Archibald Clifton Wilson

Archibald Clifton Wilson Memorial service for Archibald Clifton Wilson, 83, of Decatur will be today, April 30, 2007, at 2 p.m. at Westminster Presbyterian Church with the Rev. David Rollins officiating and Roselawn Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be today from 1 to 2 p.m. at the church.

Mr. Wilson, who died Saturday, April 28, 2007, at Decatur General Hospital, was born Nov. 25, 1923, in California to Lucian H. and Helen Herd Wilson. He was a U.S. Navy World War II veteran. He attended Westminster Presbyterian Church. Mr. Wilson played major league baseball for many years. He was a Rotarian and President of the Decatur Country Club in 1972 and 1973. He retired from Fruehauf Corp. Following retirement, he enjoyed golf and time with family and friends. He loved watching his USC Trojans and the Alabama Crimson Tide.

He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Sybil Wilson; two daughters, Whitney Wilson Ferguson and her husband, Michael, of Decatur, and Heidi Wilson Sprinkle and her husband, Jerrill, of Suwanee, Ga.; two sons, Donald Clifton Wilson of Bakersfield, Calif., and Wade Albert Wilson of Decatur; and two grandchildren, Wilson and Hampton Sprinkle.

Memorials may be made to Animal Friends Humane Society, P.O. Box 2345, Decatur, AL 35602 or to The Lionheart School, 180 Academy St., Alpharetta, GA 30004.