MEYERS, Wilson C. 1864-1944

MEYERS, GATES

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 6/20/2013 at 22:15:22

Wilson C. Meyers,
Marble Rock, Dies

Marble Rock, Iowa — Following ill health for the past several years, Wilson C. Meyers, 79, died here Monday afternoon of a stroke.

Born July 12, 1864, at Uniontown near Akron, Ohio, he came to Marble Rock in the 1880's and in 1885 married Ella Gates, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Gates. She died about two and one-half years ago.

Mr. Meyers directed the Meyers Family orchestra at Marble Rock, Waterloo and in Florida for some time.

He leaves three daughters*, Parcie, Delray Beach, Florida; two sons, Clarence, Pennsylvania, and Milton, Marble Rock; two grandsons and one granddaughter.

Funeral services will be conducted Friday or Saturday at the Methodist church pending the arrival of his daughter, Parcie. Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery.

His body is at the Watterson Funeral home.

Source: Waterloo Daily Courier, Tuesday, February 29, 1944, Waterloo, Iowa
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*Note: the printed obituary did say "three daughters."
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NOTES:

He was of Marble Rock, Iowa, and was a musician. They eventually moved to Waterloo, Iowa.

"Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Meyers and daughter, Parcie, have returned to their Waterloo home from a winter's sojourn in Florida."

Source: Waterloo Courier, May 17, 1922
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Photo of Wilson, from the Marble Rock Historical Museum collections.

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