Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-10-08
DEATH OF ALBERT WILSON

Albert Fremont Wilson was born
in Jones county Iowa, March 10,
1862. He lived in the eastern part
of the state until the age of 16 years
and then moved with his parents to
Kansas where he spent several years
of his youth and early manhood.
He was united in marriage to Miss
Alberta J. Barrons of Binghampton,
New York, September both, 1888 at
Binghamton. The young couple re-
turned to Kansas where they spent
the first five years of their married
life. In 1898 they returned to Iowa
and located in Audubon county Here
they remained until 1911, when they
moved to Clark county TO what is
known as the Hill farm. the present
abode, situated near WOODBURY..
Mr. Wilson, enjoyed good health
most all of his life and his sudden
death was something entirely unex-
pected. On Monday the day of his
death, he went to town in the morn
ing and was seen by a number of peo-
pie who saw him just as genial and
cheerful as they had always known
him. He came home, ate a hearty
dinner and went out to do some seed
ing, being possessed by the same
spirit of unflagging industry that he
was always noted for.
The first sign of the sad event was
when Mrs. Ankle, close neighbor,
noticed the team apparently wonder
ing aimlessly about the field. She
at once surmised something was
wrong and hastily instituted search
with the result that the body was
found by Mr.. and Mrs. Ankle and
other members of the searching
party, in the field where he had been
seeding, death having come sudden
ly from heart failure.
The body was yet warm when
found about 3:45. His age at death
was So years, 6 months and 8 days.
Mr.. Wilson was not a member of
any church, but was none the less a
man of sterling qualities and char
acter. as all who knew him would
willingly testify. The writer of this
brief sketch, formerly pastor of the
WOODBURY. M. Il. church two years,
was intimately acquainted with the
deceased during that period and had
many conversations with him on re-
ligious subjects. | always found him
broad minded, liberal and kindly In
his views as we'll as a regular at
tendant at divine service, part of the
time teacher in the Sunday school
and cheerful supporter of the
church in a financial way.
The writer had the honor of bap-
tizing and receiving into the church,
his only daughter. and also remem-
har with nIaaaura tho naaaainn whan
Mr.. Wilson gladly granted the use
of his pond for baptismal purposes
and opened his beautiful home for
the comfort of the candidates,
He was loving husband, father,
a kind and obliging neighbor and a
warm friend. Though making no
definite religious profession, he was
a man of absolute integrity, con-
scentious and in every way worthy
of the high esteem in which he was
held. To him the Mater will surely
say. Welcome"
He leaves to mourn his untimely
death, a wife, two children, Eva and
Earl, his aged father, a brother and
two sisters, Sanford Wilson, of Cali.
fornia; Mrs. Anna Mills. of Dies
Moines and Mrs. Price of Parsons
Kansas. and other relatives
e. Durant, pastor Beaconsfield NJ. f,
church.
The remains were shipped to Aud
ubon for burial Friday morning. The
funeral party left the Rock Island
depot and went directly to Maple
Grove cemetery where interment was
made beside child already buried