Obituary of D M Wilson, St Francis County, AR *********************************************************** Submitted by: Paul Isbell Date: 9 Dec 2008 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** WILSON, D. M., SHERIFF 9/1/1840-5/18/1889 CITY Cemetery Not since awful gloom over the deaths of Sheriff Wilson, Marshall Frank Folbre, and Deputy Clerk Tom Parham, as a result of the awful riot on May 19, 1889; the accidental drowning of our dear friend, John V. Webb, on April 22, 1892, and the shocking death of Joe Sanders and Robert Rollwage, as a result of a powder explosion which occurred at L. Rollwage & Co. 's store on the 18th of June, 1898, has there ever been such a pall of darkness cast upon the entire community as this awful tragedy as this awful tragedy has done. In addition to the terrible grief of the deceased's relatives, the sweet little family and the devoted mother and sister of Gordon Casteel are almost crazed with grief and sorrow that such an awful, fearful deed should have been committed by their loved one, and that he should be incarcerated in a prison cell. It was later learned that Gordon had not been deputized by Dr. McKnight, sheriff, or Deputy Murphree, Marshall Rainbolt, nor by any one else. to act in the capacity of an officer of the peace. Copyright With Permission: Forrest City Times Newspaper Weston McCollum Lewey, Publisher-Times Herald Publishing-Forrest City, Arkansas