Wiley Grant Housley

Mr. Wiley Grant Housley, 93, died Sunday, January 5, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital – North Mississippi. The funeral will be Monday, January 13, 2025, at 2:00 P.M. at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church with The Rev. Jennifer Southall officiating. Visitation will be held prior to the service beginning at 12:30 P.M. until 1:30 P.M. at Waller Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at 11:00 A.M. in Springhill Cemetery in Nashville, Tennessee.

Mr. Housley was born on November 25, 1931, in Morristown, Tennessee, to the late Lillian Catherine Lampkin Housley and John Ronald Housley. A member of The United States Air Force for 21 years, he served as Seargent Major in both the Korean and Vietnam wars. Upon returning home, he worked as a teacher until retirement. Despite living in Oxford, Mr. Housley was an avid fan of Mississippi State, but on occasion would venture into Ole Miss territory to watch the Rebels play baseball. Estate Sales were one of his favorite pastimes, where he could spend hours looking for a piece to catch is eye. He practiced the same patience when bird-watching, enjoying any small glimpse he could get of a rare or beautiful bird. Mr. Housley found great enjoyment in socializing through his daughters’ Facebook posts and during his frequent trips to The Beacon for breakfast. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Lilian Margaret Widdop, and his brother John Ronald Housley and his wife, Janice.

Mr. Housley is survived by his daughters, Sandra Ehrlichman of Southaven, MS and Melissa Cox of Oxford, MS; two grandchildren, Amanda Freiwald (Chris) and Geoffrey Harrison (Amy); two great-grandchildren, Charlotte Grace Harrison, and Noah Jackson; and many nieces and nephews.

Expressions of sympathy or memorial contributions in Mr. Housley’s memory may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice.