Wilson

John M. Wilson, 53, of Argentine, Washington Township, died unexpectedly Tuesday afternoon at his home of natural causes.

Born in Pittsburgh, March 12, 1953, he was the son of James Wilson Jr. of Canada and the late Joyce Smith Wilson Duncan.

He was a Catholic.

Mr. Wilson was a 2001 graduate of Clarion University.

He had received floral arrangement training in earlier years and had been affiliated with the Family Affair Floral Shop in Emlenton and the Camelot Floral Shop of Shippenville. He also had worked at Emerson's Dairyland on East Main Street in Clarion for years and later worked at Shelly's Family Restaurant of Clarion.

With much music talent, he was a well-known vocalist with the band 151, Spitfire and Fat Sam's.

He was a citizen of the United States and Canada as he was registered with the Six Nations Reservation of Bradford, Ontario. Because of his parents' native origin, he was an American Indian of the Lower Mohawk Tribe.

In addition to his father, he is survived by his stepfather, Clifford A. Duncan Sr. with whom he made his home in Argentine, and four sisters, Penny Wilson-Castle of New York, Kristine Wilson of Midland, Pa., Susan Easter of Canada and Heather Beese of North Carolina.

Two brothers, James III and Andrew Wilson, preceded him in death.

<B>WILSON </B>— Friends of John M. Wilson, who died Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2006, will be received from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the <B>H. Jack Buzard Funeral Home</B>, Main Street (Route 38), Eau Claire. Funeral services will be at 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be private at the request of the deceased.