Georgia Estella Wilson (1918)

WILSON, VOLK, RONALD, EFFERSON

Posted By: Mary Welty Hart (email)
Date: 11/20/2010 at 07:35:09

Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa
July 31, 1918, page 7

MRS. ROLLIE WILSON

Georgia Estella Wilson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wilson, was born Oct 23, 1885 in Union township, Adair county, where she lived until 1901, when with her parents, she moved to Winterset. On Nov. 25, 1903 she was united in marriage to Rollie J. Wilson. After living in Winterset and on the home farm in Union township nearly three years, they moved to Bixley , S.D., where they lived until October, 1912 when they came back to their home near Hebron, where they have since resided.

To this union were born two sons: Leon Karl, born Feb. 19, 1905 and Wyman Dewitt, born July 30, 1916. During the past two years her health has not been good, and for many weeks she has been a patient sufferer. On July 14, 1918, she underwent a serious operation. All was done that loving hands could do to relieve her suffering, but she passed away on Tuesday, July 23d, at the age of 32 years, and 9 months.

She leaves a husband, two sons, father and mother, one sister, Mrs. Gladys Wilson, of Orient; one brother, Chas Wilson, of Clinton, B.C; two half sisters; Mrs. Bertha Volk of Macksburg and Mrs. Tilda Ronald of Gentry, Ark.; also two half brothers; John E. Wilson of Hebron and Bart Efferson of Gentry, Ark.; and many other relatives and friends to mourn her loss.

During early childhood she became a member of the Hill of Zion church, transferring her membership to the Hebron M. E. church in August, 1917. She has been an active worker in the church for years and will be greatly missed. She was a loving wife, a kind and affectionate mother and a true friend.

The funeral was held at Hebron on Friday afternoon, conducted by the pastor, Rev. E. L. Spiller and Rev. Joseph Penn of Shambaugh. Interment was in the cemetery at Hill of Zion.