Alice Wilson Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Alice Buryl Wilson of Wynnewood, Oklahoma was born to Morris, a coal miner and Elba Geren on November 15, 1925 in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma and passed from this life on August 8, 2019 in Purcell, Oklahoma at the age of 93 years. She graduated from high school in Broken Arrow and went to work at McDonald Douglas as a Rosie the Riveter. Later she would build the planes her husband flew in the War in the Pacific. In 1942, she met Oklahoma University college student Myloe G Wilson. Myloe was commissioned in the US Navy in Pensacola, Florida and deployed to Okinawa and returned to the states on leave to change plane types before returning to the Pacific Theatre. Alice flew to Modesto and they married just before he was deployed. She said her wedding day was the happiest day of her life. The family has lived in Wynnewood since the end of World War II. Alice gave birth to two daughters: Sharon of Wayne, and Sandra, of Norman. While her girls were in college, Alice achieved her life long dream to become a nurse. She worked at the US Veterans Hospital for 20 years. In addition to the two daughters, Alice has two granddaughters and three great-grandchildren. A reception for family and friends will be held prior to the service from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Wooster Funeral Home 1601 S. Chickasaw, Pauls Valley, Oklahoma. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at the Wooster Funeral Home Chapel in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma. Interment will be in the Oaklawn Cemetery in Wynnewood under the direction of Wooster Funeral Home. You may send a condolence to the family at www.woosterfuneralhomes.com.

Alice Wilson

November 15, 1925 - August 8, 2019