William J. Kingston, 68, prominent
Mountain resident for many years, passed away, midnight Monday, at Madison,
where
for three months ,he had been
seriously ill with meningitis.
Mr. Kingston, who was born in
Gillett, July 6, 1878, spent all his life in the county, 'and for the past
46 years had been a
resident of Mountain. He was
married to Lulu Blue, Hortonville, on Sept. 7, 1907. Mrs. Kingston preceded
him in death 18
years ago.
For many years, Mr. Kingston
had been active as a lumber cruiser and scaler. He served as county surveyor,
in addition to his
work as assessor in the town
of Armstrong.
Survivors include four daughters:
Mrs. Marion Dieck, and Mrs. Albert Slang, Suring; Mrs. Harvey Bartz and
Miss Elois
Kingston, Mountain; three grandchildren;
three sisters: Mrs. Kate Conard, Suring; Mrs. Henry Lewis, Carney, Ill.,
Mrs.
Emmett Ramsdell, Clintonville,
and three brothers. Henry, Marinette; Walter, Mountain, and Richard, Gillett.
Funeral services were conducted
by the Rev. Robert Broetzman at the home at Mountain on Thursday afternoon;
Pallbearers
were: Bert Piepenburg, Henry
Stohr Axel Olson, Otto Clover, John McAllen and Fred Gripentrog. Burial
was at Dale, Wis
Contributor's note: The Kingston Family Bible lists William Kingston's death as Sept. 14, 1936. jg.