William G. “Bill” Wilson, 92, of Blair, died Tuesday, March 14, 2006, at the Good Shepherd Home in Blair. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 18, at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Blair. His cremains will be buried in the Blair Cemetery. There will be no visitation.

William G. Wilson was born Oct. 25, 1913 in Kearney to George and Susan (Brown) Wilson. He attended Kearney High School through the middle of his senior year, at which time his family moved to Blair. He graduated from Blair High School. While in high school, he won the State FFA Student Member of the Year Award and attended the National Convention representing the state of Nebraska. He also attended the University of Nebraska at Lincoln.

On Nov. 17, 1937, he married Fredericka Matthiesen in Benson. The ceremony was officiated by his grandfather, the Rev. C.C. Wilson.

During World War II, he flew for the Civil Air Patrol.

He began farming south of Blair before moving north of town to a farm near the present golf course, and later moved to live in Blair in 1954. He continued to farm north of Blair in the hills and bottomland near Herman. During his time farming, he was presented the DeKalb Seed Company “High Corn Yield” award. He retired from farming in the 60’s, but continued to raise catfish. He maintained his love of raising catfish until selling the farm in the 90’s. He was a member of the Catfish Farmers of America, and he and his wife loved to attend the catfish conventions.

He is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Pam and Bill Gunlicks of Winnetka, Ill.; son and daughter-in-law, Bob and Helen Wilson of Blair; and six grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Fredericka, and two sisters, Jean Vinton and Harriett Campbell.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to St. Mary’s Episcopal Church of Blair or the Good Shepherd Home.

Campbell-Aman Funeral Home is in Charge of arrangements.