Bob Wilson, 75 of Clarksville, Ohio died 8:30 PM, Monday, February 20, 2012 at his residence. His wife, Ruby Coleman Wilson, whom he married March 17, 1971, survives. Mr. Wilson was born August 31, 1936 in Norton, Virginia, son of Nellie Mae Collins Wilson of Centerville, Ohio and the late Arthur Sylvan Wilson Sr. He served in the U.S. Air Force during Vietnam.
Mr. Wilson worked for many years as a tool and die maker for Mound Lab in Miamisburg, Ohio. He was also a longtime antique dealer. He was a member of the Antique Automobile Collector’s Association.
In addition to his wife and mother, Mr. Wilson is survived by a son, Tom Wilson of Clarksville, Ohio; three daughters, Denise (Bert) Hart of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Diana (Lisa) Meadors of Frankfort, Indiana, and Danita Wilson of Queen Creek, Arizona; a stepson, Michael Kokoski of West Virginia; his brothers and sister-in-law, Jim Wilson of Centerville, Ohio and Arthur (Sharon) Wilson Jr. of Centerville, Ohio; his sisters and brothers-in-law, Thelma (Jim) Fisher of Miamisburg, Ohio, Nancy Bryant of Trotwood, Ohio, Betty (Paul) Kidon of Jupiter, Florida and Pete Ventura of Centerville, Ohio; seven grandchildren, Daniel Mooney, Sean Hart, Bayli Mooney, Brandy Mooney, Courtney Hart, Logan Hart, and Sam Wilson; a step-granddaughter, Katie Lamb; three step-great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his father, two sisters, Doris Shupe and Judy Ventura, are preceded in death.
Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Friday, February 24, 2012 at the Reynolds-Smith Funeral Home, 327 N. South Street, Wilmington, Ohio. Burial will be at the convenience of the family on the Wilson Family Farm. Friends may call from 12:00 Noon – 2:00 PM, Friday, February 24, 2012 at the Reynolds-Smith Funeral Home.

Bob was a kind and likable person who with his son Tom traveled around the US in search of antique projectors and other items. Most of the time he and Tom would stop by at my place in Mt. Prospect,Il to visit with me. I will miss him and his conversations on his career as a tool and die maker as was my father.
With warm regards,
Konrad Schiecke
Bobs smile was contagious, his soft spoken words of kindness to me are unforgetable. I was a tool and diemaker apprentice myself so we had a common bond. He will be missed and will not be forgotten by me.
My deepest sympathies to Tom and his entire family.
Soterios Gardiakos