Funeral services for Mr. Joe William Wilder, age 85 of Tullahoma will be conducted at 2:00pm, Saturday, May 16 at the Tullahoma Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in the Maplewood Cemetery.
Visitation with the Wilder family will be from 5pm until 8pm, Friday at Tullahoma Funeral Home.
Mr Wilder passed this life Wednesday, May 15 at the Life Care Center of Tullahoma.
Mr. Wilder was born in Coffee County the son of the late Ray Henry Wilder and Daisy Dorsett Wilder.
He worked for the City of Tullahoma for 53 years and received several awards from the City for his work through the years. His biggest love was being with his family.
In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a brother in law, James Alton Austin,Sr., and by a niece, Diane Austin and his sister-in-law Evelyn Wilder of Niles, MI.
His survivors are:
1 brother, Ray Abroum Wilder of Niles, Michigan
3 sisters- Margaret Cyree, Nancy Brinkley and Estella Austin, all of Tullahoma
7 nieces-Patricia Morse, Diane Paso and Barbara Whorl of Niles, Michigan
Daisy Osborne, Jeanette Fowler, Carlene Bain and Sharon Brinkley, all of Tullahoma
5 nephews- James Austin, Jr., Lonnie Austin, Buford Thomas Holder, Jr., Michael Lewis Cyree and Christopher Wayne Cyree, all of Tullahoma.
TULLAHOMA FUNERAL HOME IS HONORED TO SERVE THE WILDER FAMILY