Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-05-03
DEATH OF MRS. w. 3. WILSON.

The town of YOrkville was profound
ly shocked last Saturday by news of
the death of Mrs. Annie Latta Wilson
| which sad event occurred at
about $50 o'clock lin the morning. ai
| the result of a stroke of apoDleXy
which came suddenly. and without pre-
monition.
Mrs. Wilson took her customary walk
the evening before with a sister and
| two daughters. and was in her usual
good health and spirits. and the men,
bers of the devoted little family, of
which she was the head knew nothing
different. until the fatal attack had
| commenced. Physicians were sent FOR
at once and the response was prompt:
| but already the work of the Death An
gel had been completed.
| The deceased was the widow of the
late Col. W. r. Wilson. for many years
| one Of the most hOnOrcd and esteemed
citizens of York county, and who died
| in 1894. She was born in YOrkville,
| her parents being the late William A.
and Camilla Terrence Latta. and was
educated at Barhamville and Charles
| ton, S. c.: but spent practically all of
| her later life in her native town, es-
pecially after her marriage to Col.
Wilson.
Mrs. Wilson's primary education as
| q child and college education as she
| matured into womanhood, included all
| the best facilities the state afforded.
| and her otherwise thorough training was
rounded off by the cultivation Of her
splendid soprano voice, under the most
careful supervision Of SignOr TOrrianni
| who was the master vocal instructor
of his day. Nor were her talents vast
ed During the civil war. she turned
| to account her beautiful voice. singing
at concerts i'm Columbia. Petersburg.
Richmond, Norfolk and other southern
cities in behalf Of the Confederate SOL
diers in the field, and ever since the
war that same voice has been one OF
the most striking features of the splen-
did sacred music for which the Church
of the Good Shepherd in Yorkville has
so long been noted. And after all. Mrs.
Wilson'S voice is only to be taken as
type of her beautiful character. No
higher or purer minded lady was to be
found in the land. To all who came in
contact with her she was kind sympa-
thetic and sincere. and those who knew
her best. appreciated her most. for they
best understood the unselfishnesS Of
her service.
The deceased is survived by her two
daughters. Misses Florence and Annie
Latta her step-mother, Mrs. w. A.
l.atta, TWO DrOtnerS, MeSSTS. II. j. anu
John A. Latta and three sisters, Mrs.
F.. NJ. Law of Barlow. Fla, and Misses
Margaret and Florence Latta of York
vile.
The funeral services were held at the
Church of the Good Shepherd and We're
conducted by Rev. Tracy Walsh. the
rector, assisted by Rev. f. +. Gillespie,
pastor of the Presbyterian church, who
vacated his own pulpit for the occa-
sion. An unusually large attendance Of
people, most of whom had sent floral
tributes, emphasized the general esteem
in which the deceased was held.
The pail bearers were as follows:
Honorary-Dr. r. A. Bratton, G. w. s.
Hart. Col. ]. G. Wardlaw, NJ. c. Willis,
o. f. Wilkins. r. c. Allen. G.. f. Spen-
GER r. p. Moore, w. B. Moore. w. II.
HerndOn, DR.. r. NJ. Barnett, ]. e. Barn
well. r. w. ClawSOn and DR.. W.
f. Erwin. Active-W. |. Wither-
spoon, Thomas f. Mellow. Jno. r.
Hart, ]. F. Lowry, p. n. Moore, S. NJ.
McNeel, R. l.. deLOach. j. r. Lindsay.
I. w. Johnson. DR.. w. G. White. JOS. f.
Hart.
friends at the funeral, were Mr.. and
Mrs w. B. Wilson. Sr., of Rock Hill,
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanyarne Wilson and
Dr. De Folk Wilson of Spartanburs;
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Long. Mr. and
Mrs. w. L. Law. Mr.. w. B. Wilson. Jr.
Mr.. William Wilson. Miss Fannie Will
son. Alexander and Winnie De Folk
Long of Rock Hill.