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Walter Whitfield Williams
27 Nov 1857 – 26 Apr 1939
| Birth | 27 Nov 1857 |
| Death | 26 Apr 1939 |
| Cemetery | Vashti Cemetery Vashti , Clay County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Jack Stevens on 19 Apr 2013 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107176658 |
Bio
Services for W.W. Williams were held in the First Methodist Church in Bowie. As a tribute to the love and respect held for Mr. Williams, all of the businesses in Bowie were closed from 3:00 to 4:00 on Thursday for the funeral. Mr. Williams resigned as Justice of the Peace while serving his second term. His death came exactly one month after the death of his brother, H.V. Williams of Snyder. Mr. Williams came to Texas in 1884. He settled in Johnson County, later moving to Clay County where he married Miss Ida Phagan on 23 December 1886. While living in Newport he served as Justice of the Peace for several years. He moved to Bowie in 1918. Survived by his wife; five daughters - Mrs. M.E. Patterson, Mrs. Jim Pascho, Mrs. R.Q. Kennedy, Mrs. Paul Evans, Miss Alta Williams; five sons - V.P. Williams, J. Knox Williams, Dewitt Williams, Howard B. Williams, Aden Williams; eight grandchildren; one brother - T.W. Williams; three sisters. Bowie News April 28, 1939 front page
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- Varner Phagan Williams 1887–1953
- Pvt James Knox Williams 1889–1963
- Velma Elizabeth Williams Patterson 1891–1969
- Howard Beston Williams 1893–1961
- Estelle Inez Williams Kennedy 1895–1973
- Loyce Ordell Williams Mascho 1897–1969
- Lotus Williams 1899–1918
- Alta Williams Wilkins 1904–1987
- Alden Whitfield Williams 1910–1989
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