Vinita—Funeral for Mrs. Berta ___ lowing a short
illness, will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Burckhalter funeral
chapel.
Mrs. Wilson, who was born Feb. 25, 1887, in Tulsa, attended
Willie Halsell college in Vinita. She was employed as a
nurse in an early-day Vinita hospital. Later, she and her
husband, Roland F. Wilson, resided in Kansas City, Mo.
Wilson died 10 years ago in Kansas City.
She was the daughter of Ike Gilstrap, deputy U.S. marshal who
lost his life in an encounter with a band of outlaws in the
Spavinaw hills in 1906.
Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Marion Colby, Encino,
Calif.
From The Oklahoma, 9/18/1953
Donated by:
Emily Jordan
