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Life Story for Cora Marie Wilson (Chase)

Cora Marie  Wilson (Chase)
Mrs. Cora Marie (Chase) Wilson, age 74, of Switzerland County, Indiana, entered this life on July 31, 1940, in Quercus Grove, Indiana, the daughter of the late, Clarence and Mary Ellen (Reed) Chase. She was raised in Switzerland County, Indiana, where she attended the Patriot High School. Cora was united in marriage on February 14, 1957, in Vevay, Indiana, to the late, William H. "Kicky" Wilson and to this union arrived three daughters, Terri, Kimberly and Yulonda and a son, Jeffrey Wade to bless their home. Cora and William shared 30 years of marriage together until his death on November 26, 1987. Cora was a former Machine Operator for the US Shoe Factory in Vevay, Indiana, retiring after 42 years of service when the factory closed. Cora was employed for a short period of time at BESI Inc. in Vevay, Indiana. She was a former Bar Manager for the Vevay VFW Post #5396 in Vevay, Indiana, for 10 years. She was a member of the Vevay VFW Ladies Auxiliary Post #5396 and the Vevay Church of Christ. Cora resided all of her life in the Switzerland County community, until 2011 when she moved to the Waters of Clifty Falls in Madison, Indiana and later moved to the Hanover Health & Rehabilitation Center in Hanover, Indiana. Cora enjoyed gardening and raising her family. Cora died at 5:45 pm, Sunday, July 26, 2015, at the Hanover Health & Rehab Center in Hanover, Indiana.

Cora will be missed by her daughters: Terri Oliver & her husband: Ralph Edwin of Vevay, IN, Kimberly McEndree of Franklin, IN & Yulonda Birge & her husband: Curtis of Vevay, IN; her son: Jeffrey Wade Wilson of Clinton, TN; her grandchildren: Quinton, Clayton, Sarah Beth, Rocky, Amy, Jake, Jesse, Curtis, Katrina, Anna Belle, Jennifer, Samantha, Fred, Cory, Cody, Christian & Caleb; her great-grandchildren: Dylan, Remy, Nathaniel, Madison, Adrien, Kali, April, Leigha, Noah, Daulton, Austin, Alex, Christian, Xavier, Cassidy, William, Summer, Lilly, Molly & Emmy; her sisters: Betty Raisor of Moores Hill, IN, Elizabeth "Liz" Little of Florence, IN & Beulah "Bootie" Thornton of Vevay, IN; her brother: Clarence "Buster" Chase of Vevay, IN & her several nieces & nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents: Clarence & Mary Ellen (Reed) Chase; her husband of 30 years: William H. "Kicky" Wilson, died November 26, 1987; her granddaughters: Sarah Oliver & Nora Ann Birge; her sisters: Geraldine Peters, Leo "Ike" Chase, Ruth Romans & Viola "Sis" Gregory; her brothers: Donald Chase & Paul David Chase & her son-in-law: Granville William "Billy" McEndree, Jr.

Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, July 28, 2015, at 1:00 pm, by Pastor KC Banta, at the Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home, 208 Ferry Street Vevay, Indiana 47043.

Interment will follow in the Vevay Cemetery, Vevay, Indiana.

Friends may call 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm, Tuesday, July 28, 2015, at the Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home 208 Ferry Street Vevay, Indiana 47043.

Memorial contributions may be made to Vevay VFW Post #5396 Relief Fund. Cards are available at the funeral home.

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