Henry Wade Wilson 1946-2025
Henry Wade Wilson, age 79 of Brasstown, NC, passed away Friday, August 29, 2025.
He was a lifelong resident of Cherokee County, NC and the son of the late Rev. Wade Earl and Edna Marie Elliott Wilson. Henry was a US Army veteran. He retired as the assistant county manager for the North Carolina Forest Service. Henry enjoyed hunting, golfing, gardening and spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren. He loved making and playing music. He was a member of Maggie’s Chapel Baptist Church.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Jerry Wilson and Ray Wilson.
He is survived by his wife, Brenda Sue Ware Wilson; two sons, Brian Wilson and Darren Wilson (Ami) all of Brasstown, NC; one daughter, Kimberly Jones (Derek) of Hayesville, NC; one sister, Carrie Burke (Jerry) of Clyde, NC; grandchildren, Christian Byers, Dallas Wilson, Chad “CJ” Carter and Amy Wilhite; and two sisters in law, Louzine Wilson and Darlene Wilson.
Funeral Services will be held at 1 pm, Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at the Townson-Rose Funeral Home Chapel in Murphy. Burial will be in the New Martins Creek Baptist Church Cemetery with military graveside rites will be conducted by American Legion Post #96, Murphy, American Legion Post 532 Hayesville, VFW Post 6812, Hayesville and the Marine Corp League, Marble. Pallbearers will be Jimmy Wilson, Allen Wilson, Steve Wilson, Paul Wilson, special nephews, Andrew Chastain and Daniel Wilson, Derek Jones and Derek Penland. Honorary pallbearers will be John Mason, III, Ben Wilson and Mark Wilson.
The family will receive friends from 6 pm to 8 pm, Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at the Townson-Rose Funeral Home.
Townson-Rose Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.
You may send tributes to the family at www.townson-rose.com
Uncle Henry has struggled with his health for the last nine years. A severe stroke left him partially paralyzed and unable to walk or pick the guitar. Yet he never gave up.
He was an inspiration to me and to many others I know.
If his health permitted there was not a warm or semi-warm day that you didn’t see him driving his wheel-chair up and down the road here in Wilson Holler. He’d try to straighten up the areas along the road and in his yard by bending over at the waist and working the best he could.
Anytime I was feeling down and out there he was to remind me how blessed I am. Henry got out and tried to work although he didn’t feel well and in fact could not even feel parts of his body!
Uncle Henry was hands down one of the best guitar pickers in this part of the country, he loved gardening as much as I do-in fact he taught me much about making a garden, he loved his family, and he loved being out in the beautiful landscape of Appalachia more than anyone I’ve ever known.
Please remember Uncle Henry’s family in prayer especially his wife Sue.
Tipper
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You have to know that Uncle Henry is whole again in Glory. I’m sure his spirit will joyfully be felt in his beloved mountains for time to come. My sincere sympathy on the loss of him as a living being, but I know you will feel him in your garden.
All my love and prayers to the Wilson family for the loss of Uncle Henry. So very hard to lose our beloved
family members, may you all be blessed daily, and smile thru the tears with remembrance of Uncle Henry in the days to come.
May he rest in peace and rise in glory!
I am sorry for the loss of your uncle. He sure favored your PAP. What loving singing!
God grant him eternal rest.
I love the wonderful message you have shared with us. It gives us a touching tribute to someone you clearly loved. May his memory be a blessing always to you and your extended family.
Prayers for all the family. Henry was born in the same year as my dad.
Prayers for y’all. That was a beautiful tribute to him.
Prayers going out to all who knew and loved your uncle and his family. We know that he is in a better place where gardens never have weeds and the mountains go on forever. Diane and I will be praying for you.
Prayers for his wife and you all. How hard it would be to lose one’s husband. I am sorry you have lost him in this world. Thank God that a wonderful reunion awaits us in the next!
Tipper and family, my deepest condolences. I remember in the girls’ video along the cow pasture they talked about him in his wheelchair. I hope you all find peace in the good memories.
Looking at that photograph I see a good man, a man who can look the world in the face and know that he owes it and it owes him nothing. There are few about whom that can be said.
God welcomed him in His Arms. Know that and be glad of His Divine Grace.
Tipper, you and all the Wilsons are in my prayers.
Sending prayers to all of the Wilson family.
Prayers for your family and thanks for sharing his legacy. I will remember him when I am physically struggling and frustrated and tempted to complain.
Tipper and family. Sadness for you at the loss of your beloved uncle. May the good memories bring you peace and comfort.
Thank God for memories! Bless you Wilson family!❤️
My sincere and deepest condolences to all the family
of your loved one, Henry Wade Wilson.
Tipper and family, my condolences on the passing of your Uncle Henry. Prayers for all
I’m so sorry for your loss.
My condolences. God be with you all.
So sorry for your family’s loss of such a special man; Pap’s brother! I was touched by what you shared about him tending to the yard from his wheelchair. What an inspiration to us all. May Christ hold you all close as you grieve your earthly loss of him.
I’m so sorry for your loss of Uncle Henry. I can tell he was a good man and a loving family member.
Prayers for the family at this time of loss.
Good memories are always something to be thankful for. Thinking of your family.
Prayers for Sue and all who will miss your Uncle Henry.
Tipper I’m so sorry about uncle Henry’s passing, he sounds like just a wonderful interesting person. The Wilson brothers together again you know there’s beautiful music being heard up there now. Prayers to the family and sweet granny. ❤️
Prayers for the Wilson family
“The Lord is near to those who are broken hearted…” Thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Sorry to hear about Uncle Henry!
You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers, Miss Tipper. May God wrap His loving arms around all of you and give you peace.
