Obituaries: Mary Ann Martin Neal Wilson, 1912, Winn Parish, LA Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** From: Unlabled obituary given to me some years back by someone I cannot recall Obituary Mrs. Mary A. Wilson, the subject of this sketch, was born in South Carolina, January 2, 1829, and died near Wheeling, Winn Parish, La., at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. W. Hughes, February 4, 1912, aged 83 years, one month, and two days. Sister Wilson left her native state in early life and came to the section near where she died in 1850. She was first married to W. B. Neal, December 13, 1848, who died in the Confederate war. She was next married to S. J. (Wiley J. Wilson), October 9, 1865. She was the mother of eight children, four of whom have already preceded her to the Eternal Home. She was one of a large family, all of whom have gone on before, she being the last one to pass away. She was converted while young and lived a very devoted Christian life, being a member of the Methodist Protestant Church at Mt. Zion until she was called to join the Church Triumphant. She always filled her place in her home church and was a kind and devoted wife and affectionate mother, having been loved by all who knew her. The writer having been closely associated with the dear sister during the last years of her life, has many pleasant recollections of her words of testimony concerning her Christian life and experience. Sister Wilson bore her affections patiently although she was aware of the hour approaching of Death, and as she lingered around the Gates of Eternity her only request and prayer was that she might pass away easy, which prayer was answered, and when Death came only those at her immediate bedside knew that the end had come, so peacefully had she died. She leaves four children, fifty grandchildren, forty-seven great grandchildren __________________ relatives and friends to mourn her death, but we knew that our loss is her gain. Her body was laid to rest in the Mt. Zion Cemetery, where it will wait the day when the trumpet shall sound and the graves give up their dead. Then the dear old mother in Israel will come forth and reap the reward of her faithfulness here in this world. We would say to the bereaved children and friends, let us take courage and run with patience the race that is set before us, ever holding to Jesus, our captain, until the battle of life is o'er and the victory won. And may God help us to walk in the straight and narrow way, so that be our lives long or short, when we come to die, we can meet our blessed Savior and loved ones in that home above, where parting comes no more.