Nettie Wilson passed away peacefully on January 6, 2025. She was born May 9, 1927 to Bertha and Charles Hood in Bellevue, TX. She spent most of her early years in Colorado and Texas. She graduated from Hereford High School and went on the Texas State College for Women (which is now TWU), earning a degree in Advertising.
Nettie married H.T. (Tom) Wilson, also from Hereford, in September of 1948 at the Little Chapel in the Woods on the TSCW campus. They lived most of their married life in Eastland, TX, where they raised two girls – Shannon and Victoria.
Participating in many activities for the girls, Nettie was involved in PTO, Girl Scouts and Eastland Civic Theatre at Bell Hurst Playhouse. She was also a member and past president of Eastland Civic League, past president of Harmony Club in Abilene, member of the original board of Eastland Fine Arts Association and in charge of student concerts at the Majestic Theater. Nettie was instrumental in bringing Young Audiences to Siebert Elementary and the Piatigorsky Foundation concerts to Eastland. She served at Eastland Memorial Hospital for many years as a volunteer Pink Lady and delivered Meals on Wheels. She was a member and elder of the First Presbyterian Church where she taught Sunday school, was Sunday School Superintendent, and presided over the Women’s Association. She served on the committee to revitalize the City Park. Nettie was awarded the Chamber of Commerce Golden Deeds Award in 1999.
A lifelong student of violoncello, Nettie played in high school and college symphonies and with the Abilene Philharmonic. She was a member of the Eastland County String Ensemble in the 1950’s and 1960’s with Nancy Frost, Mildred Pickrell, Dorothy Bilderback, Winifred Hitson, and Joyce Hewett. She enjoyed playing with many wonderful musicians throughout her life and with many trios and quartets.
Nettie and Tom’s hobbies included travel, mostly to England, Scotland and Ireland. Nettie enjoyed card games, especially bridge, homemaking skills and music. She was a bit of a pool shark, avid gardener, and a master of needlepoint giving away many of her beautiful works to family and friends. Nettie lived her life to the fullest, sharing her love of family, faith, and community. She was so proud of her husband, her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Nettie was preceded in death by her husband, Tom Wilson and her daughter, Shannon Wilson Rider.
Her surviving family members include her daughter, Victoria Wilson Peloubet and husband David of Fort Worth, TX, grandchildren, Hillary Rider Letourneau and her husband Mike of Windham, ME, Alex Peloubet and his wife Keshia, of Dallas, TX, Phillip Peloubet and his wife Annmarie of Los Angeles, CA, Anna Peloubet Wheatcraft and her husband Hunter of Carrollton, TX, and great grandchildren, Brynn Peloubet and Noah Wheatcraft.
A celebration of Nettie’s life will be held at a gravesite service at Eastland Cemetery, March 7, at 11:00 am. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be sent to NSF Arts, PO Box 712, Eastland, TX 76448.
