Marie Battiste Wilson went home to be with her Lord on Sunday morning, November 14, 2021, two days after her 95th birthday. She died at peace, in her home, surrounded by her family and loved ones.
She was a descendant of Jean-Baptiste Baudreau de Graveline, an original founder of old Mobile.
Marie was proceeded in death by her husband of 56 years, the Rev. Bill (W.J.) Wilson, Jr. She is survived by her three children, Holly Ann, Brian, and Keith; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; other relatives, and many friends.
Mom loved plants, gardening, landscaping, and had a tremendous green thumb. Everything she planted grew and flourished. She loved the outdoors and the sandy gulf beaches. Antique collecting and re-finishing old furniture were also pastimes.
Mom was a professional person. She started out at Alabama Power during WWII, was a secretary and bookkeeper for several Mobile businesses, and retired from the Mobile Public School system having worked at several elementary schools.
As the wife of a pastor, she loved people most of all. Her heart was open and full. In her lifetime, she opened her house to relatives and friends recovering from illness, run-away children, and lost souls. She voraciously read the Bible, studied scripture, and was an encourager and mentor to many.
Marie B. Wilson loved Jesus most of all. This quote was written on a small piece of paper in her Bible, “We’re not in the land of the living and heading for the land of the dying. We are in the land of the dying, heading for the land of the living.”
November 12, 1926 - November 14, 2021
Visitation will be held on Monday, November 22, 2021 from 10 AM-12 PM at Serenity Funeral Home, followed by service at 12 PM. Interment will be held in Mobile Memorial Gardens.
