Ruth Durham Lucas Wilson

Ruth Durham Lucas Wilson, age 91, passed away Wednesday, August 13, 2014, at her residence at Morningside Assisted Living in Conyers, GA. She was born February 15, 1923, in Louisa, Virginia. Mrs. Wilson worked as a Secretary at the Pentagon during World War II, and later she studied to be a nurse and received her LPN Diploma. As the wife of Lt. Col. Lee R. Lucas, she lived in Canada, Iran and many different states in the U.S. Mrs. Wilson enjoyed sharing stories of her extensive travels to many foreign countries. After retirement, she and her family returned to her home state of Virginia where she lived until she married her late husband, William Farmer Wilson, and moved to Conyers, GA. She enjoyed oil painting as a pastime and leaves behind many beautiful paintings.

She is survived by two daughters, Lin Maines of Durham, NC, Vicki Lucas Tilton and her husband, John Tilton of San Diego, CA; grandchildren, Lucas and Nicole Myers, Casey Myers, Joren Myers, all of San Diego, CA, Shawn and Mary Beth Maines, Eric and Cindy Maines, all of Orange County, NC; great-grandsons, Joshua and Jacob Maines of Orange County, NC; sister, Marjorie Durham Baker of Mineral, VA; as well as many nieces and nephews.

A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, August 16, 2014, 2:00 PM, at Conyers Presbyterian Church, with Pastor David Rogers officiating, and a reception immediately following. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be sent to her family's home church, which was damaged by an earthquake (Gilboa was the epicenter), Gilboa Christian Church Building Fund, c/o Joe Leslie, P.O. Box 214, Mineral, VA 23117. Interment will be held in Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, VA, at a later date.