The weekly Thibodaux sentinel. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1898-1905, 1900-09-01
e. e. WILLIAMS.
In MemOriam.

The subject of this sketch, Can't
Z. Z. Williams was born in 1888 il
the parish Of Lafourche, La. Hi
father being one of the pioneer plan
ters of that section.
Capt. Williams first attended schyo
10 Kentucky from which State BIZ
father came, then, he spent severa
years in New Orleans. after which be
was employed as general and freigh,
Agt. by the Morgan Railroad Co
(now Southern Pacifc), at Lafourche
Crossing, and for q number of wears
owned and conducted a Barge line
known as the "Willlams Barge Line
in connection with the Southern
Pacific.
During the lapse of 46 years tha,
ne remained in the service of that
company, he fulfilled his duties with
an unfailing zeal and integrity.
When the country became involved
in war, Capt. Williams, although of a
conservative mind, hes,tated not to
join the ranks of the confederate
army, leaving behind a lucrative
position and a young wife. At the
close OF the war, he found himself
destitute Of all the means he had
previously possessed, but being en-.
dowed with a rare smount of energy
and faith, he courageously set to
work again in order to repair his
losses, which attempt was rewarded
With ample and weIl.merited success.
Possessed Of genial and happy
disposition, Capt. Williams knew
how to draw men to him. and during
the long period IN which he carried
on daily transactions with a great
number of persons. he always main.
tanned himself in their friendship and
esteem.
Nothing could be more convincing
OF this than to see the unfeigned
expression Of sorrow on the coun.
tenance OF the many colored hands in
his employ, some of whom we're born
and reared on his fathers plantation
ard who felt that they had lost their
best friend in the death of "Marse
Charley" as they fami:larly called
him.
Although belonging to no particu.
lar religions sect, Capt. Williams
respected every good creed, and be. |
ieved in the tenets of free
of which he was an esteemed mem. |
Der.
Few men could have o better plea
- A--.I--A-i.a - s,.s..-t
md endearments of a well-to-dO
southern. planter, father OF large
'amily of noble sons and daughters,
md. enjoying the respect of many
friends and nelghbors, he must have
'elt 1t harsh to be summoned away
rom all he loved and priced, but
till, when the certainty of an incura-
Die malady was made known to HIM,
le neither faltered nor repined.
Whatever the sacrifice may have cost
l,m, he murmured not. aud with a
meek and patient spirit, bowed to the
Inevitable.
In the words Of the poet, he may
nave SAID:
Sunset and evening star,
And one clear call for me.
And may there be no mourning At
the bar,
When | put out at sea-"
The family that Is left to deplore
his untimely end is composed OF his
wife, formerly, Miss Dora E. Cross
Of FIVE daughters, Mrs. Presley X.
Ewing of Houston, Tex. Mrs. Harry
Bush Of Houma. La. Mrs. Beverley
Smith of Franklin, La. Misses Minnie
and Ruby Williams, and four sons,
Messrs. Joe, Willie, Morgan and
Warren.
To them all. We say.
ye, disconsolate, where'er ye
languish,
Come at the shrine of God fervently
kneel,
There bring your wounded hearts,
there lay your anguish,
Earth hath no sorrow which Heaven
can not heal"
A FRIEND.