Funeral rites were held in New York City Tuesday for Mrs. Katherine Wilson Sear, Delphi native, who died Saturday night following a lingering illness. The body will then be cremated and the ashes returned to Delphi for burial at a later date. Mrs. Sear was born in Delphi, the daughter of the late Francis and Mary McDonald Wilson. She was graduated from Delphi high school in 1919 and for many years has been a resident of New York City. Surviving are two brothers, Harry Wilson of Lafayette and Robert Wilson of Delphi; four sisters, Mrs. Marjorie Lorber of New York; Mrs. Ruth Hufford of Chicago; Mrs. Betty Bridwell of Bedford and Mrs. Esther Barber of near Burlington.

Delphi Citizen November 28, 1963