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Bennie Wilson
BENNIE WILSON
Cedar Rapids
Bennie Wilson, 65, of Cedar Rapids, passed away Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House in Hiawatha due to end stage liver disease. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, at Oakhill Jackson Community Church, 1202 10th Ave. SE.
Bennie was born Nov. 15, 1949, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the son of Lavernia "Smokey" Johnson and Bennie Wilson.
Survivors include his children, Demetrius Wilson (Bonnie) of Denver, Colo., and Lakeelah Wilson of Cedar Rapids; stepchildren, Heidi Shields of Cedar Rapids and Shimekal Gorseline (Ken) of Los Angeles, Calif.; seven grandchildren, Analyce, Deon and Allysa of Denver, Colo., Kenya and Isaiah of Los Angeles, Calif., and Jaelonte and Jovonta of Cedar Rapids; two sisters, Beatrice (Harlen) Mitchell of Cedar Rapids and Chylinda Pritchett of Calumet City, Ill.; one brother, Larry Wilson of Cedar Rapids; and special friend, Lori Johnson.
Bennie served in the U.S. Army from 1971 to 1973, when he was honorably discharged.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Lavernia "Smokey" Johnson and Bennie Wilson.
Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service is handling the arrangements.
Memorials may be sent to Oakhill Jackson Community Church in lieu of flowers.
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