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Melody M. Wilson

Melody M. Wilson, 59, of Clinton, IL passed away at 11:58 AM, September 4, 2021 at her family residence, Clinton, IL.

 

Services will be 10 AM, Friday, September 10, 2021 at the First Baptist Church, Clinton, IL with Pastor John Roberson officiating. Burial will follow at Sugar Grove Cemetery, Wapella, Il. Visitation will be 5 – 7 PM, Thursday, September 9, 2021 at the Calvert Funeral Home, Clinton, IL.

 

Memorials may be directed to First Baptist Church, Clinton, Il.

 

Melody was born August 15, 1962 in Clinton, Il. the daughter Timothy and Penny (Cowles) Cornell. She married Tom Wilson May 2, 1987 in Clinton, Il.

 

Survivors include her husband, Tom Wilson, Clinton, Il.; daughter, Charity (Brandon) Hardwick, Clinton, Il.;  four grandchildren:  Grace and Faith Gates and Kearington and Brock Hardwick; mother, Penny (Don) MacIsaac, Clinton, Il.; siblings: Gene (Selena) Cornell, Wapella, Il.; Annette Cornell, Normal, Il.; Jerry (Jenny) Schulz, Lakeville,  Minnesota; Steve (Hollie) Schulz, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin; and Christy (Scott) Webb, Clinton, Il..

 

Melody was preceded in death by her father.

 

Melody was a member of First Baptist Church, Clinton, IL. She had been a Certified Nurse’s Assistant for years in Clinton, Lincoln, and Decatur.  She was very compassionate and caring to those she cared for as a CNA.