Obituaries: Wilson, Oscar F. D.: Wyaconda, Clark County, Missouri Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Mitch Ryder ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgenwebarchives.org ************************************************************************ OSCAR F. D. WILSON was born Sept. 6, 1850 near Union in Clark county Mo. He fell asleep with his fathers at his home in Wyaconda on Sept. 7, 1921 at 1 P.M. being at the time of his death 71 years and one day. At the tender age of 15 years, before the evil years drew nigh, he surrendered his life to his Master and became a Christian under the preaching of Rev. Sansom, a Methodist minister at Union. This was in 1865 and he never departed from this faith from that hour until he gave back his spirit to his Heavenly Father. In 1871 he united with the Baptist church and later, filled with great love and devotion to his Master, he felt himself called to preach the unsearchable riches of God's love as revealed through Christ in the Gospel. Out of obedience to this vision he began to preach and was licensed in 1881 by the South Wyaconda Baptist church as worthy to preach. In 1884, after nineteen years of Christian service and experience and after three years of joyful labor as a minister, he was ordained by the LaBelle Baptist church in Lewis county as a worthy and competent minister to the church of his own brotherhood. This vision to serve his Master as a sincere and humble ambassador never left him through all the remaining days of his life. And when the summons came calling him home from the harvest field, he had rounded out a labor of forty years, years full of love, trust and patience that not only enriched his own soul but the souls of those to whom God had made him father and minister. He was married to Mary F. Wells March 26, 1871. To this union were born nine children: Mrs. Elizabeth J. Russell of Gorin, Mo., James T. Wilson of Middleton, Idaho, Rosetta L. Whipple of Spokane, Washington, Eva R. Sullivan of Parma, Idaho, Joseph W. Wilson of Kahoka, Mo., Sarah Frances who died when only two years of age, Mamie Goodwin of Philadelphia, Mo., Martha R. Allen of Middletown, Idaho; Ray Wilson of Spokane, Washington. He is survived by his wife and all of his children, with the exception of little Sarah Frances whose death was mentioned above. Besides those there are twenty-nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren together with this whole town and neighborhood who mourn his departure. It is only fitting to say that he lived a beautiful and useful Christian life. God made good his promise in his life- "By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples if ye have love one to another." He knew how to love men and he knew how to love God. In his faith there was neither Jew, nor Greek, nor bond nor free, he loved all. The whole community knew he loved the Lord and the writer never heard one word about him except one of respect and praise. It was the joy of his life to serve God. For forty years he kept an altar of prayer in his home every day and went to that holy place each day during his illness and as long as he could breathe.