Carrie McCulla Wilson 1866-1921

WILSON, MCCULLA

Posted By: Merllene Andre Bendixen (email)
Date: 1/12/2011 at 20:50:48

Suicide of Respected Resident
Mrs. J. H. Wilson Took Life Sunday Morning
Funeral Held Tuesday
Had Been in Poor Health For Some Time – Lived Here Many Years

This community was deeply grieved last Sunday morning to learn of the tragic death of Mrs. J. H. Wilson at her home in this city. For some time past she had been in poor health and during the last few months had been confined to her bed most of the time. She brooded a great deal over her condition and in a fit of despondency last Sunday morning quietly slipped from her bed, fashioned a noose from some of her husband’s shirts and hanged herself to the railing of the stairway. Mr. Wilson was asleep at the time and is thought that her struggles awakened him. At any rate he reached her as she was breathing her last. The tragedy happened about daylight Sunday morning.

Mrs. Wilson was one of the most highly respected ladies of the community and had a large circle of friends. She was a pioneer resident of this city. Her rash act is attributed to her poor health and it is a sad blow to the husband who has been devoted to her welfare during the past sickness. He has the deepest sympathy of the entire community in his hour of trial and sorrow. Following is the obituary as handed us by the pastor.

Carrie McCulla was born in Howard County, Iowa, April 9, 1866 and came at an early age with her family to Emmet county. Here she grew to womanhood and was united in marriage to Jack Wilson on January 1, 1901.

For the past several years Mrs. Wilson has suffered from failing health and the last few months marked a rapid decline and were months of much suffering. The end came last Sunday morning, September 4th, she having attained the age of fifty-five years, four months and twenty-six days.

Mrs. Wilson had been a devout and faithful member of the Methodist Episcopal church almost all of her life, and as long as her health and physical strength permitted, she seldom missed a church service, finding great comfort and consolation in her faith in Jesus Christ her Saviour. She was almost a long-time and faithful member of the Order of the Eastern Star. She was held in the very highest esteem by those who had known her longest and best.

During her long and ever growing malady she had every tender care loving attention could give from her husband. Her neighbors also were very kind and sympathetic to the end.

Funeral services were held from the home on Tuesday afternoon with Rev. J. W. LaGrone, her pastor in charge. The Scripture lessons read were beautiful and consoling. The music was furnished by Mrs. J. H. Cramer, Mrs. C. P. Mauck and Mrs. R. R. Allison. The floral offerings were very beautiful and bespoke the tender sympathy of friends and neighbors. The members of the Order of the Easter Star were out in a body and had charge of the services at the cemetery. The bereaved husband and other relatives have the deepest sympathy of the entire community in their great loss. (Vindicator and Republican, Estherville, IA, September 7, 1921)