Douglas Edward Wilson

Douglas Edward Wilson, 72, of Rockwood, passed away in the early morning hours of May 6, 2015, with his family by his side.
Douglas graduated from Copper Basin High School and graduated from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy, Memphis. Mr. Wilson was owner of Wilson Drug Center, 1967-97. He was the pharmacist at Rite Aid from 1997-2012. Doug was a member of the Roane State Foundation Board since 1990 and served as chairman on two occasions. He was also a member of Roane County Election Commission and he served as chairman of Chamberlain Memorial Hospital Board of Directors. He was past president of the Rockwood Civitan Club, where he was a member for 47 years. Doug served as a member of the state Democratic Executive Committee and also served the Democratic Party statewide in many capacities. Doug was past chairman for Friends of Scouting Catoosa District of the Great Smoky Mountain Council. He was involved in many, many other civic, pharmacy and political organizations. He was preceded in death by his father, Edd Wilson; his maternal grandmother, Bonnie Turner Grantham; his maternal grandfather, Joe Grantham; his paternal grandmother, Mary Lively Wilson; and his paternal grandfather, Foxy John Wilson.
He is survived by mother, Laura Ruth Wilson; daughter, Susan Wilson and husband Aaron Ficken; son, Charles Edward "Charley" Wilson and wife Kate Vermeer Wilson; sister, Rebecca Wilson Hale; best friend, Carolyn Bowling Wilson; and grandchildren, Dutch Edward Wilson, Lorelei Eloise Wilson and Margaret Adalee Ficken.
Arrangements are as follows: Saturday, May 9, in the chapel of Evans Mortuary, Rockwood â€" Family will receive friends from noon to 3 p.m.; memorial service will be at 3 p.m., with Ron Berry, Mike "Brillo" Miller, David Cooley and Mike Pemberton presiding. Interment will be at Pantertown Cemetery in McCaysville, Ga., at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 16. Family and friends will gather at the cemetery for concluding services, following graveside services. A Celebration-of-Life service will be at 2 p.m. in the Williamstown United Methodist Church, 35 Williamstown Road, in Mineral Bluff, Ga. 30559. In lieu of flowers, memorials donation can be made to Roane State Foundation, 276 Patton Lane, Harriman, TN 37748, where a Wilson Family Scholarship will be established.