Alvin A. Wilson, age 72, of Warrensburg, Missouri passed away Sunday, September 21, 2008 at the Country Club Care Center in Warrensburg, Missouri. Funeral services will be Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 10:30 a.m. at Vansant-Mills Chapel, Clinton with interment in Englewood Cemetery. No visitation. Family suggests memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society and may be left at the funeral home. Fond memories may be left online at www.vansant-millsfuneralhome.com.

Al was born in Plattsburgh, New York the son of Audrey M. and Grace Warner Wilson. He graduated from Peru Central High School, Class of l954. He served in the U.S. Air Force for twenty years serving in the Vietnam Conflict and retiring as a Tech Sergeant. He later worked for the University of Central Misssouri in Warrensburg. He was a member of the American Legion in Warrensburg and the Non Commissioned Officers Association.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Marcella.

Among survivors include six step children, Dena Young and John Young of Clinton, Pete Young, Joe Young, and Susan Witherspoon of Deepwater, Missouri and Gary Young of Kansas City, Missouri; one brother, Charles L. Wilson of Pickens, S.C.; three sisters, Dianne W. Dew of Dannemora, New York, Marianne F. Miller of Port Kent, New York and June A. Leifester Stafford of Tecoma, Washington as well as six nieces and six nephews.