Elmer Wilson, farmer, logger

Elmer Wilson, 82, passed away Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019, at Bayhealth Sussex Campus in Milford.

Mr. Wilson was the youngest son of the late Ernest and Grace Fleetwood Wilson of Coolspring, where he grew up on a farm with his brother Barkley and his sister Shirley.

After high school, Elmer continued to work on the farm, and then went to work for the Sun Oil Company.

Upon returning home, Elmer and his brother Barkley started a logging business and worked side by side for over 25 years. He later worked for DelDOT for 15 years before finally retiring.

In 1967, Elmer married his love Shelley Marriner, and were married for 48 years until her passing in 2015.

Elmer enjoyed many hobbies, including gardening, fishing, and was an avid hunter and loved his bird dogs. With all the friends he had, his true best friend was his brother Barkley.

Elmer is survived by his devoted caretaker and sister, Shirley and brother-in-law Robert Givens; niece, Lisa Dorey; great-nephews, William and Christopher Dorey; and great-niece, Grace Dorey.

Funeral Services will be held Thursday, Oct. 17, at 1 p.m., at  Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Dodd-Carey Chapel, 307 N. Bedford St., Georgetown, where friends may call beginning at noon. Interment will follow services at Harbeson Cemetery.

Flowers are welcome, however the family also suggests contributions in Mr. Wilson's name to the Harbeson United Methodist Church, 18647 Harbeson Road, Milton, DE 19968.

Please visit Mr. Wilson's Life Memorial Webpage and sign his online guestbook located at www.parsellfuneralhomes.com.