The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-04-04
A SAD DAY.
Marion Wilson Is Buried AZ
Brandon; Many Friends
Mourn. 8

Wilson took place at Brandon,
Miss, Thursday afternoon.
March 18th at4 o'clock. The re-
mains arrived from Birmingham.
AL, at 800 p. M, and were ac-
companied by his mother, Mrs..
Bette Wilson, his sister, Mrs.
Annie Hinton Williams. his
young brother, Baxter Wilson.
and Mrs. Gladys Davis and her
two children.
A large number of beautiful
floral designs, the sympathetic
offerings of Kind friends of the
family in Birmingham, were
brought to Brandon on the same
train that carried the body of
the deceased young man and the
griefstricken relatives.
Quite a number of relatives
and friends from Brandon. also
relatives and friends from VicKs-
burg and Jackson, were at the
Brandon depot to meet this train.
These included Mrs. Randall
eastman (sister of the deceased).
her husband and two children.
and Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Cash
man. of Vicksburg; Mrs. Annie
Thompson (aunt of the deceas-
ed). Mrs. Sly, Miss Christine
Loflin, Mr.. Lofiin and Mrs.
w. A. Lofin, (relatives of
the deceased). all of Jackson;
and Mrs. Brown of Pelahatchie.
Upon the trains arrival, the
beautiful gray casket containing
the remains were placed in the
waiting hearse, and the funeral
cortege was formed and pro-
ceeded to the peaceful old Bran
don cemetery. Here the religious
services were held, the coffin
lowered into the grave. and the
grave filled with earth. the
mound built up and then covered
with the splendid floral tributes
from loving friends in Birming-
ham and Brandon. There was
such profusion of floral offer
ings that some of them were
placed upon the adjacent graves
of the father and a brother of
the young man who had died
years ago. Rev. Mr.. Fixes. the
Methodist minister at Brandon,
conducted the services and read
the solemn burial ritual of the
church, and afterward the Pres
bvterian minister of Brandon.
delivered the closing prayer.
The afternoon was beautiful.
the sun was shining brightly.
the atmosphere was balmy, the
birds were singing their spring
songs, and the funeral services
were most appropriate and
solemn. All of these circum-
stances contributed to soften and
assuage the grief of the rela-
tives and friends of the young
man, whose untimely and unex-
pected death had caused so
much sorrow.
Marion Wilson was only q
years old; he was born and rear
ed at Brandon, but for the past
several years had lived in Bir-
mingham, his mother, brother,
and one of his sisters having
moved to that city. Many Bran
don friends of the Wilson fami-
| " attended the funeral and ex-
tended heartfelt coincidence and
sympathy to the sorely bereaved
relatives. These manifestations
of friendship and sympathy were
indeed consoling to the relatives
of the deceased.
Our finite minds cannot COM
prehend the mysterious ways of
Divine Providence. and it seems
sad indeed that this young man
should have been taken thus
early in life from his devoted rel
and friends. But it is the spirit
of Christianity to say Thy will
be done" And there is consol
alton in the thought that the de-
ceased young man has entered
into eternal rest. and is a part
icipant in the happiness of that
peace whice passeth all under
standing"
When the mortal body of Mar
ion Wilson was inferred in the
cemetery of Brandon, his rela-
tives and friends could unite in
the consoling thoughts and SEN
timent contained in the following
beautiful lines:
"Unveil thy bosom faithful
tomb,
Take this new treasure to thy
trust,
And give the sacred relics room
To slumber in the silent dust.
mo pain, no grief, nor anxious