Wilbur Wilson Stein, age 96, of St. Elmo, Illinois passed away at 3:55 a.m. Sunday, April 5, 2015 at his residence with family and friends by his side.

Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, April 9, 2015 at New Horizons Church in St. Elmo, Illinois with one hour viewing prior to the service.  Pee Wee Denton and Willard Frost will be officiating.  Burial will be in Stine-Stein Cemetery in St. James, Illinois.   Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at C & A Pagel Funeral Home in St. Elmo, Illinois.  Memorials may be made to the Stine-Stein Cemetery or Olive Branch Mission in memory of Wilbur Wilson Stein.  Online condolences may be expressed at www.pagelfuneralhome.com

Mr. Stein was born on September 23, 1918 near St. James, Illinois, the son of Wilbur and Rosa (Ragel) Stein.  He was raised on a farm in rural St. James, Illinois.  He married Jay (Kingsley) on August 18, 1947.  They had one son, Clovis "Val" Valdez.  He retired in 1987 from his career in teaching and pastoring churches for forty six years.  His labors were in Illinois, Alaska, Canada and Kansas.  Mr. Stein married Sharon Brown on October 25, 2006 at the Southern Baptist Church in Altamont, Illinois.

He is survived by his wife of eight years; step-daughter, Cindy Brown; step-sons, David Brown and "Bubba" (wife Gina) Brown all of St. Elmo, Illinois; grandchildren, Levi, Logan, Lewis, Morgan, Willie, Greg (wife Paula), Lyric, Matt and Justin; seven great-grandchildren, Vaida, Isaiah, Kyleigh, Abel, Whitten, Harley and Isaiah.  He also leaves behind many nieces and nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews and sister-in-law, Edna Stein.

Wilson was preceded in death by his parents; first wife Jay Stein; son, Clovis "Val" Valdez; four sisters, Leona Dale Stein, Erma Claire Stein, Letha Mae Worthy, Goldie Isabel Guffey; two brothers, Clarence Waldo Stein and Paul Cleo Stein; two brothers-in-law, Harold Worthy and Roy Guffey; and one sister-in-law, Mildred Stein.