Judith "Judy" Arrabella Wilson

Judith Arrabella Wilson (Judy), age 77, passed peacefully at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center, March 30, 2018.

Judy was born July 27, 1940 in Aberdeen where she attended Aberdeen High School. It was in front of her family home in Aberdeen where she met Steve Thomas Wilson who happened to be dropping off a friend. They married in 1965 in Carson City, NV and eventually moved to Southern California where they had two sons, Thomas Wilson and Mark Wilson. They eventually settled in Phoenix, Oregon, where they spent the last 30 years.

Judy was a wife, a mother and she provided care to many children via the day care center she ran out of her home. Over her lifetime, she never hesitated to care for those in need. She loved animals, reading books and magazines and enjoyed collecting articles she felt were important to American history. She traveled to Southern California, Aberdeen and Vancouver to visit her family and cherished the time she had with her three grandchildren. She lived her life selflessly.

She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Steve Wilson; her son and his spouse Thomas Wilson and his wife Kim Wilson of Puyallup, WA; Her other son Mark Wilson of Phoenix, OR; sisters Diane Hale of Thousand Oaks, CA; Annette Lund of Vancouver, WA; Arlene Lewis of Aberdeen, WA; her brother Chuck Spencer of Cosmopolis, WA; her granddaughters Shelly Wilson of Westminster, CA; Tysa Cunningham and Breeanne Wilson of Puyallup, as well as several nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her mother Ida Mullins; father Grover Cleveland Spencer; brother Larry Spencer and sister Linda Vita.

For those wishing to pay their respects, a viewing will be held at Sunday, April 15, 2018 at Hull & Hull in Grants Pass from 12:30 to 1:30 PM. The memorial service will follow at 2:00 PM at the same location (Hull & Hull, 612 NW A St., Grants Pass, OR). An informal gathering for those wishing to celebrate her life are also welcome to join the family at TapRock Northwest Grill at 3:30 PM (located at 971 SE 6th street, Grants Pass, OR).