Hickory, N.C., March 6—Wilburn C. Thompson, prominent merchant and business man of Hickory, aged 66, died suddenly this afternoon while returning from a fishing trip in Alexander county. Throughout the day Mr. Thompson was in the best spirits and was seemingly in the best of health. After riding several miles with his companion, Mr. Thompson suddenly fell over dead. Heart trouble was assigned as the cause.
A native of Gaston county, Mr. Thompson came to Hickory 15 years ago from Stanly and entered the mercantile business as the senior member of the Thompson-West Company store.
Besides her wife, the deceased is survived by two children, Mrs. A.M. West of Hickory and Rev. Loy D. Thompson of Salisbury.
From the front page of The Concord Daily Tribune, Saturday, March 7,1925
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