James E. Wilgus, Jr.
James E. Wilgus, Jr. of Campbellsville, son of the late James E. Wilgus, Sr. and Jenny Hudson Wilgus, was born in Selbyville, Delaware, August 27, 1926. He died at 6:43 P.M., Wednesday, October 21, 2009, in Campbellsville. Age: 83
He professed faith in Christ and was a member of the St. Mark United Methodist Church.
He was a retired military and commercial pilot.
He served his country honorably in the United States Navy and United States Air Force, retiring with the rank of Major after some twenty-two years.
He united in marriage to Mary Hargan October 3, 1962.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Hargan Wilgus; one son and four daughters:
J. Robert Wilgus and wife, Pat of Duluth, Georgia, Connie Delaroderie and husband, Aldridge of Newport, North Carolina, Susan Taylor and husband, Charles of Greensboro, North Carolina, JoAnne Ghavami and husband, Bizhan of Brentwood, Tennessee and Jennifer Wilgus of Murfreesboro, Tennessee; seven grandsons: Jim Delaroderie, John Delaroderie, Todd Delaroderie, Tom Delaroderie, Mike Taylor,
Brandon Wilgus and Brian Wilgus; four great-grandchildren: Alex Taylor, Sofia Delaroderie, Brianna Wilgus and Eleanor Rose Wilgus; one brother, Eugene Wilgus of Selbyville, Delaware; several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Commander Carlton Wilgus.
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FUNERAL SERVICES: 11:00 A.M., E.D.S.T., Saturday, October 24, 2009 at the Parrott amp; Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville by Rev. William Herndon
VISIATION: After 5:00 P.M., Friday, October 23, 2009, at the Parrott amp; Ramsey Funeral Home
– GRAVESIDE SERVICES: 11:00 A.M., C.D.S.T., Monday, October 26, 2009, at the Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, with full military honors
PALLBEARERS:
Jim Delaroderie
John Delaroderie
Todd Delaroderie
Tom Delaroderie
Mike Taylor
Brandon Wilgus
Brian Wilgus
Family requests expressions of sympathy be in the form of flowers or donations to Campbellsville University orHospice of Central Kentucky and may be made at the Parrott amp; Ramsey Funeral Home.
