Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-03-21
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Rutland Herald
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OBITUARY..
JOSIAH STEVENS WILCOX.

JOSIAH STEVENS WILCOX.
on March 10 in the village of orwell there
passed away in his 54th year Josiah |
Stevens Wilcox, one of the towns foremost |
citizens and man greatly beloved. March |
2 Mr.. Wilcox suffered an attack of the grip. |
The disease at once produced great physical |
debility, and searching out the weakest point |
in his system, as its custom IS, so concen- |
trated its force there as to take hts life. The
funeral service was held in the Congrega.
tional church Thursday afternoon, March Is, |
ut 80 o'clock, Rev. Benjamin Swift ofllciat- |
ing. The business of the village was sus-
pended during the hour, and in spite of the
storm and the difficulties of travel very
large congregation gathered to express their
sincere respect and affection for the de.
ceased and their heartfelt sympathy for the
afflicted family. a profusion of flowers in
various designs, the Offering of loving
friends, covered the casket and were grouped
about the pulpit. Mr.. Swift paid deserved
tribute to the character and worth of Mr..
Wilcox; a quartet sang the hymn Come le
Disconsolate," and Mrs. Swift the solo No
Night There" The casket was borne by j. f.
Williams, a. c. Young, j. ii. Thomas and
George Thomas. The honorary pallbearers
were ex-Gov. f. J. Ornsbee of Brandon |. b.
Rich of Shoreham, +. +. Young of Benson, l.
c. Newton of Ticonderoga, c. +. Bush of New
York and G.. r. Bottum OF Rutland. Other
friends present from out of town We're Mr..
and MIS-. {. w. Wilcox of Niagara Falls, W. ;.
Wilcox of New York, Dr. and MIR. Preston, NJ.
X. Hack ana Geo. Hascom of Ticonderoga, w.
o. Ray and f. W. Scott of Brandon. X. \. Hall
of Port Henry, g. II. Cults of Rutland, Geo.
Hack of Burlington, Il. l.. Abegg and II. $.
Jones OF Snoreham and +. T.. Jennings of
HortonYile. The interment was in the East
cemetery.
Mr.. Wilcox had heen practically a life long
resident of Orwell. He was born July Il,
lslS, the third son of j. ;. and Mary (RoOt
/ lie utlx- aIn inn rn1 In
his native town, and this was supplemented
by n course of study pursued in the state of
Michigan. His business career began in the
store of +. NJ. Wright of Orwell, in whose EN-.
ploy he remained some four years one year
was passed in a similar capacity in Middle.
bury after which he was called back to his
native town to enter the First National bank
as teller. This position he filed until Oct TO-
1857, when he was elected cashier of the same
institution, and in that office he closed his
! life-work
| This by no means tells the full story of his
! business career, for because of his capacity
and faithfuiness n large number OF private
financial interests were committed to his
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wilcox united with the Congregational
! church in 1854, and from the first proved him
self a most exemplary member. Through
the years his Christian character developed
| sleaui'y III plehu'h anu rlclhess anu power
OF service uhti ne came 10 DC one Oh tle very
S'rohsrs' lc'S II. tnc iioi"l anu lo.lsious
me Oh inc coniihuhlty' IN Sre"t variety Oh
church. serving long terms as treasurer OF the
ecclesiastical society superintendeut and
teachnr i'm the sunday school and az one of
the hoard of demons OF each of these trusts
he a most. fuitlful and efficient steward.
In 1851 MI. wilcox married Miss Myrtle T.
! BROOKS OF Montpelier VINO, win one daugh-
ter, Ruth stevens WILCOX, survives hlm' Inc
as TO endear nm 10 all VINO came INTO any re-
laI,oh WIN nun "hu tno seiiellnent univ /
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