James Wesley Dickinson (1862-1947)

DICKINSON, GEARHART, LUING, BOWERS, MOULDER

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 5/17/2021 at 16:53:13

From Nevada Evening Journal December 17, 1947 (page 4)

Funeral Services Held Sunday For James W. Dickinson

Colo, Dec. 17--James Wesley Dickinson, pioneer Story county man, was laid to rest in the Colo cemetery Sunday afternoon Dec. 14, 1947. A short prayer service was conducted at the home by Rev. C. D. Wendell of Story City. Funeral services were at 2 p. m. at the Methodist church in Colo, in charge of his pastor, Rev. J. W. Williams of Gladbrook, assisted by Rev. Alfred Schneck, of Colo. Rev. R. L. Russell rendered two vocal solos "He knows It All" and "Beyond the Sunset," with accompaniment by Mrs. Charles Yeager.

Casket bearers were Arthur Fish, Earl Bowen, Harland Witmer and Eldon Richardson of Maxwell, Roy Torry of Nevada, and Lee Fish and John Dickinson of Colo. The many beautiful floral offerings were cared for by Mrs. John Dawson, Mrs. Herbert White and Miss Mable Schoonover.

He was a man of sterling character, loving husband and father, a good neighbor, a true friend and loved and respected by all who knew him.

The following obituary was read by the pastor: "James Wesley Dickinson, son of Frank and Sarah Dickinson was born at Kokomo, Indiana June 28, 1862, and passed away at the Deaconess hospital in Marshalltown, Iowa Thursday evening Dec. 11, 1947, at 7:30, aged 85 years, 5 months and 13 days. He came from his home in Indiana to the vicinity of Colo in September 1880 with his sister Delila.

On December 14, 1887 he was united in marriage to Ollie B. Gearhart, his funeral being on their 60th wedding anniversary. They settled on the old Gearhart homestead south of Colo, where they made their home until January 1923, at which time they retired and moved to Maxwell and lived there until Oct. 1, 1947, when they moved to Colo.

He was preceded in death by his parents, five sisters and two brothers. He is survived by his wife, three sons, Chester, Claude, and Merle, all of Colo, two granddaughters, Wynette Luing of Colo and Patricia Bowers of Ames, three great grandchildren, Donald, Janice and Claudie Luing of Colo, one nephew Omer Moulder of Kokomo, Indiana, and many friends.

He was always a Christian man, being united with the Church of God at an early age.

All was done by loving hands that could be done during his illness of the past six weeks."

His funeral was largely attended, many relatives and friends being present from Des Moines, Gladbrook, Maxwell, Story City, Collins and Nevada.