Margaret Bush Wilson Funeral Service
Date: 8/18/2009 Album ID: 818064
Photos by Johnny Andrews
Hundreds of friends, family and well-wishers turned out for a service at All Saints Episcopal Church in St. Louis that lasted for hours as respect to Margaret Bush Wilson. A lawyer, civil rights activist, and former head of the national NAACP, she passed away at the age of 90.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2009 - A photograph of Margaret Bush Wilson sits near the front of the church during her funeral ceremony Tuesday morning at All Saints Episcopal Church in St. Louis.  The lawyer, civil rights activist, and former head of the national NAACP passed away at the age of 90.John L. White  ´  jwhite@post-dispatch.com
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2009 - The funeral begins for Margaret Bush Wilson Tuesday morning at All Saints Episcopal Church in St. Louis.  The lawyer, civil rights activist, and former head of the national NAACP passed away at the age of 90.John L. White  ´  jwhite@post-dispatch.com
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2009 - Friends and family walk past the coffin of Margaret Bush Wilson during her funeral ceremony Tuesday morning at All Saints Episcopal Church in St. Louis.  The lawyer, civil rights activist, and former head of the national NAACP passed away at the age of 90.John L. White  ´  jwhite@post-dispatch.com
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2009 - Governor Jay Nixon pays tribute to the life of Margaret Bush Wilson during a gathering following her funeral Tuesday afternoon at All Saints Episcopal Church in St. Louis.  The lawyer, civil rights activist, and former head of the national NAACP passed away at the age of 90.John L. White  ´  jwhite@post-dispatch.com
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2009 - Robert Wilson from Rio De Janeiro pauses to collect his thoughts while speaking about his mother Margaret Bush Wilson during her funeral Tuesday morning at All Saints Episcopal Church in St. Louis.  The lawyer, civil rights activist, and former head of the national NAACP passed away at the age of 90.John L. White  ´  jwhite@post-dispatch.com
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2009 - Robert Wilson (facing) from Rio De Janeiro is greeted by Clara Boyd of Fairview Heights, Illinois, prior to the start of the funeral ceremony for his mother Margaret Bush Wilson Tuesday morning at All Saints Episcopal Church in St. Louis.  On the right is Robert Wilson's son Gabriel.  The lawyer, civil rights activist, and former head of the national NAACP passed away at the age of 90.John L. White  ´  jwhite@post-dispatch.com
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2009 - Robert Wilson (left) from Rio De Janeiro kisses his son on the head after speaking about his mother Margaret Bush Wilson to those in attendance of her funeral Tuesday morning at All Saints Episcopal Church in St. Louis.  The lawyer, civil rights activist, and former head of the national NAACP passed away at the age of 90.John L. White  ´  jwhite@post-dispatch.com
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2009 -  Gabriel Wilson (center), the grandson of Margaret Bush Wilson, is greeted by friends and family members during the funeral for his grandmother Tuesday morning at All Saints Episcopal Church in St. Louis.  The lawyer, civil rights activist, and former head of the national NAACP passed away at the age of 90.John L. White  ´  jwhite@post-dispatch.com
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2009 - Friends and family members pay tribute to Margaret Bush Wilson during her funeral Tuesday morning at All Saints Episcopal Church in St. Louis.  The lawyer, civil rights activist, and former head of the national NAACP passed away at the age of 90.John L. White  ´  jwhite@post-dispatch.com
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2009 - Friends and family members file past a photograph of Margaret Bush Wilson during her funeral Tuesday morning at All Saints Episcopal Church in St. Louis.  The lawyer, civil rights activist, and former head of the national NAACP passed away at the age of 90.John L. White  ´  jwhite@post-dispatch.com
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2009 - Rhoda Graham from St. Louis plays a saxophone tribute to Margaret Bush Wilson during a gathering following her funeral Tuesday afternoon at All Saints Episcopal Church in St. Louis.  Graham is a former student at Talladega College and received a scholarship there thanks to Wilson.  The lawyer, civil rights activist, and former head of the national NAACP passed away at the age of 90.John L. White  ´  jwhite@post-dispatch.com
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2009 - The coffin carrying the body of Margaret Bush Wilson is escorted out of All Saints Episcopal Church following her funeral ceremony Tuesday morning in St. Louis.  The lawyer, civil rights activist, and former head of the national NAACP passed away at the age of 90.John L. White  ´  jwhite@post-dispatch.com
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2009 - The coffin carrying the body of Margaret Bush Wilson is escorted out of All Saints Episcopal Church following her funeral ceremony Tuesday morning in St. Louis.  The lawyer, civil rights activist, and former head of the national NAACP passed away at the age of 90.John L. White  ´  jwhite@post-dispatch.com
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2009 - The family of Margaret Bush Wilson walk to a separate ceremony following her funeral Tuesday afternoon at All Saints Episcopal Church in St. Louis.  The lawyer, civil rights activist, and former head of the national NAACP passed away at the age of 90.  Clockwise from top center are her son Robert Wilson from Rio de Janeiro, grandson Gabriel Wilson, longtime family friend and fellow Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority sister Pearlie Evans from St. Louis, and sister Ermine Byas from Rochester, New York.  In the front on the far left is Susie Cunningham, the president of Cunningham Funeral Home.John L. White  ´  jwhite@post-dispatch.com
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2009 - Clara Boyd of Fairview Heights, Illinois, laughs as anecdotes are spoken about the life of Margaret Bush Wilson during her funeral Tuesday morning at All Saints Episcopal Church in St. Louis.  The lawyer, civil rights activist, and former head of the national NAACP passed away at the age of 90.John L. White  ¥  jwhite@post-dispatch.com
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2009 - Dr. Willis Byrd from East St. Louis listens as anecdotes are spoken about the life of Margaret Bush Wilson during her funeral Tuesday morning at All Saints Episcopal Church in St. Louis.  Dr. Byrd attended Talladega College with Wilson.  The lawyer, civil rights activist, and former head of the national NAACP passed away at the age of 90.John L. White  ¥  jwhite@post-dispatch.com
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2009 - Andrea Muhammad from St. Louis looks over the program during the funeral for her great aunt Margaret Bush Wilson Tuesday morning at All Saints Episcopal Church in St. Louis.  The lawyer, civil rights activist, and former head of the national NAACP passed away at the age of 90.John L. White  ¥  jwhite@post-dispatch.com
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2009 - Family and friends greet Robert Wilson (center) and his son Gabriel (left) prior to the start of the funeral of Wilson's mother Margaret Bush Wilson Tuesday morning at All Saints Episcopal Church in St. Louis.  The lawyer, civil rights activist, and former head of the national NAACP passed away at the age of 90.John L. White  ¥  jwhite@post-dispatch.com
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2009 - (left to right) Mavis T. Thompson, the president of the National Bar Association, and James Cole, a former president of the National Bar Association, embrace while listening to speakers during a tribute to the life of Margaret Bush Wilson Tuesday morning at All Saints Episcopal Church in St. Louis.  The lawyer, civil rights activist, and former head of the national NAACP passed away at the age of 90.John L. White  ¥  jwhite@post-dispatch.com
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2009 - Family and friends file out of All Saints Episcopal Church in St. Louis following the funeral of Margaret Bush Wilson Tuesday morning in St. Louis.  The lawyer, civil rights activist, and former head of the national NAACP passed away at the age of 90.John L. White  ¥  jwhite@post-dispatch.com
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