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Willie Harrison Williams

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Birth	:	12 Nov 1889 Jamestown, Fentress County, Tennessee, USA
Death	:	27 Jan 1945 Boone County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Nevada Municipal Cemetery, Nevada, Story County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.0215683, -93.4610672
Plot	:	Block 25, Row 18. Lot 215
Description	:	From Nevada Evening Journal January 29, 1945 Last Rites for W.H. Williams Held Wednesday Funeral services for W. H. Williams, former near Nevada farmer who met tragic death on Saturday morning [January 27, 1945] when fire destroyed his farm home near Ogden, were held from the Nevada Church of Christ at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon with the Rev. C. E. Lookingbill, assisted by the Rev. Richard Dawson, in charge of services. Mrs. Norman Dobson was at the piano playing a number of hymns during the service. Many beautiful flowers banked the front of the church, testifying to the wide sympathy extended the family in... Read More	From Nevada Evening Journal January 29, 1945 Last Rites for W.H. Williams Held Wednesday Funeral services for W. H. Williams, former near Nevada farmer who met tragic death on Saturday morning [January 27, 1945] when fire destroyed his farm home near Ogden, were held from the Nevada Church of Christ at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon with the Rev. C. E. Lookingbill, assisted by the Rev. Richard Dawson, in charge of services. Mrs. Norman Dobson was at the piano playing a number of hymns during the service. Many beautiful flowers banked the front of the church, testifying to the wide sympathy extended the family in the loss of the husband and father, and to the esteem in which he was held. In the audience were a large number from Boone county who had accompanied the funeral cortege to Nevada, and many from Nevada and community where the deceased had lived for a number of years previous to moving to Ogden. The pall bearers were William Allen, Alex Doran, Lawrence Miller, Alfred Doran, David Van Pelt and Oliver Doran. Burial was in the Nevada cemetery. The following obituary of the deceased was read at the funeral service: "Willie Harrison Williams, the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Williams, was born in on November 12, 1889 at Jamestown, Tennessee. He was united in marriage November 26, 1911 at Brydstown, Tennessee to Corda Mae Capps, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Capps, Jamestown, Tennessee. The couple lived in Georgia for one year before moving to Nevada, Iowa in 1912. Mr. Williams joined the Christian Church, January 10, 1918. "The deceased leaves his wife, Corda Mae Willams and six children: four daughters, Mrs. Lucille Henerson, Great Lakes, Illinois, Nellie, Lillie and Mary Williams all of Washington, D. C. and two sons, Frank and Enos Williams, at home. Besides the immediate family he leaves four sisters: Mrs. Martha Pyle, Grove City, Penn.; Mrs. Ellen Sterett, Cleveland, O.; Mrs. Sherman Williams, Danville, Kentucky and Mrs. Alvin Jones, Sterns, Kentucky and four brothers: Chester Williams of Jamestown, Tennessee, Sam William, Fort Worth, Tex.; and James Williams of Vernon, Tex.

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Where is Willie Harrison Williams's memorial?
Willie Harrison Williams's memorial is located at: Nevada Municipal Cemetery, Nevada, Story County, USA.
When did Willie Harrison Williams death?
Willie Harrison Williams death on 27 Jan 1945 in Boone County, Iowa, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Willie Harrison Williams's memorial?
Latitude: 42.0215683
Longitude: -93.4610672

Family Members:

Parent

James Logan Williams

(1852 - 1926)

Matilda Jane Conatser Williams

(1853 - 1944)

Spouse

Corda Mae Capps Williams

(1893 - 1948)

Siblings

John Garfield “Fisher John” Williams

(1880 - 1974)

Chester Arthur Williams

(1884 - 1967)

Children

Joan Williams

(unknow - 1936)

(unknow - unknow)

(1920 - 1977)

(1921 - 1922)

(1926 - 1926)

(1928 - 1928)

(1930 - 1930)

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