Raymond Pilson Of Bonnie Died At Age 74

Raymond Pilson, 74, Bonnie, died 4:20 p.m. Feb. 24, 1989, at Good Samaritan Regional Health Center.

Mr. Pilson was a mechanic and welder.

He was born Nov. 19, 1914, in Belle Rive, a son of John and Julia Ann (Bumpus) Pilson.

He married Imogene Wilson, who died in 1963.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Johnston Funeral Home in Ina with the Rev. David Schlag officiating. Burial will follow in South Hickory Hill Cemetery.

Visitation is after 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Mr. Pilson is survived by three sons, Dale Pilson of Anson, Texas, and George Pilson and Edwin Pilson, both of Bonnie; two daughters, Mrs. Donna Ward of Florissan, Mo., and Mrs. Robert (Cheryl) Pickett of Bonnie; 14 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Mr. Pilson was in the Navy in World War II.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; a son, Donald Ray; and seven brothers.