Arthur Wilson

WILSON, SHIPLEY, CLES, GILCHRIST, ABERNATHY, WINN

Posted By: Fran Hunt Volunteer
Date: 10/9/2001 at 11:21:23

Arthur Wilson, son of Omar and Cornelia Wilson was born near Milton Iowa, July 20, 1877, and died in the Ottumwa hospital, March 29, 1937.
On December 27, 1905, he was united in marriage to Martha Shipley. To this union were born four children, namely, Mrs. Opal Cles of Milton; Mrs. J.M. Gilchrist of Cherokee Iowa; and Katherine and Stanley of Lebanon.
When Mr. and Mrs. Wilson were first married they moved on a farm in Chequest Township. After remaining there a short time they moved to northern Missouri. After living some five years in Missouri, they moved to Lebanon where they have resided until the present time. Mr. Wilson united with the Methodist church in Lebanon where he has been a faithful and loyal member to his death.
He leaves to mourn his death his wife, the four children, five brothers, Frank Wilson of Troy, James, Willis, Elmer and Paul Wilson of Lebanon, one sister, Mrs. George Abernathy, of Milton. A sister Mrs. Clara Winn preceded him in death. His nephews and nieces and other more distant relatives all joined by his many friends morn his passing.
Arthur Wilson was deeply loved and respected by all who knew him. His friendships were by no means confined to the locality where he made his home. To know him was to love and respect him. His children will long remember him as a kind and dutiful father, interested at all times in their well-being. To his wife he leaves that rich heritage of knowing that her husband loved and respected her beyond utterance, and that after living together believing in the grace of God, she may well look forward to that happy reunion on that distant shore.
Funeral services were conducted in the Lebanon M.E. Church and were in charge of the Rev. Charles J. Fix. I am not related and am posting this obituary for those who might find this person in their family history.