Obituary of Eugenia P. Wilson, Randolph, Alabama http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/randolph/obits/epwilson.txt ----------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB PROJECT NOTICE: In keeping with the USGenWeb Project policy of providing free information on the Internet, this data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other gain. Copying of the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ALGenWeb Archives File Manager Carolyn Golowka, -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submitted by William Fischer, Jr., February 2001 MRS. J. A. WILSON DIED THURSDAY ------------------ Mrs. James A. WILSON [Eugenia P. WILSON, 17 Jul 1868--10 Jul 1919] died early last Thursday morning at her home several miles east of Roanoke. She had been a patient sufferer for months, but bore her afflictions with christian [sic] fortitude. Death came as a release to a larger and better life. Thursday afternoon a large number of neighbors and also friends from Roanoke assembled at the elegant home of the deceased, which she had named Oak Haven, to bear witness to their appreciation of the many virtues of her who had gone as well as to manifest in every way their sympathy for the bereaved husband, mother, brothers, sisters and other who were directly affected by the loss of this noble woman. Many flowers were laid as an offering of love around the handsome casket. A quartet sang a number of old hymns. Dr. RUCKER read the Scriptures, offered prayer and paid a beautiful tribute to the departed, which found an echo in the hearts of all who knew her. One of the prominent citizens of the community voiced the sentiment of all when he said to the writer: “Mrs. WILSON was a fine lady. All her neighbors loved her.” At the close of the services the remains were borne to the [Cedarwood] cemetery in Roanoke, where they were laid to rest. All who came in contact with this elect lady were helped by her gentle manner and her appreciative, sympathetic spirit. At the early age of twelve years she united with the Baptist church and through the after years she illustrated the graces of the religion she professed. [From The Roanoke Leader (Randolph Co., Alabama), 16 Jul 1919, p.1]