PHIL J. WILMOT (1898 - 1965)

WILMOT, WITTER, WITCOMBE, LEONARD, YOUNGBLUT

Posted By: County Coordinator (email)
Date: 4/30/2020 at 14:28:44

Wilmot Dies of bullet Wound
Phil Wilmot, 67, 324 West Locust, died at Sioux Valley Memorial Hospital at 11:45 Sunday morning.

He had been rushed to the hospital earlier in the morning after he was found by neighbors with a bullet wound in his head. Police were notified of the incident at 9:35 am when they rushed to his home and found him on the blood-stained bed.

Police reported the wound was from a .22 caliber rifle found nearby. They also found a note, supposedly written by Wilmot. Medical Examiner Dr. Don C. Koser said the wound was self-inflicted. Dr. Koser said the bullet entered behind the right ear and lodged on the left side of the head.

Funeral services will be at 2 pm Wednesday from the Boothby Funeral Home. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Source: Cherokee County Historical Society Scrapbook. Article dated 12-6-1965.

Deaths – PHIL J. WILMOT
Phil J. Wilmot, 67, a resident of Cherokee for the past 33 years, died suddenly Sunday at 11:45 am at 324 West Locust where he had been living.

A Veteran of World War I, he was employed at Mental Health Institute until two years ago. He was born Feb 7, 1898 at Lime Springs, Ia., and was married to Luella Witter on Oct 17, 1923 in Storm Lake.

He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Paul (Donna) Witcombe of Waterloo; Mrs. Amos (Alma) Leonard of Holstein and Mrs. Frank (Delia) Youngblut of Des Moines; two sons, Allen Wilmot of Philadelphia, Pa., and Dale, Cherokee; 14 grandchildren.

Preceding him in death were two sons in infancy; a son Dean in 1959 and his wife on Sept 23, 1962.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday from Boothby Funeral Home. Burial is to be in Oak Hill Cemetery
Source: Cherokee Daily Times, Cherokee, Iowa, Mon, Dec 6, 1965, pg. 8