Keith Edmund Wilder1

M, #34178, b. May 19, 1939, d. May 10, 2003
Father*Charles Jewett Wilder1 b. Aug 13, 1895, d. Mar 3, 1954
Mother*Marion Evelyn Woodard1 b. Jul 12, 1897, d. Nov 7, 1981

Family 1

Phyllis Ann Perkins
Child

Family 2

Rachel Bessie Haskins
Child

Family 3

Etta May Akley b. Sep 15, 1936
Child

Chronological Events

Birth*May 19, 1939 Keith Edmund Wilder was born on May 19, 1939 at Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont, United States.1 
 He was the son of Charles Jewett Wilder and Marion Evelyn Woodard.1 
Marriage*circa 1970 Keith Edmund Wilder married Etta May Akley, daughter of Everett Martin Akley and Marrian Arlene Davidson, circa 1970.2 
Death*May 10, 2003 Keith Edmund Wilder died on May 10, 2003, at age 63 at Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States.3,4 
ObituaryMay 12, 2003  OBITUARY: BRATTLEBORO – Keith E. Wilder, 63, lifelong resident of Brattleboro, died early Saturday, May 10, 2003, at Cheshire Medical Center, Keene, N.H.

He was born in Brattleboro on May 19, 1939, the son of Charles and Marion (Woodward) Wilder. He attended schools in Brattleboro and graduated from Brattleboro High School class of 1957.

After high school, he served in the U.S. Air Force for three years, stationed in Germany.

He was a longtime self-employed general contractor in the Brattleboro area. He held memberships in Eagles Aarie #2445 for 43 years, American Legion Post $5 for 17 years, and Brattleboro Elks Lodge #1499 for 11 years.

He was an avid patron of the Hinsdale racetrack and loved to play poker and go to auctions. He was a former member of the Brattleboro Country Club. During his failing health over the last four years, his loving pets Bandit and Jessie spent all their time with him.

He is survived by his son, Ross Wilder of Winchester, N.H; a daughter, Lori Haskins of Keene; his loving longtime companion, Rachel Haskins, of Brattleboro; and his brother, Clyde Wilder, of Brattleboro.

He was predeceased by brothers Merrill, Wendell and Donald Wilder.

Graveside services will be held Tuesday, May 13, 2003, in Locust Ridge Cemetery, at 3 p.m. with military honors. Friends are invited to call at the Max E. Carr Funeral Home on Monday, May 12, 2003 from 6 to 8 p.m. The Brattleboro Elks Lodge #1499 will conduct a service at 6:30

Memorial contributions in Mr. Wilder’s memory may be made to the Vermont Kidney Association, P. O. Box 244, Burlington, VT 05401.

Max E. Carr Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Published in the Brattleboro Reformer (Brattleboro, Vermont) 12 Monday, 12 May 2003.4
 
Burial*May 13, 2003 He was buried on May 13, 2003 at Locust Ridge Cemetery, Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 12496897.5 

Military*

 

Listed as a Military Veteran who served in wartime combat in Vietnam.

 

Citations

  1. [S802] Site - Ancestry.com, online at http://www.ancestry.com
  2. [S1094] Vermont - Birth Record, online at Ancestry.com.
  3. [S51] Social Security Death Index (SSDI).
  4. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
  5. [S58] Gravestones - Death Cert, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves.