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Elder Eugene Wilder was the Pastor of Knoxville Primitive Baptist Church in Knoxville, Kentucky. Elder Wilder was in the ministry for over 42 years and has served the Knoxville church as Pastor from 1993-2017.
Pictured is Brother Eugene and Sister Agnes Wilder.
O B I T U A R Y (Updated March 23, 2022)
Elder Eugene Wilder
Rev. 21:1-4
“He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be with them; he will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning nor crying nor pain any more, for the former things have passed away.”
Loving Husband, dedicated Father, and devoted disciple of God, Elder Eugene Wilder, age 84 of Cubbage, KY., went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 29, 2022. He was preceded in death by his parents, Morgan and Axie Wilder; Mother-in-Law, Margie Cox; Father-in-Law, Grover Cox; brother, Arles Wilder; Sister-in-Law, Katherine Wilder; Brothers-in-Law, Paul and Edward Cox; Niece, Jennifer Taylor; and Nephew Kevin Taylor.
He is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Agnes Wilder; his children and their spouses, Regina and Will Gross, Rebecca and David Gibbons, Deborah and David Hall, Elizabeth and Brady Wilson, Eugene II and Dreama Wilder; his Grandchildren Margaret and Matthew Saba, Mesha Buis (Brant Buis) and Hannah Gibbons, Lincoln and Lauren Hall, Eugene Wilder III and Lily Wilder; his Sisters and their spouses Ollie Mae and Dempsey Miracle, Wanda and Llyod Wilder, Maggie and Luther Taylor, as well as a host of nieces, nephews and special friends.
A Minister and Pastor, Eugene served the Lord for over 42 years; and served as Pastor of the Knoxville Primitive Baptist Church from 1993 to 2017.
He was a Veteran of the United States Navy where he worked as the crew chief for a team of aircraft mechanics in Newfoundland. After being honorably discharged, he returned to his home in Kentucky eventually becoming the Director of Maintenance for the Bell County School System until his retirement in 1997. All who knew him revered Eugene as an honest, hard-working, trustworthy, and capable individual. Those who worshipped with him remember him as a steadfast man of God who preached the riches of the Lord every time he took the pulpit. |
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