GEORGE W. WILSON DEAD

Native of County Victim of Cancer of Stomach

George W. Wilson, a native of Marshall county, died at 6 o’clock Sunday morning at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Wilson, 612 Marion street, of cancer of the stomach, following an illness of six months. He submitted to an operation at Rochester, Minn., in January.

Mr. Wilson was born here May 30, 1877, and had made his home here all his life. He was united in marriage to Miss May Rubar, of Cambridge, Dec. 25, 1902, at Cambridge. Nine children were born to this union. They are Harry, Edward, Eva, Ilo, Lydia, Mable, Martha, Manning and Iva, all at home. In addition to the wife and children and the parents, Mr. Wilson is survived by six sisters and five brothers. They are Mrs. Otto Kohn, Mrs. Ilo Ankrum, Mrs. Maurice Harrington, Mrs. Rollie Billman, C.J. Wilson, Paul Wilson, Dewey Wilson and William Wilson, of this city; Jasper Wilson, Rhodes; Mrs. Ed Morrison, Waterloo, and Mrs. Lester Wilhite, of Corwith. Mr. Wilson was a member of the W.O.W. lodge, city.

Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock this afternoon from the State Street Evangelical church, in charge of Rev. S.N. Ramige. All the members of the family, including brothers and sisters from out of the city were in attendance. The pallbearers, all brothers-in-law, were Otto Kohn, Ilo Ankrum, Maurice Harrington, Ed Morrison, Rollie Billman and Lester Wilhite. Interment was in the Marietta cemetery.

          ---Times-Republican, Marshalltown, April 26, 1920

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