Cleo Carrie Kelly Wilson, 90

Cleo Carrie Kelly Wilson passed away in her Whitefish home from natural causes on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010. She was born in Malvern, Ark., June 8, 1919, to Walter Garland Kelly and Lula Dale Samuels. She was married to Robert Bob Wilson Dec. 5, 1945. During the 60s and 70s Cleo and Bob operated Wilson s Floor Covering in Wilmington, Calif. In 1974 Bob and Cleo moved to Whitefish where they owned and operated Wilson s Floor Covering from 1975 to 1978. They decided to retire and move to Orange, Calif. Cleo couldn t stop working. She then worked with her sister s family at Tony s Sea Landing in Tustin, Calif. Later, she worked at Santa Monica Seafood. Cleo and Bob moved to Las Vegas in the 90s where she decided to keep working, and worked for Albertson s grocery market in the deli department until she was in her early 80s. When Cleo was not working she loved playing bingo at the Gold Coast Casino and taking care of her home. After her husband Bob passed away in 2002, she moved to Corona, Calif., to be closer to her son Doug and his family, where she resided until 2007. In 2007 she moved back to Whitefish to be closer to her other son, Mark, and his family. Cleo will always be remembered for her passion of taking care of everyone before herself, bingo, keeping an immaculate home, her fashionable appearance, and a love for life. Cleo was very photogenic and loved taking pictures with her family, always flashing the peace sign. Cleo was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Bob Wilson; daughter, Dorothy Dottie Street; brother, James Kelly; brother, Luther Kelly; sister, Grace Brimmage; and sister, Lois Stafford. Cleo is survived by her son, Doug Wilson, and his wife, Laura, of Corona, Calif.; son, Mark Wilson, and his wife, Shelley Gross, of Columbia Falls; son-in-law, Ray Street, of Whitefish; sister, Katherine Osborne, of Texarkana, Ark.; sister, Jean Fistonich, of Corona; grandchildren, Eddie Ron, Keith, Robert and Shawn Williams, Brittany and Brandon Wilson, Bryan and Breanna Routledge, and Chelsey Wilson; numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews, and countless friends. The services for Cleo were held Feb. 17 at the Austin Funeral Home in Whitefish, followed by a celebration of her life at Grouse Mountain Lodge.