BILLIE RUTH WILSON
Funeral services for Mrs. Billie Ruth Wilson, age 83, of Fayette, were held Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025 at 2 p.m. from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Fayette Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Wilson died Saturday, Dec. 13 at her residence.
She was preceded in death by her parents: Cecil and Sarah Jo Watkins; brothers: Don Watkins and Ralph Watkins; and a sister: Dot Sanford.
Survivors include her husband: Brooks Wilson of Fayette; son: Russell Wilson of Fayette; daughters: Kristi Fisher (Robert), Kelli Porter (Jason), and Kasey Kennedy (Brad) all of Fayette; brothers: Mickey Watkins (Annette) of Kennedy, Mackey Watkins (Marilyn) of Belk; sister: Katherine Newman (Larry) of Shoal Creek; seven grandchildren: Ashton Lay (Jeremy), Caitlin Bruce (Johnny), Brady Fisher, Sarah Hayes (Holden), Paige Walker (Devin), Ensleigh Kennedy, and Bentley Kennedy; and eleven great-grandchildren.
Honorary pallbearers were: Hospice of Northwest Alabama, special thanks to Ashley Thompson, and April Stowe.
Active pallbearers were: Brady Fisher, Bentley Kennedy, Jeremy Lay, Johnny Bruce, Holden Hayes, and Devin Walker.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Hope’s Choice of Alabama.
Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.
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