Wilson, Mrs. Allen (Emelou) 1859-1939
WILSON, LINDSEY
Posted By: Linda Ziemann, volunteer (email)
Date: 1/1/2011 at 14:23:50
MRS. WILSON DIED TODAY
Mrs. Allen Latimer Wilson, 79, prominent Creston resident for the past 50 years, died this morning at 6:45 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fred W. Ide, following a four month illness. Death was attributed to uremic poisoning.
Mrs. Wilson had been a resident of Creston since 1889, moving here from Bedford. She was active in the Presbyterian Church and a member of the Elziver Reading circle and P. E. O.
Emelou Lindsey Wilson was born in Rising Sun, Ind., Nov. 24, 1859, the daughter of Isaiah and Eliza Lindsey. She was married April 27, 1879, to Allen Latimer Wilson in Walnut, Ill., who preceded her in death, March 13, 1921.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Fred W. Ide of Creston and Mrs. J. E. Huston, of Lincoln, Nebr., and a son, Ralph Wilson, of Olin, Iowa. Two children, Howard and Lucien Wilson preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be held at the Ide home, 809 West Montgomery street, Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock in charge of the Rev. A. E. Kiser. Burial will be in Graceland cemetery.
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