Bobby Joe Wilson

Bobby Joe Wilson, 84, of Huntington, WV, passed peacefully surrounded by family on Saturday November 13, 2021.  Bobby was born January 24, 1937 to Raymond Wilson and Ota Robertson Wilson of Wayne Co., WV.  He married Charlotte Jenanne Bryan in July of 1958 and loved her until his journey on Earth was complete.  Bobby was preceded in death by his beloved wife Jenanne, his parents, and a brother Dallas (Jeanette) Wilson of Huntington, WV.  Bobby Joe, a long time youth football coach and founding member of the Prince of Peace Freewill Baptist Church worked several year for the Corrugated Box and Container Co. in Guyandotte, WV before retiring from the Wayne County Board of Education.  He is survived by two loving daughters Lisa Renee (Gary) Wilson of Proctorville, Ohio and Kelli Jo (Dave) Ferris of Huntington; two sisters Delores (JR) O’Brien of Huntington and Bonnie (Daniel) Copley of Grayson, KY; brother Bill (Betty) Wilson of New Bern, NC; three grandsons Joshua Bryan Matthews of Fairfax, VA, Derek Lee Matthews of Wheeling, WV and Nicholas Brett Andrew Matthews of Huntington and two great grandchildren Jesse Lee Matthews and Arora Charlotte Matthews.  Funeral services will be conducted at 11 am Thursday at the Reger Funeral Chapel, Huntington by Pastor Phillip Warren.  Burial will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova, WV.  Friends may call from 6 to 9 pm Wednesday at the Reger Funeral Home.  Condolences may be made to the family at www.regerfh.com .