William D. Wasson

WASSON, W.D. - W.D. Wasson died Friday night at his home in

Springtown of pneumonia. Afew days ago while doing some painting at his

home he fell from a ladder, breaking two ribs, and would doubtless have

recovered from these injuries had not pneumonia set in. Funeral services

were held Sunday at noon, being conducted by Rev. F.S.H. Johnson of Fort

Smith and Rev. Wm. Sherman of Bentonville. The burial services were

under the auspices of the Masonic and I.O.O.F. fraternities. The funeral

was one of the most largely attended of any ever held in this section. Those

from Springdale who attended were Mr. and Mrs. I.T. Lane, W.T. Farrar,

B.S. Beach, H.J. Atkinson, M.F. Croxdale and Elmer Harris of Hindsville.

Deceased was born in 1850 and was a son of the late Uncle Abner Wasson,

who resided a few miles west of Springdale. His wife, by whom he is survived,

is a daughter of the late Dr. M.D. Steele of Elm Springs. Deceased is

also survived by four sons and three daughters, one of the latter being

Miss Iva, who formerly taught school in Springdale. There are numerous

other surviving relatives, John Wasson of Elm Springs, being a brother of

the deceased. Mr. Wasson had resided at Springtown for thirty-one years

past and was an upright man, honest and energetic, and will be greatly

missed by the people among whom he lived. [The Springdale News 7/12/1907]