Rose Barron Wilson, 92, went to be with the Lord on January 14, 2021. She was in Baptist Hospital being treated for COVID and pneumonia. Rose was born February 4, 1928. She was the youngest child of J.T. and Bessie Barron of Thomaston, Georgia.

Rose graduated from high school early and went to Emory University School of Nursing in Atlanta. She also did a semester at Columbia University in New York City and the New Orleans Campus of LSU.

She worked at the US Public Health Hospital in New Orleans, LA after WWII. It was in New Orleans that she met and married her husband, S.S. (Steve) Wilson. They moved to Jackson in the early 1950s. Rose worked at the VA Hospital, the Cerebral Palsy Hospital, Hinds General Hospital, and Methodist Hospital, all in the Jackson area. She spent most of her time at Hinds General and retired from nursing in 1992. She loved being a nurse because she loved caring for others.

She and her husband moved to Raymond in 1978. They were very involved in FBC-Raymond. They participated in several mission trips and served in various ministries of the local church. Rose also enjoyed being involved in the HCC 50+ club. She loved to play games and wanted to win.

Rose had a servant heart and was very generous. She had a great attitude, and always looked for the best in life and in others. She had a deep and abiding faith that kept her very steady in all the ups and downs of life.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Sextus S. Wilson; her parents, J.T. and Bessie Barron; her sisters Louise Barron, Edith Fortner (Reginald), Martha Tidwell (Dan); her brother Thomas Barron (June); her son-in-law, Darryl Martin, and her grandson Brian Sullivan.

She is survived by her children Becky Martin, Nancy Sullivan (Ray), Steve Wilson (Jane); her grandchildren Michael Martin (Kim), Brian Martin (Sarah Frances), David Cole (Emily), Daniel Cole (Bethany), Stephen Cole (Amber), Barry Sullivan (Katie), Robert Wilson (Jess), Andrew Wilson (Zoë), and John Wilson. She is survived by a host of great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers donations can be made to: FBC-Raymond Building Fund or Meadow Grove Baptist Church, Brandon, Building Fund.