DIED. Pearl Lenore Wilson, daughter of James E. and Mary E. (Montague) Wilson, was born April 8, 1903, at Moorhead, Iowa, and died June 22, 1991, at the Lamoni Manor in Lamoni, Iowa at age 88.

When she was a child her family moved to Lamoni where Pear graduated from Lamoni High School. Most of her life was spent in Lamoni except for some time in Vancouver, Washington. Pearl was a member of the Lamoni R.L.D.S. Church.

Pearl was united in marriage to Marshall Hutchcroft on November 11, 1923, and to this union, three children were born: Don, Elaine, and Jim. Marshall preceded her in death on December 14, 1961.

She married Morton Edmunds December 16, 1962. Following his death, she married Art Walden on October 29, 1978. Art died October 21, 1986.

Preceding her in death were her parents; sister Onie Gilbert; 3 brothers: Mark, Ward, and her twin Earl Wilson; and her husbands: Marshall Hutchcroft, Morton Edmunds, and Art Walden.

Survivors include son Don Hutchcroft and wife Vivian of Lamoni, Iowa; daughter Elaine Wasser of Omaha, Nebraska; son Jim Hutchcroft and wife Judith of Lamar, Colorado; step-daughter Yvonne Hynden and husband Bob of Lamoni, Iowa; step-son Everett Walden and wife Shirley of Sun City West, Arizona; 5 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; other relatives and friends.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. June 24, 1991, at the Slade O'Donnell Funeral Home in Lamoni, Iowa with Elder Robert B. Hynden officiating. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Iowa.
SOURCE: The Lamoni Chronicle, Lamoni, Iowa, Thursday, June 27th, 1991, pg. 4

MOTHER: Mary Montague
FATHER: James Edward Wilson

1st HUSBAND: Marshall Hutchcroft
m. 11 Nov 1923 - Lamoni, Decatur, Iowa

CHILDREN:
1. Donald Eugene Hutchcroft, 1924 -
m. Vivian May Campbell

2. Pearl Elaine Hutchcroft, 1925 -
m. James Paul Rogers

3. Billie Jim Hutchcroft, 1928 -
m. Ramona C. Allman

2nd HUSBAND: Leonard Arthur "Art" Walden
m. 29 Oct 1978 • Lamoni, Decatur, Iowa

FURTHER INFORMATION:
1. NOTE: Pearl's last name was Walden when she died, but since her children are Hutchcrofts and she is buried as a Hutchcroft, her profile is under that name.

2. Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999
Name: Pearl Wilson
Birth Date: Apr 1903
Birth Place: Spring Valley Twp, Monona Co, Iowa
Father: James E Wilson
Mother: Mary E Montague
FHL Film Number: 1443703
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

3. Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1937
Name: Pearl Lenore Wilson
Birth Year: abt 1902
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Place: Moorhead Iowa
Residence Place: Lamoni Iowa
Marriage Age: 21
Marriage Date: 11 Nov 1923
Marriage Place: Lamoni, Decatur, Iowa, USA
Father: James Edward Wilson
Mother: Mary Montagne
Spouse: Marshall Hutchcroft
Source Citation: Iowa State Archives; Des Moines, Iowa; Volume: 2
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1937 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.