Obituary of Jan Elaine Wilson

Jan Elaine Wilson, 61, of Fairmont, passed away Monday (April 13, 2020) after a long battle with cancer. Jan was born July 25, 1958, to the late Elmer Junior and Beatrice Mae Edwards. She was raised in Kingmont, attending Kingmont Elementary, before graduating from East Fairmont High School in 1976. She went on to graduate with a Business Education degree from Fairmont State College in 1980. She met and married the love of her life, Millard Glen “Bud” Wilson, in 1979. They were blessed with two wonderful children, Matthew Glen Wilson and Lisa Dawn Wilson, both of Fairmont. Jan worked her way through college at the Fairmont Murphy’s Mart. Following graduation, Jan taught briefly at Webster College, before leaving to raise her young family. Later, Jan became an Avon cosmetics representative, where she was a member of the President’s Club for many years. She then began her career at H&R Block, where she not only worked as a tax advisor but also enjoyed spending time with co-workers and clients for more than 25 years. Over the course of her life, Jan enjoyed many hobbies, including gardening, sewing, genealogy, swimming, hiking, camping, and traveling with her family for as long as her health would allow. Jan also shared in her husband’s hobby of classic music, television shows, and movies, and enjoyed her many pets. Jan worshipped at different churches over her life, including the Fairmont Wesleyan Methodist Church, and more recently The Baptist Temple. Jan is survived by her brother and sister-in-law, Thomas James and Deborah Edwards, of Rivesville; a brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Kenneth and Marian Wilson of Bellview; one step-brother, Flavy Edwards, of Parkersburg; several nieces and nephews, including Brandy Stotka, Michelle Ice, Thomas Russell Edwards, Stephanie Wilson, Jennifer Wilson, Sunda Gerard, and Derek Gerard, as well as many great nieces and nephews, cousins and friends. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her in-laws, Earl Kenneth and Phyllis Rae Wilson; a sister-in-law, Erle Kay Wilson, and three step-siblings, Johnnie Edwards, Norma Comas, and Susanne Ingram. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Ford Funeral Home, Ford Chapel, 201 Columbia Street, Fairmont, WV 26554. Our dear loved one deserves a beautiful tribute. However, we appreciate in this time with COVID-19 pandemic that attending a visitation or funeral may not be in your best health interest. Please be with us in prayer. Should you be able to celebrate her life, friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday, April 16, 2020 from 5 until 8PM and on Friday, April 17, 2020 from 10 until 11AM. The funeral service will be held in the funeral home on Friday at 11AM with Reverend Jim Zinn officiating. Private committal services will be held for the family in the Koontz Addition to Lambert Chapel Church Cemetery in Belington, WV. Online condolences may be made to www.fordfuneralhomes.com.