JERRY C. WILSON, 93, passed away on July 30,
2025, with burial in Evergreen Cemetery in Ranger,
TX.
He was born on July 18, 1932 to Bessie & Ruben C.
Wilson in Ranger, TX. Jerry graduated from Ranger
High School in the Class of 1949 & attended Ranger
Jr. College receiving an Associate Degree. Jerry
continued his education attending Hardin Simmons
University in Abilene & after one year transferred
to Texas Wesleyan University in Ft. Worth graduating
with a Bachelor of Science Degree.
Jerry returned to Ranger after college and started
a 40-year career with Lone Star Gas Company working
in the various offices in Eastland, Cisco, and Ranger
before being transferred to the Fort Worth offices.
In Ft. Worth he worked in the Accounting Offices and
other various divisions before retiring.
He resided on Normandale St. on the West side of Fort
Worth for the last 40 plus years. In 2023 Jerry's
health started to decline and his longtime family
friends Doug & Sissy Crawley helped him return to
Ranger in Dec. of 2023. He has been a resident of
the Ranger Care Center since then.
Jerry was preceded in death by his parents & loving
sister, Mary Joy Wilson (RHS-1943/Faculty).