Audrey Vera Stroble Wilson

June 15, 1917 - May 28, 2015

Audrey Vera Stroble-Wilson, 97, of the Eastern Star Masonic Home and formerly of 1110 South Marshall Street in Boone passed away at the Home on Thursday morning, May 21, 2015 where she had resided since October of 2009. She was born on June 15, 1917 in Boone, Iowa the daughter of Claude and Sue (Holloman) Stroble. Audrey graduated from Boone High School in 1935 and from MME. Kennedy’s School of Beauty Culture in 1936. She started her cosmetology career in Pella, Iowa where she lived for 8 years. She moved back to Boone and established a beauty shoppe, retiring in 1998 after a total of 64 years in the business. During her career, she did advanced studies with Jheri Redding, Vidal Sassoon and at the Eugenie Bauerle School of Advanced Cosmetology in Chicago. She also worked with Revlon to learn proper nail care. During her career, she made many friends and had rewarding relationship with her patrons. She was always a very hard worker, taking care of her aunts, uncles, mother and father in their last years and had an independent spirit to the end. Audrey enjoyed her neighbors, gardening, cooking, canning, feeding the birds and playing the piano. Audrey was a lifelong member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and held many positions within the Church. She also belonged to the National Hairdressers and Cosmetologist Association, where she held offices in all capacities and was a delegate to numerous conventions. Her parents; brother, Reiman Leon Stroble; and her husband, James T. Wilson, whom she married in 1973 preceded her in death. She was previously married to Leonard Allan Wolfe. She is survived by her daughter Carol Jones and husband Jim of Boone; a grandson Chris Jones and wife Jennifer and 2 great-grandsons Hunter and Gunnar Jones all of Boone; a sister Carita Stroble-Barlow and husband Robert of Loveland, Colorado; a sister-in-law Vivian Page-Stroble of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; a step-son James Wilson and wife Vicki and their 4 children Jacob, Michael, Rebecca and Amelia; a step-daughter Sue Wilson-Hull and husband Steve and their 2 children Carolyn and Ted; and many nieces and nephews. Services will be held on Thursday afternoon, May 28th at 1:00 p.m. at the Stark-Welin Chapel in Boone with Bishop Jeff Campbell officiating. Interment will be in the Bass Point Cemetery north of Boone. Friends may call at the Stark-Welin Chapel on Wednesday evening from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. with the family present during that time to greet friends. Visitations will continue on Thursday from 8:00 a.m. until the time of the service. In Audrey's memory, memorial gifts maybe be directed to the family.