Hamilton County IA Archives Obituaries.....Wilcox, Lewis Allen February 5, 1902
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Guthrie Times February 13, 1902
Guthrie Times, February 13, 1902 - A Unique Funeral
On Tuesday of last week, Lewis A. Wilcox, a character of the west part of the
county died after a short illness. For thirty years and over the deceased and
his family, have been before the public, either as exponents of their peculiar
views of the Bible, or as litigants in the courts of our county. The funeral
was set for Friday of last week, but on the arrival of the youngest son,
Charles of Des Moines, he declared that the funeral could not take place until
Andrew, who was an inmate of the insane asylum at Mt. Pleasant, should arrive,
and a couple of days were consumed in securing a parole from the Governor for
Andrew. On Sunday the friends were ready, and the body of the father was taken
to the church at Bear Grove, the casket was wrapped with the flag, and the
church was decorated with flags. Andrew read a passage of scripture, and sang
a hymn, he then gave a genealogical history of the Wilcox family that was
exhaustive in more than one sense. The four brothers then sang another hymn,
and Andrew gave way to Charles who read an original poem for the occasion, but
the poem not having exhausted him, he proceeded to read the declaration of
independence, and was only restrained from reading the constitution of Iowa,
by the impatience of the congregation, and the lateness of the hour. The body
was then taken to the cemetery, and interred, the grave was filled, and a flag
was placed at the head of the grave and at the foot.
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