Carolina University and a member of Speedwell UMC in Cullowhee. Mr. Wilson was a veteran of WWII having served in the US Navy. Other than his parents and siblings, he is preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Mary Virginia Brewer Wilson who died in 2010. He is survived by one son, Dennis Wilson and his wife, Waynette of Asheville; one daughter, Barbara Hughes and her husband, Bascombe, of Powder Springs, GA; five grandchildren, Katie Patterson (Andy) of Chesapeake, VA, Gregory Hughes (Brandi) of Montgomery, AL, Jeffrey Hughes of Powder Springs, GA, Angela Hughes of Woodstock, GA, and Matthew Hughes (Jessica) of San Diego, CA; three great grandchildren, Colton Hughes and Carson Hughes of Montgomery, AL and Reagan Hughes of San Diego, CA. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday at Groce Funeral Home on Tunnel Rd., with Rev. Mike Farmer officiating. His family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Interment will be at Smoky Mountain Memorial Park (Fairview Gardens), Sylva, NC, Saturday at 5:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Aston Park Health Care Center, 380 Brevard Road, Asheville, NC, 28806. Groce Funeral Home on Tunnel Road is assisting the Wilson family.