Dr. Caryll Palmer Wilson, clinical psychologist, 64, passed away Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, at home in the loving care of her family in Ceresco. She was born Aug. 3, 1951 to Edmund and Jeannette (Ferry) Hallowell in Germantown, Philadelphia, PA. A passionate woman who lived life to the fullest, Caryll earned her pilot’s license and was flying her own plane by age 24. She later graduated from college summa cum laude and obtained her doctorate from the School Psychology program at UNL in Lincoln. She was the founder and president of the Wilson Behavioral Pediatric and Family Psychology Clinic (later renamed Williamsburg Behavioral . . .) in Lincoln.
She cared very deeply for her patients, and specialized in treating childhood and adult autistic spectrum disorders.
Caryll fell ill with cancer in 2013 and fought bravely with an unwaveringly positive attitude until the end. Happily married for 33 years to her husband, Dwayne Wilson. She is also survived by their daughter, Laura Borden (Ron Borden); son, Joe Palmer, daughter Taylor Wilson, daughter, Araya Wilson, sister, Jill Foley, (nephews Robert and Michael Frazier) and father, Edmund Hallowell (Joanne Hallowell); grandchildren Jack and Ethan Borden, sisters-in-law, Pat Eberly, Joan (Jearld) Mowry, Kay (Lynn) Steinbeck, Nancy (Ken) Roy, and Peggy Wilson.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Joe Palmer, son, Damon Wilson, and her mother, Jeannette Hallowell.
Visitation will be at 10 a.m. with the funeral service at 12 Noon Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015 at Wyuka Funeral Home, 3600 “O” Street, Lincoln, NE. Memorials to be designated to the family.