Dr. Fred Palmer Wilson Jr.'s Obituary
Dr. Fred Palmer Wilson Jr. of Bartlett, TN, died peacefully surrounded by his loving
family on May 20th 2025. Dr. Wilson was born on July 15, 1957 in Memphis TN.
He was the son of Fred Palmer Wilson, Sr. and Helen Jean Carter Wilson.
He was graduate of Memphis University School, attended Southwestern at Memphis (now Rhodes College), and graduated in 1983 from the University of Memphis (then Memphis State University), with a degree in Psychology. He graduated from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in 1988, where he met the love of his life, Carrie Louise Dowling. They married in June 1987 and were together in both marriage and friendship for 37 years.
Dr. Wilson leaves his daughter Angela Ellen Wilson, whom he dearly loved. He also leaves his brother, Stuart Alexander Wilson, of Memphis, his many cousins and dear friends and his three cats.
Dr. Wilson practiced internal medicine in Memphis throughout his career, part of which he shared in practice with his wife at the Wilson and Dowling Primary Care in Bartlett, TN.
Palmer supported the rights of women and animals and was a member of the ACLU and also worked hard behind the scenes for the Memphis part of The Women's March of 2017. He was an avid reader of many genres of literature. He was a lifelong basketball fan of the University of Memphis Tigers.
Dr. Wilson loved music of all kinds and enjoyed spending hours of quiet enjoyment in his stereo room.
The family invites friends to gather Wednesday May 28 at 12:00pm for visitation with services following at 1:00pm at Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery 5668 Poplar Ave Memphis, Tn 38119
The family requests that any memorials be sent to the LiveStrong Foundation and the AACR (American Association for Cancer Research).
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