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Wheatland Farmer, Former Turstee Succumbs
WHEATLAND - Andrew E. (Bob) Nicholson, 86, widely known Wheatland farmer and former trustee of Steen township, died at 1:45 p.m., Wednesday.
He was the last of the seven children of Andrew and Caroline Boyd Nicholson. Four brothers and two sisters had died previously.
Mr. Nicholson had been in generally good health until recent months, when he began to fail. He had been serious for only three days.
He was born Feb. 8, 1866, and on Dec. 19, 1894, he was married to Mary J. Emison of Vincennes.
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholson lived their entire married life in the home at the edge of Wheatland. Mr. Nicholson was an active farmer with extensive interests for many years. He was an enthusiastic Republican in politics, and in 1900 was elected township trustee.
He was a member of the Wheatland Methodist church. Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Nicholson; two children, Walter Nicholson of Coral Gables, Fla., and Mrs. Lucile Agnew of Hendersonville, N.C., and five grandchildren.
The funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 p.m., Friday at the Wheatland Methodist church, with the Rev. John Sutch officiating, assisted by the Rev. C. L. Wilson, now of Cannelton, Ind. Music will be by the Rev. and Mrs. Wilson, and burial will be in Greenlawn cemetary in Vincennes.
The body is at the Donaldson and Richardson funeral home in Wheatland, where friends may call Thursday evening. The body will remain at the funeral home, and the casket will not be opened at the church. |
