{"id":3596,"date":"2023-08-24T16:26:05","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T21:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.sommervillefuneralservice.com\/dev\/?post_type=obituaries&#038;p=3596"},"modified":"2023-08-29T12:54:25","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T17:54:25","slug":"willie-wilmington","status":"publish","type":"obituaries","link":"https:\/\/dev.sommervillefuneralservice.com\/dev\/obituaries\/willie-wilmington\/","title":{"rendered":"Willie Wilmington"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":3597,"template":"","class_list":["post-3596","obituaries","type-obituaries","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"sunrise":"September 21, 1942","sunset_date":"August 20, 2023","obituary":"<p>Willie Belle (Denson) Wilmington, known affectionately as Will, was born on December 21, 1942, in Natchez, AL. As a young child, she relocated to Akron, Ohio, with her siblings and parents, John and Jessie B. Denson, and resided in the area until she went to her heavenly home on August 20, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Will Wilmington was a graduate of Akron\u2019s South High School, class of 1960. She enjoyed a 36-year retail career as a welcoming, familiar face at Macy\u2019s Summit Mall until her retirement in 2008. She was a part of Ed Davis Community Center\u2019s Senior Group, where she enjoyed exercise, bus trips, and community meetings with friends.<\/p>\n<p>A devout Christian who loved the Lord, her family, her church, and her community, Will was a proud, steadfast, and committed Mount Zion Baptist Church member for 56 years. She served faithfully on the Nurses Guild and was a serious student of the Bible who regularly attended Sunday School.<br \/>\nWill Wilmington was preceded in death by her parents, John and Jessie B. Denson, and two older siblings, Edward Denson and Ola Mae Gills. She is survived by her daughter, Lori R. Muhammad, six grandchildren, three brothers, John E. (Joan) Denson, Moses (Beverly) Denson, George A. Denson, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.<\/p>\n<p> Friends may call, Thursday, August 31, 2023 at Mt. Zion Baptist Church.  <\/p>\n","Image":false,"separate_servicevisitation":false,"funeral_location":"Mt. Zion Baptist Church 327 Cuyahoga St, Akron, OH 44310, United States","funeral_service_date":"August 31, 2023","viewing_time":"11:00 am","service_time":"12:00 am","video_link":"","iframe":""},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.sommervillefuneralservice.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/obituaries\/3596","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.sommervillefuneralservice.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/obituaries"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.sommervillefuneralservice.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/obituaries"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.sommervillefuneralservice.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.sommervillefuneralservice.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}