WILLIAMS, George Will "Bill" 1872 - 1947

WILLIAMS, BLANCHARD, RUNYAN DARNELL, HOAGE, WILSON

Posted By: Richard K. Thompson (email)
Date: 4/21/2011 at 20:07:58

Fairfield Ia. Daily Ledger
Monday April 28, 1947
Pg. 8 Col. 1

G. W. WILLIAMS DIES AT HOME

George W. WILLIAMS, 74, long time resident of the Fairfield community, passed away at 9:40 a.m. Sunday, at his home west of Fairfield. He had been in failing health the past two years.

Last rites will be held Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. from the Hoskins funeral home with Envoy Mrs. BLANCHARD of the Salvation Army in charge. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery.

"Bill" WILLIAMS, as most of his friends knew him, was born November 19, 1872, at Trenton, Iowa, the only son of the late Lee Andrew and Julia RUNYAN WILLIAMS.

He was married January 1, 1899, to Maggie May DARNELL who survives.

Besides his wife, the following children survive: Mrs. Alice HOAGE, Mrs. Bernard WILSON, Paul, Kenneth and Edwin, all of Fairfield. Twenty-two grandchildren and five great grandchildren also survive. Six children preceded their father in death.

* Transcribed for genealogy purposes. I am not related to the person(s) mentioned.

Note: Buried at Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, Iowa. Old.P.019. The headstone and his obituary have 1872 for the birth year. The 1900 U.S. Census for Washington county, Iowa has his birth date as being November 1873. Born in Iowa. Will use the headstone and obituary provided date but with that caution. His age at death as recorded on his death record in Jefferson county is 74 years 5 months and 8 days.