Barbara J. Gilson, 75, of Raymond, died Friday, July 25, 2014 at Unity Point Health Allen Hospital of natural causes.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 29, at Kearns Funeral Service Kimball Chapel in Waterloo, with burial in the Garden of Memories Cemetery.
Family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday and after 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Barbara was born Sept. 26, 1938 in Strawberry Point, Iowa, the daughter of Harry and Irene Franck Wilson. She graduated from Oelwein High School. She married Iner Gilson on Feb. 9, 1957 in Oelwein.
Barbara worked as a secretary at Rath Packing Company and then worked as a secretary and also in human services for Sears, retiring after 28 years.
Survivors include her husband Iner of Raymond; 4 sons, Robert (Venessa) of Evansdale, Richard (Shelly) of Waterloo, David (Toni) of Elk Run Heights, Ronald (Teresa) of Waterloo; 3 daughters, Connie Gilson of Raymond, Kim (Joel) Graham of Evansdale, Tracy (Gene Halbmaier) Gilson of Waterloo; 14 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; 6 brothers, Jim (Bonnie) Wilson of Waterloo, Wayne (Diana) Wilson of Springfield, Mo., Jerry (Carol) Wilson of Waterloo, Mark (Michele) Wilson of Evansdale, Bruce (Nadine) Wilson of Denver, Iowa, Randy (Julie) Wilson of Minnesota; 3 sisters, Carmen Quigley of Waterloo, Faye (Matt) Dostart of Waterloo, JoEllen (Dennis) Ungs of Fredericksburg; 1 brother-in-law, Lavern (Beverly) Gilson of Oelwein; 1 sister-in-law, Ilyene Gilson of Dunkerton and an aunt Lavon (Veryl) Kelley of Hiawatha.
She was preceded in death by her parents; three sisters, Virginia Wilson, Susan Beebe and Sharon Wilson in infancy; one brother Ronnie Wilson in infancy and a sister-in-law Sharon Hammond.