James William Wilson, age 79, formerly of Amissville, Virginia, passed away on
Friday, December 11, 2020 at the Citadel Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in
Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He was born on November 5, 1941 in Lancaster,
South Carolina to Rosa Howard and William Wilson.

James was a 1960 graduate of Carver High School, in Winston-Salem, North
Carolina and a 1964 graduate of Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North
Carolina. He touched many lives as a high school history teacher in the Fauquier
County school system in Virginia, where he taught for 37 years and was beloved
by his students.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Rosa Howard and William Wilson;
one sister, Brenda Grafton; one brother in-law, Thomas N.B. Chisholm Sr.

James is survived by his brother Richard (Cleta) Wilson, his sister Mary Chisholm,
and his stepfather Samuel Howard, all of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He is
also survived by four aunts, Ellen Stewart and Emma Shouse of Winston-Salem,
North Carolina, Elizabeth Jones of Wilson, North Carolina, Mary Alice Leary of
Charlotte, North Carolina, and many cousins, nieces, and nephews. James also
had a number of devoted friends, including Reverend Tom and Mary Carter,
Reverend Paul Banks, Jerry Williams, and Reverend Linwood Montgomery.

Graveside services will be private.