In Memory Of
Charles E. Wilds, Jr., M.D.
Charles E. Wilds, Jr., M.D.
Charles E. Wilds, Jr., M.D., 93, Topeka, passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2009, at Stormont-Vail Health Center. He was born October 12, 1915, at Natchez, MS, the son of Charles Ernest Wilds, Sr., and Veronica Elizabeth Tushaus Wilds. He was educated in the parochial schools and was graduated from St. Matthew's High School in Monroe, LA in 1934. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Spring Hill College, Mobile, AL, in 1938, and his M.D. degree from St. Louis University Medical School in 1942.
He was married June 30, 1941, to Marie Elizabeth Perabo at St. Louis, MO. She survives.
Dr. Wilds served as Captain in the U.S. Army Medical Corps in World War II in a clearing company under General George Patton in the European Theatre. He was in five major battles, including Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe.
Following the war, Dr. Wilds practiced as a family physician in Monroe, LA until 1964 when he returned to St. Louis University Medical School to specialize in psychiatry. In 1967, he moved to Topeka, where he served as a psychiatrist at the Kansas Reception and Diagnostic Center (KRDC) for 16 years. In 1983, he retired as Director of KRDC and moved to Bella Vista, AR. In 2000, he moved to Mobile, AL, returning to Topeka in 2006.
Dr. Wilds was a member of the Louisiana State Medical Society, the Kansas Medical Society, and Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church. In 1983, the Community Addictive Treatment Center presented Dr. Wilds with a special recognition for his 15 years of service to the organization.
Survivors include five children, Veronica "Ronni" Wilds Clark, Bella Vista, AR, Charles "Chuck" Ernest Wilds, III, Wichita, Mary Wilds Lenz, Topeka, Richard Perabo Wilds, Lawrence, and Thomas "Tom" King Wilds, Dallas; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He is also survived by one sister, Helen Wilds Edwards, Monroe, LA, and many nieces, nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews.
A Rosary will be recited at Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel Friday, Aug. 28 at 6:00 p.m., visitation will follow until 8:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. Sat. at Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church, interment following at Penwell-Gabel Cemetery. Military honors will be conducted by Ft. Riley Burial Detail.
Memorial contributions may be made to Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 1800 SW Stone Avenue, Topeka, KS 66604 or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
He was married June 30, 1941, to Marie Elizabeth Perabo at St. Louis, MO. She survives.
Dr. Wilds served as Captain in the U.S. Army Medical Corps in World War II in a clearing company under General George Patton in the European Theatre. He was in five major battles, including Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe.
Following the war, Dr. Wilds practiced as a family physician in Monroe, LA until 1964 when he returned to St. Louis University Medical School to specialize in psychiatry. In 1967, he moved to Topeka, where he served as a psychiatrist at the Kansas Reception and Diagnostic Center (KRDC) for 16 years. In 1983, he retired as Director of KRDC and moved to Bella Vista, AR. In 2000, he moved to Mobile, AL, returning to Topeka in 2006.
Dr. Wilds was a member of the Louisiana State Medical Society, the Kansas Medical Society, and Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church. In 1983, the Community Addictive Treatment Center presented Dr. Wilds with a special recognition for his 15 years of service to the organization.
Survivors include five children, Veronica "Ronni" Wilds Clark, Bella Vista, AR, Charles "Chuck" Ernest Wilds, III, Wichita, Mary Wilds Lenz, Topeka, Richard Perabo Wilds, Lawrence, and Thomas "Tom" King Wilds, Dallas; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He is also survived by one sister, Helen Wilds Edwards, Monroe, LA, and many nieces, nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews.
A Rosary will be recited at Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel Friday, Aug. 28 at 6:00 p.m., visitation will follow until 8:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. Sat. at Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church, interment following at Penwell-Gabel Cemetery. Military honors will be conducted by Ft. Riley Burial Detail.
Memorial contributions may be made to Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 1800 SW Stone Avenue, Topeka, KS 66604 or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
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Friday, August 28, 2009
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