Dr. William Bronson 1876-1944

BRONSON, FRANKS

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Date: 12/31/2020 at 08:13:20

27 April 1944 - The Anamosa Journal

WYOMING--Funeral service for Dr. W. W. Bronson, 68, was held last Friday at the Harrington funeral home. Rev. E. G. Steinman of the Methodist church officiated. Burial was in the Wyoming cemetery.

William White Bronson was born in Wyoming, Ia., June 19, 1876, and died April 19, 1944.

He was one of two children of James White Bronson and Augusta Brainard Bronson, both of pioneer families. A brother, Benjamin, preceded him in death in 1892.

June 20, 1900, he was married to Katherine Franks, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Franks, Wyoming.

Dr. Bronson was graduated from the Wyoming high school in 1896. He attended McKillip's Veterinary college, Chicago, and later was graduated from Chicago Veterinary college in 1902. He returned to Jones county where he was a practicing veterinarian for the remainder of his life.

During World War 1 he was particularly active in bond drives and the Red Cross activities. He was assistant county food administrator, and later entered the service as a second lieutenant in the Veterinary corps. He was a charter member of the American Legion Post No. 259, and motivated many of its activities. During the present crises he was active in civilian defense at its inception.

As a member of the Wyoming school board, he served through the period when the James A. Bronson school was planned and erected. He had served on the town council, was a member of the Commercial club, and during the last year was chief of the Wyoming volunteer fire department.

He was for many years affiliated with the Masonic lodge. Dr. Bronson was a member of the State Veterinary association and one of the organizers of the Eastern Iowa Veterinary association and was its first president.

During his 44 years of active service as a veterinarian, he was widely known among farmers as an authority on animal diseases, and contributed greatly to practical livestock research. When testing for bovine tuberculosis gave Iowa recognition in the dairy world, Dr. Bronson was named as one of the men to carry on the project over a large eastern Iowa area.

Surviving beside his wife, are two sons, Howard James, Cedar Rapids, and William White, Wyoming, and one grandson, Howard James, Jr.