Daily Advocate 28 May 1918 p1 c5
AGED MAN DIES IN HOSPITAL
Wilson Hammers died at the city hospital this afternoon. He was 73 years old
and as far as is known, was a widower. Mr. Hammers was sent to the hospital
from Weir, April 10 and has been suffering with chronic nephritis, which had
finally affected his mind. The time and place of the funeral has not been arr-
anged as his relatives have not all been located.Daily Advocate 4 June 1918 p3 c4
FUNERAL FOR WILSON HAMMERS
Short funeral services were held this morning at 10:30 at the City Cemetery for
Wilson Hammers who died in the hospital May 28. The G.A.R. and Rev. R. A. Wagg-
oner conducted the funeral rites. The deceased was 73 years old and apparently
alone in the world.