Thursday, June 9, 2011 8:35 am

Mr. Alvin Byrdette Wilson, 60, of Old US Highway 221-A, Cliffside, NC, passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2011. Services were held at The A.C. McKinney Memorial Chapel. Burial followed in State Line Baptist Church Cemetery.

Mr. Wilson was preceded in death by his parents, Byrdette and Hazel Harris Wilson; and 2  brothers, Rusty Wilson and Grady Wilson.

He is survived by his wife, Tamelia Arrowood Wilson; 7 sons, Alvin Byrdette Wilson, Jr., Jeremiah David Wilson, Joshua Caleb Wilson, James Christian Wilson, Justin Michael Wilson and John David Wilson; 1 daughter, Katherine Tamelia Wilson of the home; 2 brothers, Don Wilson of Cliffside and Dusty Wilson of Forest City; and 13 grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: Hospice House of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043.

McKinney-Landreth & Carroll Funeral Home, Cliffside, NC is serving the family.