Paula Sutton Wilson

Mrs. Paula Sutton Wilson, 61, of Salisbury, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at Novant Health Rowan Medical Center.

A funeral service will be held on Monday, April 18, 2022 at 8:00 pm at Wilkinson Funeral Home chapel, officiated by Rev. Hazel Rollins. The family will receive friends from 6-8 prior to the service.

Paula was born in Concord, NC to the late Sarah Colleen Cook Sutton and Howard “Jack” Franklin Sutton, Sr. She is also preceded in death by her brother, Frankie Sutton, Jr., granddaughter, Kaely Osterhus.

Paula had worked for 21 years at a waitress of IHOP-Cloverleaf in Kannapolis. She loved her work and enjoyed getting to know her customers. Paula was a selfless woman who worried about everyone else except herself. She enjoyed working in the yard, fishing, cleaning, and spending time with her family.

She is survived by her husband, Billy Ray Wilson, Jr.; daughters, Randi M. Pearson, Paula M. Pearson; sister, Brenda Munson; brothers, Jerry and Tony Sutton; grandchildren, Hunter Loftin, Chance Brawley, Ethan Brawley, Aleks Linker, Shania Thomas, Noah Thomas, Isaiah Osterhus, Piper Belle, Bryant Hess; a number of nieces, nephews, and cousins; dogs, Snickers, Duke, Rowdy; cat, Toby; beloved chicken, Henrietta.