My deepest condolences,
Charolette
Praying that the Wilson family will find peace knowing Henry is not suffering as he walks the streets of gold. Norman, it’s good to know you are able to post on here today. Our prayers were answered! God, please bless Debbie’s cousin as he struggles both mentally and physically. Let him know you will be there, guiding the hand that administers the treatments.
So sorry for your loss . . .
Lifting up Prayers for y’all
Deepest condolences to the family for your loss. Sending prayers for comfort and healing for the entire family.
May your memories bring you comfort and peace during this sad time. I am so sorry for your loss.
my sincerest condolences to your family for your loss, I will always keep you and your family in my prayers.
Deepest sympatthy.
Sorry for your loss
Tipper, lifting you and the Wilson family up in my prayers through this sad time. I just lost a dear friend of 32 years last week, and it’s been tough losing someone that close. We had made plans to go out for her 86th birthday, but unfortunately she wound up in the hospital and never recovered. May the wonderful memories you have of your uncle sustain you, his wife Sue, and the family through this difficult time.
Lifting up in prayer Sue and all of Uncle Henry’s family as they grieve his death. Now Uncle Henry’s body and spirit is restored. He sounds like a beautiful person whose life & legacy will be remembered by his family and community.
Prayers for your uncle’s and your family in these tough times.
Words always seem so inadequate at partings. We’d like to be helpful but scarcely know how at all, much less how best. All the words and deeds come down to a way of saying, ‘We care that you hurt.’ My heart goes out to your all’s hurting. If we only knew the freedom the spirit feels to get returned to God who gave it, everything would look so different. And then to remember that He does fully know. Jesus understood it from both sides and let us know the separation is for a short time till we meet to part no more.
Amen.
May God comfort all who love Uncle Henry. Notice, I say “love,” not “loved.” Why? Because of Jesus there is coming a day when you all will see Uncle Henry again. Grief, crying, pain and death will be no more.
It was my pleasure to care for Henry for a short time as his care giver. I grew to love each of the family members and especially Brenda. I will continue to pray for each of you.
My prayers go out for Henry’s wife, Sue, and all the Wilson Family. May you feel God’s presence as he is there holding you as you go thru this valley.
Our love and prayers are going out to Uncle Henry’s family and everyone that knew him. After reading about him, I wish I had known him. He is healed now and no more pain. Love and prayers to all of you and Granny too.
God help comfort the family in this very trying time, only God can during a time like this, please help Lord in Jesus name, once again thank you to everybody that prayed for me
My deepest sympathy for the loss of your Uncle Henry. Sending prayers for comfort and peace that only God can give during times of earthly grief for his wife, family, extended families and friends.
Prayers to Sue and the rest of the Wilson family. He will live on in your hearts.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and all your family, Tipper and Paul and especially Sue.
I’m so sorry for the loss of your Uncle Henry. Prayers for all the family
I’m so sorry for the loss of Pap’s brother, Uncle Henry. He sounds like a man that everyone who knew him was blessed by his love & strength. I’m lifting up prayers for the entire family, especially for Sue as she navigates life without him.
Tipper, I’m so sorry for your loss. I’m praying for the family and his friends. He sounds like a great man. ♥️
Uncle Henry and I are the same age. I have been blessed with relatively good health, but most of my veteran peers are struggling with major health challenges or severe disabilities. My generation, vet or civilian, male or female, all face decisions about how we will spend the time that remains to us in this world. We have reached a point where we can’t ignore how our bodies inevitably become less reliable, break down at the most inconvenient times, and can take our attention away from the things we love and enjoy in life if we allow it. It sounds like Uncle Henry appreciated how to squeeze a good life out of what was at hand. There’s more than one way to keep strumming.
Mike, I am 71, in my country boy language I say people of our generation are dropping like flies. I know many of them from somewhere in my life. Many of ones that have not died are now having serious health problems. The one thing we know for sure is there is a lot more time behind us than there is in front of us. We need to try to make the most out of each day, some days I fail to do this. It seems like Uncle Henry understood this and tried to make each day count.
My condolences to you, Tipper and family, for the loss you feel. He is at peace with The Lord. God is good.
Praise the Lord! Uncle Henry has been fully healed and walking with Jesus now. It sounds like he had a beautiful life and will be remembered fondly. I’ll lift up his family and pray that they have peace knowing where he is and that they will see him again.
Prayers for your Uncle’s family and for each of you during this time of loss. It’s hard losing those we love and admire, but now he has a healed body and is dancing on the streets of heaven.
I also want to say thank you for all of you who are praying for my cousin. He is really having a hard time mentally with the cancer treatments coming up.
It was good to see Norman post and I praise the Lord it wasn’t an aneurysm.
We have a valuable community here on Blind Pig and I am so grateful for it. Your words encourage me when I’m sad, make me smile and laugh out loud when the day has been long. God bless each and everyone of you! I don’t always comment, but I’m always reading and praying for y’all! May you find many blessings in your day! God is good!
Sending my deepest condolences to the Wilson family.
We will be lifting you all in prayer. He sounds like a wonderful man to have known. Each one who goes on takes a wealth of knowledge with them. May we all learn to listen closely to those older and wiser so we might gleen from them and pass along their wisdom. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted. Lifting you all in prayer, especially Sue.
Prayers for the Wilson family, especially Sue.
I will pray for you, Paul and the rest of Henry’s family. I had a 76 year old neighbor, friend and coworker that was buried Friday. He had been in bad health for several years. I have been struggling with arthritis that is especially bad in my knees and legs for the last 20 years that makes it harder and harder to “get around,” just going to the store and trying to bring in a few bags of groceries is a painful chore. All my life I have been able to pretty much go and do whatever I wanted to do without having to ask for help, now it seems like I need help with getting a lot of even simple things done, now at 71 years old, I realize good health is one of God’s and life’s greatest blessings.