Robert "Bob" Earl Wilson Sr.

He was born to the late Earl and Marie Wilson on June 8, 1938 in Louisville, Kentucky.

Following high school at St. Joseph Prep in Bardstown, KY, where he proudly played football, Bob served in the US Army, graduated from the University of Louisville with a degree in Mathematics and returned home to Bardstown where he met his wife of 54 years, Mary Maxine (Smith) Wilson.

Bob retired from Ford Motor Company after 34 years of service and was a devout Catholic. Bob was a proud Eagle Scout, one of the first in Kentucky, a Master bridge player and loved his UofL Cardinals.

Bob enjoyed being outdoors, carpentry, was an avid reader of all things history and folklore and never passed up the chance to travel the backroads. He was a talented story-teller and truly never met a stranger. His sense of humor and laughter will be missed. Most of all he was a loving husband and father to his six children and four grandchildren.

He is preceded in death by his brothers; Joseph Wilson and Donald Wilson.

Left to cherish the memory of Bob are his wife; Mary Maxine Wilson, children; Bobby Wilson, Holly Wilson, Valerie Lynn Wilson (O.V.), Mary Sylvia Grant (Jon), Thomas Wilson (Michelle Jacobi) and Therese Pollett (Brandon), 4 grandchildren; Michael, Elizabeth, Piper and Max, sister; Mary Ann Bryant (Jodi), sister-in-laws; Sarah "Betty" Wilson and Cissy Wilson, many nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.

A Funeral Mass will be held at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church on Friday, August 27, 2021 at 11am with burial to follow at Valley of Rest in LaGrange, KY. Visitation will be Thursday evening from 4-8pm at Heady-Radcliffe Funeral Home.

Memorial contributions can be made to the Solanus Casey Center at www.solanuscenter.org.