The Shemwell Family

Walter W Wilson Obituary and Family Listing Published in the Rochester(IN) Sentinel, Wednesday, September 23, 1964 Walter W. WILSON, 80, Del Ray Beach, Fla., a former Kewanna resident, died in Del Ray Beach Tuesday following an illness of several years. Mr. Wilson was a former Fulton county surveyor and was a retired farmer. He moved from Kewanna to Florida in 1955. Born in Kewanna March 21, 1884, he was the son of William F. and Charlotte DOAN WILSON. His wife, Nellie Mae [WILSON], preceded in death. He was a member of the Cason Methodist church in Del Ray Beach and was a graduate of Kewanna high school and Purdue university. He served with the Army in the Philippine Islands. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Louise) MASTELLER, Kewanna, and Mrs. Eugene (Martha) LATHAM, Evansville; a son, Harold [WILSON], Indianapolis; a sister, Miss Myrtle WILSON, Tampa, Fla.; a brother, Ernest [WILSON], Morrow, O.; seventeen grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. Final rites will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in the Harrison chapel at Kewanna and burial will be in the Kewanna I.O.O.F. cemetery. The family requests that flowers be omitted. Published in the Rochester(IN) Sentinel, Thursday, September 24, 1964 Among the survivors of Walter W. WILSON, former county surveyor who died at 80 years Tuesday in Del Ray Beach, Fla., is his wife, Clara Mae [WILSON]. It had been erroneously reported Wednesday that his wife preceded in death. Last rites for Mr. Wilson will be Saturday at 1:30 p.m. in the Harrison chapel at Kewanna. SOURCE: http://www.fulco.lib.in.us/Genealogy/Tombaugh/Obituaries/Html/1964.htm https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85045721/walter_w_wilson