{"id":42271,"date":"2026-07-12T17:46:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T22:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=42271"},"modified":"2026-07-13T07:05:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T12:05:22","slug":"brent-charles-wilson-54-of-newton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/obits\/42271-brent-charles-wilson-54-of-newton\/","title":{"rendered":"Brent Charles Wilson (54) of Newton"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Brent Charles Wilson age 54, of Newton, Illinois passed away Friday, July 10, 2026, at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>Funeral services to honor and celebrate Brent\u2019s life will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 18, 2026, at the Free Methodist Church with Pastor Matthew Scandrett officiating. Visitation for family and friends will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., Friday, July 17th in the church and from 9:00 a.m. until time of services Saturday in the church. Burial will be in the Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Newton, Illinois. Crain Funeral Home, Newton is assisting the family.<\/p>\n<p>Brent was born on August 17, 1971, in Effingham, Illinois, the son of Rindell K. and Shirley S. (Potter) Wilson. He was a graduate of Newton Community High School, Class of 1989. Following in his dad\u2019s footsteps of truck driving, Brent was the owner\/operator of Wilson Trucking for many years. He transitioned from truck driving to Hershey Chocolate in Robinson, where he worked as a supply clerk. Brent was a dedicated husband and father. Having been a boy scout as a young man, he served as Destin\u2019s boy scout leader, Troop #156, for many years. In his free time, Brent could be found outdoors. He loved deer and turkey hunting. He enjoyed fishing back at his grandpa\u2019s pond, but walleye fishing in Canada was a favorite. Brent and the family were blessed to make one more Canada trip in the last few weeks. There, they visited their favorite fishing spots and stayed in the camp that was a favorite of Brent\u2019s grandparents. Brent enjoyed attending truck shows and collecting die cast trucks. Loving to \u201cpiddle\u201d as Tammy describes it, Brent could often be found out working on his Chevy show truck, playing with his dog Wrigley or working tirelessly to get his grandpa\u2019s old Dodge running. A task he proudly accomplished.<\/p>\n<p>Brent will be loved and forever remembered by his wife Tammy Wilson of Newton; son, Destin Wilson of Vincennes, IN and daughter, Caelan Wilson of Newton; mother, Shirley A. Wilson of Newton; sister, Rhonda (Jeremy) Wilson of Newton; mother-in-law, Mae Stevenson of Danville, IL; sisters-in-law, Terry (Dave) Harby of Catlin, IL, Toni (Dave) Stone of Catlin, IL, Tina (Con) Bateman of Danville, IL; nieces and nephews, Jaxson Wilson, Kylie (Nick) Bialeschki, Stevenson (Carly) Harby, Andrew (Courtney) Harby, Lauren (Bennie) Dougherty, Jordan (Emily) Stone, Rachel (Cameron) Dillion, Michael Bateman, Katie Bateman, Bridgit Bateman and Conley Bateman; 12 great nieces and nephews; and several aunts and uncles.<\/p>\n<p>His father, Rindell Wilson, father-in-law, Don Stevenson and his maternal and paternal grandparents preceded him in death.<\/p>\n<p>Memorial gifts in honor of Brent may be made to either the Jasper County Cancer Support Fund or to the Free Methodist Church.<\/p>\n<p>Online condolences may be offered at www.crainfuneral.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brent Charles Wilson age 54, of Newton, Illinois passed away Friday, July 10, 2026, at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. 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