Passing of Abe Wilson
Posted Saturday, October 17, 2015 11:39 AM

Obituary for Kenneth "Abe" Wilson

Kenneth “Abe” Ray Wilson, 73 of Murrells Inlet died Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at Tideland
Hospice House.
Born in Danville, VA, he was the son of the late Edna B and William Thomas Wilson, Jr. Mr.
Wilson was a 1961 graduate of Wampee Little River High School and received a degree from Wingate College and Campbell College. After college, Abe worked for RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co. and taught school in Rowland, NC and at Socastee High School and also as a realtor for The Lachicotte Company. In 1971 he opened The Captain’s Restaurant in Murrells Inlet. He was past president of the Murrells Inlet Merchants Association and was a member of Belin Memorial
United Methodist Church. In addition to his parent, Abe is preceded in death by a brother, William Wayne Wilson.
Surviving are his wife, Lois Chapman Wilson; daughters, Chappell Wilson of James Island and Rebecca Wilson Furlong and husband Bob of Belmont, NC; grandchildren, Mary-Lois and
Wil Furlong of Belmont, NC; brother, Ronald Wilson of Lake Marion, SC and a sister, Charlotte
Bradley of Lynchburg, VA.
Services will be 2:00 PM, Friday at Belin Memorial United Methodist Church with visitation
one hour prior to services.
Memorials may be made to Belin Memorial United Methodist Church, PO Box 528, Murrells
Inlet, SC 29576 or Tideland Hospice House, 2591 North Fraser St., Georgetown, SC 29440.
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