Lloyd E. “Cy” Wilson, age 89, of Mars, died Friday afternoon, October 14, 2016 at the Butler Veterans Hospice.

Born in Penn Twp., PA on November 1, 1926, he was the son of the late James and Florence Lloyd Wilson.

Cy had worked for 55 years in many different positions with Purvis Brothers in Mars, most recently in sales.

He served in the United States Army during W.W. II and Korea, where he his duties included escorting 29 fallen soldiers to their hometowns. After serving in the military, Cy went to mortuary school and became a funeral director.  He was a member of the Mars V.F.W. Post 7505 and the Mars American Legion Post 787.

Active in Masonic Orders, he was a member of John E. Mair Lodge #729 F. & A.M., the Valley of New Castle Consistry, the Syria Shrine and the Royal Order of Jesters Court 2.  Cy was the oldest Life Member of the Mars Volunteer Fire Department, now Adams Area Fire Distict.  He had been a member of the Mars United Presbyterian Church.

Cy loved golfing and was a member of the Oak View Golf Club, where he golfed until he was 88.

Surviving are his companion of 11 years, Patricia A. Minor of Butler, two sons, Lloyd Wilson, Jr. and his wife, Betty S. and Matthew Wilson and his wife, Donna, both of Valencia, two grandsons, Brian Wilson and Sean Wilson and his wife, Kristin, both of Valencia, two great grandchildren, Grace and Noah Wilson, a sister, Madelynn “Mitzie” Staaf of Gibsonia and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Helen Louise Fox Wilson, who he married on September 10, 1949 and who died on July 26, 2002, and by a sister, Dorothy “Dot” Kline.

Friends will be received at the McDonald-Aeberli Funeral Home, Inc. 238 Crowe Ave. Mars, PA on Tuesday from 1-4 and 6-9 PM. Services will be held on Wednesday at 11:00 AM at the funeral home, with Rev. Richard Ward, a family friend, officiating.  Burial with Military Honors will be in Mars Cemetery, Adams Twp., PA.  Memorials may be made to the Butler Veterans Hospice Program, 325 New Castle Rd. Butler, PA 16001. Directions and condolences are available at www.mcdonald-aeberli.com.

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