James William “Jim” Wilson, 54, of Effingham KS was one of three people who died Friday, May 12, 2017 from an automobile accident on Interstate 29 near Platte City, Mo. Also killed were his wife Lisa R. Wilson and his mother-in-law, Carol E. Wehking.

Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM on Thursday, May 18th, 2017 at the Atchison County Community High School Gymnasium. Burial will follow at 3:30 pm at the Brush Creek Cemetery, 310th Rd and Cheyenne Rd, Kennekuk, Atchison County, KS. No formal visitation will be held.

Jim was born on October 11, 1962 in Horton, KS, the son of William Oscar and Lila F. (Hochstetler) Wilson. He graduated from Atchison County Community High School in 1981 and attended Vo-Technical School. He worked as a welder/boilermaker for American Boiler in North Kansas City. Jim was a farmer-rancher and co-owner and operator of Wilson Brothers Angus. He was a member of First Baptist Church, Horton, Atchison County Fair Board, Atchison County Livestock Board, Kansas Livestock Association, Brush Creek Cemetery Board and Atchison County Dairy Board. Jim had served as a 4-H Leader for Atchison County, Shannon 4-H Club and the Effingham Community 4-H Club and was active in Future Farmers of America. He and his wife Lisa had been honored with the 4-H Family of the Year Award and the FFA Family of the Year Award. Jim was a family and community-oriented hard worker.

He was married to Lisa R. Wehking on Oct 31, 1997. Survivors include a son, Matthew (Jake) Wisdom, Hiawatha, KS, a step-son Austin (Mariah) Gibson, Horton, KS, his mother, Rev. Lila Wilson, Horton, KS, two brothers, Kenny (Marlise) Wilson, Horton, KS, and Keith (Dolly) Wilson, Muscotah, KS, and two sisters, Wanda (Dale) Small, Muscotah, KS and Sharyl (Phil) Leitch, Everest, KS and a number of nieces and nephews.

Memorial contributions are suggested to the Muscotah Cancer Support Group or the American Cancer Society for Breast Cancer Research and may be sent in care of the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home, 800 Kansas Ave, Atchison. Condolences to the family may be left online at www.beckerdyer.com.