JIM WILSON was born at Jaapston Farm, Neilston on March 1, 1923, and was the middle child - older brother, Tommy, pre-deceased Jim and his younger sister, Isabel.

He married Betty in June, 1949, and they moved to Aboon the Brae, commonly known as Binnie Brae, hence the reason he was known as Binnie. They enjoyed farming life there for 50 years until they retired to Dunlop in 1999.

A long serving member of Neilston Agricultural Society and, along with Alex Whiteford and Stewart Wilson, served as directors for a total of 182 years.

Jim was a committee member for 61 years and president for a few years and was in charge of the hospitality tent (some even called it the 'hostility' tent, such was his attention to his job!) for more than 30 years.

The judges at the show were given a free drink but before they could enjoy another they had to part with money to buy a raffle ticket.

If someone was the worse of wear and returned the following year he would remember their misdemeanours and bar them from the tent.

He organised the parade at Neilston Show and made sure everyone came in to the parade ring in the correct order and led their animals round the ring in proper fashion to collect their prizes.

He had a keen eye for good dairy cattle and once bought a heifer from John Reid, Burnhouse, Newton Mearns, and when it calved its first calf he phoned Alex Whiteford, a known showman, to offer him the chance to buy the heifer.

Alex was in Islay at the time but when he came home, he bought it right away. Two days later he took it to Strathaven Show and it won the quey derby. It was then down to Alex's heifer and a cow from Dan Lindsay to see who would be supreme champion, they had to call in the umpire who selected the older cow.

It was indicative of his attitude that Jim could have taken it to market and maybe got more for it, but he wanted his good friend Alex to have it and show it.

He used to buy dairy cattle at Paisley Market for dealers down south, notably Jim Snowden, from Yorkshire, and John Winters, from Appleby, and was a regular visitor to Arran for A and J Wilson's monthly sales.

He also bought cattle for Russell Dobson, from Arran, and sent them back across the water.

One of his great passions was playing cards and a group of family and friends started a nap party in 1960 and continued until the summer of 2014, when he found it difficult to see the figures on the cards.

Jim was also a long standing member of Lugton Burns Club, which he attended up until two years ago.

Last June, he and Betty celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary with the nap school and their friends - but no cards were dealt that night. He was a loving husband, brother, brother in law, uncle, great uncle, cousin and friend to many.