| Obit For | Wilson Martin Day |
|---|---|
| Headline | Former Cassville Citizen Dies at Joplin |
| Text | Wilson Day, who for a number of years lived in Cassville, died Sunday night at his home in Joplin, following an illness of pneumonia of about 10 days duration.
Wilson Day was born in Tennessee in 1848. He moved from that state to Madison County, Ark., where he lived for some time and moved to this county about twenty-three years ago. He continued to reside in this community until he moved to Joplin less than one year ago. He leaves a widow and one daughter, Mrs. W. N. Turner of Joplin. The funeral was held at the Baptist Church in this city Tuesday, conducted by Rev. J. T. Brattin. His body was accompanied to Cassville by Mrs. Day, Mrs. W. N. Turner and children, Howard Day of Fayetteville, Ark., Bud Day of Exeter and Mrs. Bert Kirby and a Mrs. Duncan of Joplin. Mr. Day was well known over Southwest Missouri and Northwest Arkansas as an old time fiddler. He always took a great pride in attending the Old Fiddlers contests and most always carried away a prize. |
| Newspaper or Funeral Home | Cassville Republican |
| Date | Thursday, September 28, 1916 |
| Death Cert Link | Death Certificate |
| Resource | State Historical Society of MO |
| Submitted by | Donna Cooper |
