Grover A. Willson

WILLSON, CONGROVE, BROOKHISER, HORN, SEINS, SIVERLY, HAY

Posted By: Richard Harrison (email)
Date: 9/17/2012 at 19:22:23

Grover A. Willson, 67, died at St. Francis Hospital at 8:55 p.m. Sunday. He had been a patient there for eight days.

He was born in Garland, Dec 24, 1894, the son of George and Alice Congrove Willson. He married Matilda Brookhiser at Burlington Sept 25, 1917. Willson a retired farmer from New London, was a member of the New London Presbyterian Church.

Survivors include: his wife; four sons, Grover jr. Morning Sun; Ralph A., 324 Adams; James E. Iowa City; William D. 900 S. 10th; three daughters: Mrs. Lucille Horn, Mt. Union; Mrs. Lois Seins, Malibu, California; and Mrs. Anna Louise Comstock, Mt. Pleasant; two sisters: Mrs. Cora Siverly, Fresno, calif., Mrs. George Hay, Chicago, a brother Ralph C. Chicago; 18 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Services will be at the Elliott-Lunning Chapel Wednesday at 2 p.m. The Rev. John Wollen and the Rev. William Rusterhaven will officiate. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Burlington Hawkeye (newspaper); January 2, 1962; Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa.