BEARD, Mary Leona  (WILSON, Mrs. Edgar Lee)

Wilson,Mrs. Edgar Lee (Beard, Mary Leona)  Autogram  19 May, 1983
   A lifetime resident of Eldon Mrs. Mary Lenoa Wilson 92 of 208 N Grand
Ave,
died Monday, May 16, 1983 at her home.
   She was born Sept 8, 1890 in Miller County to J R Seigel Beard and
Mary Elizabeth Henderson Beard.  On May 31, 1916 she was married at
Tuscumbia to Edgar Lee Wilson, who died Oct. 28, 1961.
    Surviving Mrs. Wilson are three sons, Coleman Wilson and Truman
Wilson, both of Topeka, Kansas  and Herschel Wilson of Wichita, Kansas;
two daughters  Ruby Haggerman of Eldon, and Margie Graf of St. Louis;
a sister, Stella Stickney, Eldon and 27 grandchildren and 25 great grand
children.
    Visitation at Griswald Kays Funeral Home was Wednesday afternoon and
evening.  Funeral services will be held at 2 P M today (Thursday) at the
funeral home with Bro John Lanferman officiating. Burial was in the
Eldon Cemetery.