James Lee Wilson

the Lord on Saturday, January 14, 2012, at

Methodist University Hospital, Memphis,

after having battled heart disease, diabetes,

and prostate cancer for over 10 years. Lee

served as an Army Ranger in the Korean War,

and went on to earn his BBA and MBA degrees

from the University of Memphis, where he was

a member of Pi Kappa Alpha. He was employed

for 22 years as an accounting manager for Grace

Chemical Co. Over the next 17 years he was

Vice-president of Finance for Vicon Corporation,

Amsterdam, Holland, and Comptroller for Moore &

Sons, Southaven, MS. In later years, he served

as a tax examiner for the IRS until he retired for

health reasons. Lee will be lovingly remembered

by his wife of 30 years, Barrye Wilson; daughter,

Melissa Cole, Collierville; son, Lee Hardy Wilson,

of Austin, TX; step-children, Lisa McGinnis, Memphis,

Randy McGinnis, Holly Springs; grandsons, Jacob

Cole, Memphis and Weston Cole, Miss State University,

Starkville; step-granddaughter, Teresa McGinnis Thomas

Murfreesboro, TN; sister, Sue Thomas Williams, Horn

Lake, MS. He was a member of Lindenwood Christian

Church, Memphis, since 1987. The family will receive friends on Friday, January 20,

from 5-8 pm. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm on Saturday,

January 21, both will be at Memphis Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens. Interment with military honors will follow.