The Sentinel=record., 1913-09-21
COL. WHIITINGTON
 PASSES AWAY
WAS TIRE PIONEER or ALL TIE OLD NATIVE CITIZENS OF
 GARLAND COUNTY
Had Been Gradually Failing in
 Health for Some Months Until lie
 Answered the Death Call Saturday.

Col. Ali Wilmington, the pioneer Of all the native citizens of Garland county, answered he death call yes terday morning at :25 o'clock at his home, junction of Whittington and Park avenues, after a gradual decline during the past few months, the lat. ter part of which his life was des- paired of many times by tha faithful watchers al his bedside.
 It was q years ago that Colonel Wilmington first saw the light of day in a country place near the Chalybeate Springs, and at a period when the probability of the growth here of a city. like Hot Springs, had never been dreamed of His resi- dence here from that time has been mbroken except at brief intervals, such as the civil war period, when he served with distinction in the ranks of the Confederate army. His father, Major Hiram Abif Whit tington who many of the early residents remember as a hoary-haired old pioneer of the type that invaded | the western country through trying 1 periods of the country's history, set
 tied here in 1929, and the tangled
 skeins of the early history of this
 section tells of none other before
 him. So the name of Wilmington
 has been identified with all the his
 tory of Hot Springs from it's first be- l ginning to the present date. 1 Col Ali Wilmington, at the time of his death, enjoyed the distinction
 oi being the oldest living past master ] oi the Hot Springs Lodge, "A. F. X 4. 1 M. a Masonic lodge that he had been associated with in it's first establish
 ment here, and one which his father had been charter member of. and had served in it's origin He attained the highest degrees in Masonic cir
 cles and his enjoym snt of those as
 sociatons is indicated in his request that the funeral be held under Ma
 sonic auspices.
 He is survived by a widow and two
 children, the later both being pres
 ent with him in his last hours Thay are Mrs. Dr. w. T. Wooten and 1 Hiram Wilmington
 The funeral service will he held | from the home Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock and will be under Masonic auspi1 es lnterment will be at Holly / wood where members of the family | had been buried years before in the
 tis.ory of the long family residence | h re.
 rwentynine years ago Colonel | Wilmington formed business part. nership with Frank Stearns The business grew with the city, and be came one Of the foremost commercial
 houses of its linz in Arkansas Be sides lis business interests, Colonel Wilmington was large property
 owner of both city and country property. Particularly he prided his | country estates, some of which ha
 has maintained in their original form
 through almost half a century.
 The funeral services win be held at ] tha family home al . o'clock, Monday
 afternoon. where services win be held | by Rev Tlickoek of the Preshyterian
 church, of which Colonel Whittneton | had been affiliated since it was es- ] tabished here The Masons win then ] take charge of the body and conduct 1 their blue lodge ceremonial at the | grave in Hollywood cemetery The pallbearers selected are: Ac- tive, William M. Anderson, Frank A. | Stearns. Fred Stearns, Grayson Tark-
 ngton, Hartley Wooton, j. A. Stallcup,
 George Bedding; honorary. Col F. W. Rector. w. ]. Little, pr p. T Vaughan, DTS. H. P. and s P Ceilings. Capt C.
 w. Fry. Dr. W E. Pollard Jas l.. Bryan. Charlie Rockafelow W. II. l Martin and R. H. Smiley
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