John Mitchel Wilson II

John Mitchel Wilson II obituary

John Mitchel Wilson II

John Wilson Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Cremation Services of East Alabama, Inc. - Anniston on Aug. 7, 2025.
John Wilson II died peacefully at home on Saturday, August 2, 2025. He was a graduate of Anniston high school, received an optical degree from Ayers vocational school, and worked as an optician. John served in the Navy from 1980 to 1984 on the USS Enterprise where he traveled throughout the Pacific and crossed the equator. John leaves behind his wife, Mary and his son, Joseph Clarke Wood, grand children Zelley and Jude Wood, and a cousin, Paula Conrey Steinberg from San Francisco California.

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