Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-03
FUNERAL or MRS. WILSON.
The Body of woman of Lovely
Character Laid AVA, in EImwOOd.

one Of the Kansas city papers prints
the following account Of the funeral of
Mrs. Wilson. formerly Mrs. Whitlock. OF
this city:
The funeral services Of Mrs William A.
Wilson took place yesterday afternoon az
her late home 200 Tro0st avenue. The
unclouded sunshine Of the fairest day i'm
February was only an appropriate har-
mOnizing element for the closing scene i'm
Mrs Wilson's rarely beautiful life To her
friends 10 typihed the sunshine Of her
presence and the kindly benehcence of her
nature. The body was laid I'm the tapes
tried draWing-roOm of the artistic home
which she had adorned. There was little
suggestion Of death i'm the masses of roses,
lilies hyacinths. and violets i'm the midst
OF which she lay her head canopied 10y
lilies OF the valley. The casket was COM
pletely hidden from view beneath magni-
ncent blossoms. And never was the
beautiful mission of flowers more fully
attained than i'm adjoining and c0nscCrat-
Ing the last sleep of woman SO rare
that in two years residence In Kansas
City she had attached TO herself so many
friends as 10 make her death great
sorrow.
The floral offerings were so many that
they allied the room i'm which the body
rested. The lilies and white roses alone
lowered i'm an altar that filed the oriel
window. A tree Of American Beauty
roses was set against the. fireplace. and
the mantel above was massed with the
different offerings of all varieties of roses
tulips, lilies, carnations. and orchids. Be
fore the casket was carried out il was
covered by thick pall of the rarest ana
most exquisite flowers. the design fitting
over the caskct and coming well down the
sides.
The services were held in the hail, where
the mellow chimes of "a great clock under
The stairway marked the hours, the
halves. and the quarters, reminder of
The cestructiveness Of Time TO the friends
"ho in aWed whispers. wondered M the
ncNplicablc processes that had eliminated
lie OF such beauty and usefulness. Ihe
Rev DIT Mann. of Grace church. of which
Mrs. Wilson was a commitment, read
the Episcopal burial service. and the Rev.
Dr. Lowry. of Calvary Baptist church,
Mr. Wilson's pastor. pronounced short
eulogy. the beauty OF which echoed in
every heart present. Life he said, us
a mysterious flame IL burns and radiates
according TO the manner I'm which 1t is
cherished and II may shed life and
Warmth upon all that come in contact with
a. our departed friend" said Dr. Lowry,
cherished the lie that was given her l
think every one present Will bear me
out when | say that hers was a radiant
flame / know of no better word TO eN-
press the sweet, benehcent influence eX-
crted by this good woman than that Of
radiancc-a radiance that touched and
warmed all who knew her. 4 beautiful
light has been extinguished but il was a
light that will live i'm memory and con-
tinue To warm our hearts. The radiant
nature Of Mrs. Wilson touched even the
humblost. The love and devotion of her
servants are as deep as the love and
admiration Of her friends
DR. Lowry then read a touching mes
sage OF coincidence from two old colored
servants. who have been in the Ford
family ever since Mrs. Wilson was a girl.
who still regarded her and addressed her
as Miss Lou" No finer tributes were
paid than those of the family servants
who said they had never known their
mistress 20 say an unkind word.
Rock OF Ages and Asleep i'm jesus
hymns. especially selected by Mrs VIII
sons mother. We're sung By a quartette
made up OF Mrs. Gunlack, Mrs Fisk. and
air John ROSS, and Mr.. Pease. The pail
bearers were Mr.. Robert Keith Mr. John
l.. Peak Mr.. W. y. Han. MIR. w -.
Thayer. Mr.. Edward George. Mr. John G.
Tate. Mr.. j. Lee Porter. Mir. !. Crawford
james
The body was laid IN receiving vault
at klmwO0d Cemetery. Mrs. Wilson's
mother, Mrs Lucy Ford her sisters. Mrs
workman. OF Rochester and Mrs. Moran.
OF Brooklyn, and her brother. Mr. Porter
Ford, were all present al the funeral