Wesley T. Wilson

October 10, 1941 - February 15, 2018

Wesley T. Wilson, of Sarasota, FL and Highlands, NC, passed away on February 15, 2018 in Sarasota. He was born in Erie, PA and moved to Sarasota in 1953 from North East, PA. He went to Riverside Military Academy in Gainesville, GA and graduated from Riverview High School in Sarasota. Upon graduation he attended Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science receiving his Funeral Directors degree. Mr. Wilson was in business with his father, Dean M. Wilson, who ran Wilson Funeral Home in Sarasota which later became Toale Brothers Wilson Chapel. Mr. Wilson moved to Highlands, NC in 1986 and became owner of Le Pavillon Women’s Apparel Store with his wife Phyllis Wilson. Mrs. Wilson predeceased him in 2010. He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Sarasota, Highlands United Methodist Church in Highlands, NC, Cary B. Fish Lodge (Phoenix) 346 F&AM of Sarasota, Scottish Rite Valley of Tampa, FL, charter member of Sahib Shrine Temple in Sarasota, member of the Sarasota Chamber of Commerce, Sertoma Club of Sarasota, Village Green Golf Club, member of the Highlands Chamber of Commerce, and a board member of First Union National Bank of Highlands. He is survived by his Sister in Law Sandra (Scott) Culleny of Nokomis, FL; nephew Steven Culleny of Nokomis; Brother in Law Steve Shivley of Beckley, W.VA; Cousins Dennis Jones of Dunnellon, FL and Patricia Macaulay of Marietta, GA; Friends Barbara Welch of Highlands, NC, the Toale Family and John Savary of Sarasota. Visitation will be Friday March 2nd from 3pm to 4pm, at Toale Brothers Colonial Chapel – 40 North Orange Avenue in Sarasota, with services to follow. A graveside service will be later at North East Cemetery in North East, PA. In lieu of flower, please direct memorial contributions to: Tidewell Hospice Philanthropy, 5955 Rand Blvd., Sarasota, FL 34236 or the Shriner’s Hospital for Children, 12502 USF Pine Drive, Tampa, FL 33612.