A crowd three times larger than could be accommodated in the Ross Grove Baptist church north of Shelby attended the funeral Friday afternoon at 3 o’clock of Mrs. Susan Wilson, wife of Mr. Clayton Wilson who died at her home near the Buffalo cotton Mill Thursday afternoon at 3 o’clock following an illness of 15 months with heart trouble. Mrs. Wilson was 68 years and 10 months old and a most faithful Christian character, loved and respected by all who knew her. She joined the Prospect Baptist church at the age of 17 years and was baptized by Rev. Tom Dixon. Seven years ago she moved her membership to Ross Grove. During her long illness the devotion and love of the children was in evidence every day, her children administering unto her for every attention and care.
The body was buried Friday under a flower covered mound after Revs. W.G. Camp, H.E. Waldrop and W.E. Lowe had paid beautiful tributes to her beautiful life of service to others and devotion to her Master.
She is survived by her husband and eight children: B.F. Wilson of Lincoln county; George and T.E. Wilson of this county, Mrs. Martin Hoyle of Cleveland, Mrs. Ivey Crow of Maiden, Mrs. Dewey Poston and Mrs. Julie Hendrick of Cherryville, Mrs. Docia Carpenter of this county.
Also surviving are the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. D.W. Blanton, Mrs. John F. Lutz, Mrs. Mary Whitworth, Mrs. Julia Vaughn, Mrs. Minnie Spangler, Mrs. George Elam, Register of Deeds R. Lee Weathers, Zeb Weathers and W.T. Weathers, all of this county. The bereaved family has the sympathy of their host of friends.
From the front page of The Cleveland Star, Shelby, N.C., Tuesday, August 11, 1925
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