It is with sorrow that the management and staff of Mitchell-Josey Funeral Home, Inc. announces the passing of Mr. Michael "Byrd" Wilson of Darlington. Mr. Wilson expired on Monday, September 2, 2019 in a Florence medical center. 

Funeral service will be 3:00 PM on Saturday, September 7, 2019 at Christ Temple Holiness Church. Burial will follow in Darlington Memorial Gardens, D. Avenue, Darlington. 

                                                           ~Obituary~

 “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference.” 

Mr. Michael Roosevelt Wilson was born on October 28, 1963 in Darlington, South Carolina a son of Barbara Ann Jackson and the late Michael Roosevelt Wilson, Sr.  He departed this life on Monday, September 2, 2019 at McLeod Regional Medical Center, Florence, SC after a brief illness.

He received his formal education in the Darlington County Public School where he attended Mayo High School.

 He was a formally employed at Canfor Lumber Company of Darlington, SC.

“Byrd”, as he was affectionately called by family and friends, was a loving person who didn’t meet a stranger.  He was a loving father and fiancé.  He loved everyone that he came in contact with.  He loved having fun and having a good time.

Those left to cherish his memory are:  his mother, Barbara Ann Jackson of Darlington, SC; his fiancé, Valarie Lunn; his daughter, Odera Wilson both of the home; one brother, Franklin Jackson of Darlington, SC; two uncles: Jimmy (Diane) Jackson and Nathaniel Jackson both of Darlington, SC; three aunts: Aileen James, Betty Dargan and Carrie Hall all of Darlington, SC; a niece, cousins, other relatives and friends.

Visitation for the Wilson family will be held at the residence, 309 King Edward Street, Darlington.

Please keep this in your thoughts and prayers. 

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