James Donnell "J.D" Wilder, 71, of Brunswick died Thursday evening (August 6, 2020) at Southeast Georgia Health System of Brunswick after a brief illness. Mr. Wilder was born and raised in Brunswick to the late John Wesley Wilder and Jeanette Elizabeth Yawn Villaruz . After High School,
he joined the United States Army where he served in Vietnam and worked his way up to the rank of Captain and was a helicopter and fighter pilot. He traveled the world with the military before coming back to Brunswick in 2012. He loved flying, fishing, watching a great Braves baseball game, Fox News and the military channel.
In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by his step-father, Manuel "Manny" Villaruz and a brother, Jack Wilder.
Mr. Wilder is survived by his wife Linda Wilder of Brunswick; two children, Jayme Wilder of Tucson, Arizona,and Erik Wilder, of Ogden, Utah, a step-daughter Kristen White and husband Dustin, of Queen Creek, Arizona, 4 grandchildren, Mason Wilder, Madalynn Dobson, Corey White and Sophie Lynn Wilder, a great grandchild, Jade Elizabeth White, nephew, Judd Wilder, a sister, Kitty Wilder, a brother, Larry Wilder, a sister-in-law, Charlene Wilder, and numerous nieces, nephew, and other relatives.