Obituary

Wilburn C. England, 88, of Plainview, passed away Saturday, April 5, 2008, in Plainview, Texas. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, 2008, at College Heights Baptist Church with the Rev. Don Robertson, pastor, officiating, and Raymond England assisting. Burial will follow in Plainview Memorial Park under the direction of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Plainview. Mr. England was born Nov. 8, 1919, in Bryan County, Okla. He moved to Hale County in 1923. He married Sarah Edith Baxter on Oct. 12, 1940, in Plainview. He has been a member of College Heights Baptist Church since 1946 and taught Sunday school for a number of years. He also was a past president of The Brotherhood at College Heights. Mr. England owned England's Wholesale for 28 years and his own advertising business for 19 years. He was an active member of the Kiwanis Club for 58 years where he sponsored the Key Club and helped start the flag program. He will be greatly missed by family and friends. Survivors include one daughter, Marsha Ashton and her husband, Bob, of League City; one son, Nelson England and his wife, Catherine, of Austin; three grandchildren, Mark Ashton, Sarah England and Lezli Gustafson; and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Edith, on Nov. 14, 2006; his parents, Meredith Elza and Nancy Catherine England; seven brothers, Lucian and Henry Maxwell, Raymond, Garrett, Elza, Hugh and Wayne Bo England; and five sisters, Stella Foutch, Virgie Thompson, Curtis Roberson, Bessie Mae Gillian and Ruth England. The family wishes to express a special thanks and appreciation to Mattie Alexander for the care she has shown to Mr. and Mrs. England. Memorials may be made to College Heights Baptist Church, 802 Quincy St., Plainview, TX 79072, or to a favorite charity.