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Wilson, Eloysie P. (McLeroy)
Eloysie P. (McLeroy) Wilson, 80, of Cedar Rapids, went home to be with the Lord, Monday, July 12, 2010, at Living Center East, Cedar Rapids. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Pastor Rod Dooley of Oak Hill Jackson Community Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial: Oak Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include her son, Lance C. Moreland of Cedar Rapids; a sister, Aljean Richardson of Chicago; two granddaughters, Tanea and Tiffany Moreland; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, George; her daughter-in-law, Vanessa Moreland; and her brother-in-law, Jim Richardson.
Eloysie was born Jan. 2, 1930, in Iowa City. She graduated from McKinley High School in 1948. Eloysie married George Wilson Jr. in 1953. He died in 2000. She worked at Rockwell Collins for 37 years, retiring in 1987.
Eloysie was a member of Seaside Lighthouse Association in Cedar Rapids. She loved her family and was a loving, caring person who did the best she could for everyone she knew.
A memorial fund has been established in memory of Eloysie.
Please sign the online guest book for Eloysie at under obituaries.
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