Stanley Allen Wilson

Stan was born the eldest of 4 to Roy & Genevieve Wilson. They lived on a farm in Table Grove, a small town in central Illinois where Stan attended elementary school in a one-room schoolhouse. After graduating from VIT high school, he would go on to Monmouth College where he met Lillie (Sievers), his wife of 61 years and completed his BA. Always a numbers guy, Stan became a CPA shortly after graduating college and he and Lillie settled in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. They raised 3 sons and Stan was often coaching the boys’ Little League or hockey teams. After spending 30+ years with Park Corporation in Barrington, IL, Stan & Lillie moved to Columbia, SC. Stan worked for Kroger as a coffee buyer until his retirement in 2001. A lover of all sports, Stan especially loved tennis. If he wasn’t having a match with Lillie, he was organizing and scheduling the men’s tennis league in their Wildewood community. After retirement, Stan and Lillie enjoyed traveling and looked forward to their visits from the grandkids. Stan lost his battle with Alzheimer’s on April 22nd, 2022. He was 83 years old. There will be a visitation on May 6th, from 6pm-8pm at Dunbar Funeral Home on Devine St. and a Celebration of Life on May 7th at 1:00pm at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Columbia, SC. He is survived by his 3 siblings Jan Hughes, Roger (Judy) and Margaret Anderson (Tom), his wife Lillie and their 3 sons Toby (Dawn), Matt (Lisa) and Dan (Annie) along with 10 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Alzheimer’s Association or Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Columbia, SC.