Melvin Sanford Wilson Obituary (1917 - 2007)

Born May 07, 1917, Melvin Sanford Wilson attended Stanton County High School in Johnson, KS. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Melvin Sanford Wilson.

Graduation Year	Class of 1937
Date of Birth	May 07, 1917
Date of Passing	Apr 17, 2007
About	Melvin Sanford Wilson, 89, died Tuesday, April 17, 2007, at Western Prairie Care Home in Ulysses. He was born May 7, 1917, to Leonard A. and Cora Lona (Steward) Wilson near Gouguac in Stanton County. He married Madilyn Wilson Feb. 28, 1950. He then married Margaret Josephine Brown Jan. 22, 1973, in Las Vegas. She died Oct. 3, 2002. He graduated from Stanton County High School in 1937. After graduation, he began farming. In 1976, he became the Ulysses chief of police and served as the Grant County sheriff until 1981. He was a member of Johnson Masonic Lodge No. 441 and served as master in 1958. In 1952, he was the Stanton County Farm Bureau vice president. He was the Grant County Citizen of the Year in 1991, was a 20-year member of the Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, a past chairman of the Pride Association, a Red Cross volunteer and past president of the Ulysses Lions Club. He is survived by one son, Leonard Wilson, Ulysses. He was also preceded in death by his parents; one daughter, Melva Linda Wilson; and one sister, Edith Wilson. * Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Shelton Memorial Christian Church in Ulysses with the Rev. Bill Harrold presiding. Burial will follow at Stanton County Cemetery in Johnson with Masonic rites by Johnson Masonic Lodge No. 441. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at Garnand Funeral Home in Ulysses. Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association in care of Garnand Funeral Home, 405 W. Grant, Ulysses, KS 67880.
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