Dan Wilson, 82, of Beaver Dam, Kentucky went to his heavenly home on Thursday, November 3, 2022 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born March 21, 1940 in Ohio County, Kentucky to the late Kirby Wilson and Ida Mae Hurt Wilson. Dan was a retired Coal Miner, working at Homestead Mines for Peabody Coal in Kentucky and Consolidated Electric Mines in Missouri. After returning home he was employed by H.B. Stanley for 18 years. Dan was a member of Ridgecrest Baptist Church. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening, going to sales and spending time with his family.
Aside from his parents he was preceded in death by a brother, WH Wilson.
He leaves behind to cherish his memory, his wife of 62 years, Peggy Alford Wilson; 3 children, Rachel (Rick) Bryson of Bowling Green, Jeff Wilson of Louisville and Brandi (James) Segers of Beaver Dam; 7 grandchildren, Anna Bryson, Jacob (Brittany) Wilson, Jarod (Amanda) Wilson, Jansen Wilson, Austin (Adrianna) Segers, Jackson Segers and Laynee Segers; 4 great grandchildren, Stella Mae, Jonah, Luka and Reagan Mae; 3 sisters, Peggy Cummings of Cub Run, Helen Wilson of Caneyville and Pam Doyle of Caneyville and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 1 PM Monday, November 7, 2022 at William L. Danks Funeral Home in Beaver Dam, Kentucky with Dr. Glenn Armstrong officiating. Burial will be in Sunnyside Cemetery in Beaver Dam, Kentucky. Friends may visit with Dan’s family from 10 AM until the time of the service Monday at the funeral home.
The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of donations to, Hospice of Ohio County, 1211 Main Street, Hartford, KY 42320 or Caretenders, 122 West Union Street, Hartford, KY 42347.
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