Beckham Co. OK - OBIT: John Mitchell Williams Submitted by Evelyn Skelton Sell John Mitchell Williams John Mitchell Williams ws born in Newton County, Missouri, February 2, 1868. Died in the hospital at Elk City, Oklahoma, November 9, 1926, aged 58 years 9 months and 7 days. He was married to Mary Wilson April 23, 1892, to this union 6 children were born three girls, Ester Wilson of near Butler, Merla Williams of Foss, and Gladys who died at the age of 6 years in California. Three sons, Clarence W of Hooker, Oklahoma, Nathan and Jack both of Foss. Mr. Williams professed his faith in Christ in 1910 and united with the Christian Church. Funeral services were conducted at the home Wednesday afternoon by Rev J. N. Tinkle after which the remains were laid to rest in the Edwards-ville Cemetery there to await the Resurrection Morn. The bereaved family have the sympathy of a host of friends in this their sad hour of trial. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Evelyn Skelton Sell ====================================================================