Victor Lesure "Shore" Callison

BOLING, BOND, BULLOCK, CALLISON, GARRETT

Posted By: Mary Welty Hart
Date: 3/22/2006 at 16:54:41

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, October 30, 1921

DEATH OF V. L. CALLISON

V. L. Callison died on Sunday in Lorimor after a long illness. By the death of "Shore" Callison, Madison county loses one of its best known men of the past half century. His country home had extended hospitality and kindness for years until Mr. and Mrs. Callison retired from rural life and moved to Winterset.

Mr. Callison was a devoted comrade of the Grand Army, had occupied a prominent place in political circles and was one of this county's most widely known men.

Funeral services were held today, (Oct. 30, 1921) at Ord, burial in Clark cemetery. Two daughters survive their father, Mrs. Robert Garrett and Mrs. Bert Bullock, both of Lorimor.
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The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, November 9, 1921
Page 2

V. L. Callison was born in Fulton county, Illinois, July 8, 1844. He was educated at the rural common schools. As a boy and young man he learned by experience all about the business of farming. All the joys and hardships of pioneer life on a prairie farm he entered into with zest and perseverance. Scarcely had he reached early manhood when, in 1862, the month of August, he enlisted in the 72d Illinois regiment and after a few weeks of training, joined the army of Grant in the southwest. He was with the great general through the Vicksburg campaign, from beginning to end; was discharged at the close of the war, and then afterward took a claim near Clanton creek in the part of Madison county now known as Monroe township. Mr. Callison was more than ordinary in intellect and habits. Quick to see opportunities in social life and business, he soon took his place in that community, and later in social life, in politics and of business. For nearly 50 years he was more generally known and spoken of than any other man in that part of the county.

In 1869 he was married to Miss Julia Boling of his own neighborhood, with whom he lived a happy life until her death, Jan. 3, 1915. The Callison home consisted of some 400 acres, with commodious and well appointed buildings, and owing to the well known hospitality of the home and being on the main traveled road soon became and remained to the last, one of the most frequently visited and most popular stopping places in the county.

The “latch string was always out” to all whether business, pleasure or politics was their aim, or to (the rest of this paragraph is unreadable)

He died Sunday morning, Oct. 30, thus has passed away one of the most widely known and useful pioneers of Madison county. He leaves behind a large number of relatives, both in Iowa and Illinois, among others, Mrs. Lynda Bond of Illinois, a sister, and a brother Woods Callison of Lincoln township, his nephews and nieces are too numerous to mention, while the names of his friends are legion.

Funeral services, conducted by Rev. Jasper Weber of Lorimor, were held at 10 o’clock last Wednesday at Ord, and burial at the Clark cemetery in Monroe township. Pitzer Post G.A.R. officiated at the burial services and E. R. Zeller, a long time friend of the deceased, assisted the pastor at the funeral services, which were attended by an unusually large number of former neighbors and friends.
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Missing Paragraph 3 above as transcribed from the same obituary appearing in the November 9th Winterset News:

The “latch string was always out” to all whether business, pleasure or politics was there aim or to strangers or taken by storm or darkness.

There was born in this home two daughters who grew to maturity at this model home and were married here; Nettie, to Mr. Robert Garrett and Lucy to Mr. Bert Bullock, both now residing at Lorimor, at whose home stuff father received loving care during the last year of his afflicted life. The daughters having left the home Mr. Callison sold is beautiful farm several years ago and with his wife moved to Winterset. The wife died soon after, but he maintained his home in Winterset until about one year ago.
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Coordinator's note: Full name taken from Iowa Death Certificate.

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