Bernice (Pittsenbarger) Wilson, age 89, of Sarcoxie, MO, passed from this life on Thursday, January 14, 2010, at the St. John's Regional Medical Center following a lengthy illness. Bernice was born on October 21, 1920, in Waverly, KS, daughter of the late Tillman W. Pittsenbarger and Pearl Dessie (Deweese) Pittsenbarger. She had attended and graduated from Sarcoxie High School. Bernice had worked several years for the Sarcoxie Telephone Company and had been a waitress. Bernice was preceded in death by her only child, William Lawrence Wilson; four sisters; and two brothers. Survivors include two sisters, Viola Lake, of Joplin, MO and Helen Comstock, of Mt. Vernon, MO; one niece, Margaret Ann Samuels, of Mt. Vernon, MO; and two nephews, Jack Wright, of Sarcoxie, MO and David Comstock, of Topeka, KS. Graveside services for Ms. Bernice Wilson will be held on Tuesday, January 19, 2010, at the Ozark Prairie Cemetery near Mt. Vernon. Dr. William Harris will officiate. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Monday during regular business hours. Arrangements are under the personal care and direction of Housh-Goodwin Funeral Home, Sarcoxie, MO.