Dai Waters Wilson Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Dai Waters Wilson (Columbus, Mississippi), who passed away at the age of 91, on March 7, 2025. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Dai Waters Wilson to show support.

She was predeceased by: her mother F. M. Vaughan Jr.; her former husband Raymond Michael Waters Jr.; her husband Tandy West Wilson III; her mother Margaret Vaughan; and her siblings, F. M. Vaughan, III, Lloyd Vaughan and Sarah Emily Travis.

She is survived by: her brother Ray Waters; her friend Betty Dill; her sons, Mike Waters (Betty) of Columbus, Miss., David Waters (Ginny), L. Waters (Kim) of Meridian, Miss. and Ine Waters of Wilton Manors, Fla.; her stepchildren, Tandy Wilson (Connie) of Nashville, Tenn., Eleanor Ray Sherrill (Ron) of Knoxville, Tenn., Jeff Wilson of Williamsport, Tenn. and Steve Wilson (Judy) of Vonore, Tenn.; her sister Jenny May Russ; her grandsons, Michael Waters, Vaughan Waters, Josh Waters and Winfield Waters; her great grandchildren, Brockton Norris, Gipson Hicks, Ray Waters V, Tucker Collins Norris and Fox Waters; and also, Katie Mae Bigbee, Terry Coleman and Linda Lang. She is also survived by 16 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Meridian Restoration Foundation, "Merrehope" (once the Lloyd Family Home), P.O. Box 8262, Meridian, MS 39303; Camp Rising Sun, P.O. Box 8241, Columbus, MS 39705; or First Methodist Church, 602 Main Street, Columbus, MS 39701.