COLESON, Orville Spencer 1892 - 1911

COLESON

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 7/24/2022 at 13:47:44

"The Fairfield Daily Journal"
Thursday, March 2, 1911
Page 3, Column 2

ORVILLE COLESON DIES THIS MORNING.

Orville COLESON, a well known young colored man of this city died this morning at 5:30 o'clock at his home on South Fifth street. Death came suddenly and was due to heart failure directly caused by an attack of tuberculosis. He had been seriously ill for several days past, but his parents were in no way prepared for his death.

Mr. COLESON was the son of Mr. and Mrs. George COLESON and was reared in this city. He would have been twenty years old next June and was the only child. The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at two o'clock at the Free Methodist church.

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"The Fairfield Journal"
Wednesday, March 8, 1911
Front Page, Column 1

SECUMBS TO TUBERCLOSIS (sic)

Orville COLESON, a well known young colored man of this city died last Thrusday at 5;30 o'clock at his home on South Fifth street. Death came suddenly and was due to heart failure directly caused by an attack of tuberculosis. He had been seriously ill for several days past, but his parents were in no way prepared for his death.

Mr. COLESON was the son of Mr. and Mrs. George COLESON and was reared in this city. He would have been twenty years old next June and was the only child.

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Note: Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, IA, in Lot 1st.005. His father George died in 1932 and was also buried on this lot. Both George and Orville were originally listed as COLSTON in the Evergreen Cemetery Burials (1870-1990) listing, however George's death certificate and both men's obituaries use COLESON for the spelling.