Amelia Brown Wilson, age 39 of Grand Rivers, Kentucky, passed away on
Friday, June 25, 2021, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center after a
lengthy illness.
She was born on July 11, 1981, in Tompkinsville, Kentucky, and was a member
of Maple Grove Missionary Baptist Church.
Amelia was a three-time University of Kentucky graduate. She earned her
bachelor’s degree in family and consumer sciences in 2003, her master’s
degree in community and leadership development in 2006, and her doctorate
in higher education administration in 2011. While at UK, Amelia was the
university ambassador coordinator, a student senator, a vice president of
Delta Gamma sorority, and the 2003 homecoming queen. She was the 2011
recipient of UK’s Joseph T. Burch Young Alumni Award and a 2021 recipient
of UK’s Distinguished Service Award.
Amelia was a field representative for U.S. Congressman James Comer. She
previously served as director of agritourism at the Kentucky Department of
Agriculture.
She is survived by her husband, Allen O. Wilson, who she married on June
26, 2010; her mother, Sarah Faye Brown of Tompkinsville, Kentucky; her
sister, Keri Jo Eaton (Tim) of Tompkinsville, Kentucky; her sister, Kellie
Moore (Todd) of Bowling Green, Kentucky; her nephew, Joseph Eaton (Kayla);
her niece, Sarah West (Zach); her niece, Olivia Moore; her niece, Katie Jo
Moore; two great-nieces; and a great-nephew; her mother and father-in-law,
Marvin Lee and Laura W. Wilson also survive. She was preceded in death by
her father, William Brown.
Funeral services are planned for Wednesday, June 30, 2021, at 10:00 AM
Central Daylight Standard Time at Bartley & Sons Funeral Home in
Tompkinsville, Kentucky. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, June 29,
2021, from 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM Central Daylight Standard Time and on
Wednesday, June 30, 2021, at 8:00 AM Central Daylight Standard Time until
the service time. Burial will follow at The Lexington Cemetery in
Lexington, Kentucky.
The family requests that expressions of sympathy be given to Kentucky Organ
Donor Affiliates, 10160 Linn Station Road, Louisville, KY 40223.
