<!-- FH = Groce Funeral Home, Lake Julian -->JAMES ROY WILSONASHEVILLE - James Roy Wilson, 78, of Asheville, died Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at John F. Keever Jr. Solace Center.A native of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late James and Catherine Duckett Wilson. He was also preceded in death by a grandson, William Casey Cordell who died in 2004, as well as a sister, Frances Lutz.Roy served his country in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War and was a member of Biltmore Baptist Church where he served as a deacon, choir member and building committee member. He was a Deputy U.S. Marshall where he received several accommodations and later worked as a supervisor for the N.C.D.M.V.He is survived by his wife of over 59 years, Kitty McMahan Wilson; one daughter, Cynthia Cordell and her husband, David, of Asheville; one son, James Steven Wilson and his wife, Eva, of Fairview; one sister, Doris Konikowski of Norwich, Conn.; three grandsons, Stephen Cordell, Scott Wilson and Keith Wilson and two great-grandsons, Tyler Wilson and Nathan Cordell.A funeral service will be held at 2 PM Friday, February 4, 2011 in the chapel of Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian with the Reverend Sam McLamb officiating. The family will receive friends Friday at the funeral home from 1 to 2 PM. Burial will follow at Emma's Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial contributions be made in Roy's memory to either Biltmore Baptist Church's MARP group, 35 Clayton Road, Arden, NC 28704 or to CarePartners Hospice, P.O. Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28813.A memorial register is available online at www.grocefuneralhome.com.