Graham guardian., 1901-01-25
AT REST.
One of the ella Valleys Old Respected
Pioneers

oho Oh thb Valleys olu LtcbpoCto
Pioneers.
Probably no event in the histor
of our quiet town of Pima eve
cast deeper gloom over the er
tire community than that occasion
ed by the sad death of Mrs. Lydi
Williams, wife of g. w. Williams
sr., and daughter of Samuel an,
Sally Ferrin, which after an Hines
of several years occurred here ol
evening of Jan. 18th, 1901.
The deceased was born Marcl
9Th, 1852, at NIndiantown, Poto
watomi county, Iowa, her parent
moving to Utah later in the same
year.
She became the wife of Mr.
Williams Sept. 18th, 1869, the
marriage ceremony being perform
ed by Joseph F. Smith in the Sail
Lake temple They resided in
Weber county, Utah, until 1886
when they came to Arizona, locat
ing in Pima in 1885.
Mrs. Williams was the mother OF
eight children, seven of whom
survive her, all residing in Pima,
the youngest being daughter IA
years of age.
Services were held in the Opera
house at 10 a. m, Jan. 18th, and
Notwithstanding the day was cold
and disagreeable hundreds Of peo-
pie were there from all parts of
the valley sorrowfully paying
their last tribute of love and re-
spect to their departed friend and
sister, who had endeared herself
to all who knew her, by useful
life unselfishly devoted to labor
of love for others. The services
were conducted by Bishoy John
Taylor, the Pima choir, under the
leadership of Prof. P. H. Mcbride,
furnished the music, the selections
being some beautiful funeral
hymns, which were very touching
ly rendered.
The speakers were John Allen,
of Thatcher, Jos. Lines, F. r. Tay
lor, of Pima and Bp. Hubbard,
each of whom offered earnest
words of consolation to the bereav-
ed family, and paid the highest
possible tribute to the memory of
their departed friend and sister,
and pointed the thoughts of the
to the morning of glor-
ious resurrection, when through
the measureless mercy of loving
Heavenly Father they would be
reunited with their loved one
nevermore to suffer such a loss or
such separation throughout the
countless ages of eternity. In con-
clusion Bishop Taylor eulogized
memory of the departed wife and
mother upon the earnest useful life
she had lived, and consoled the
mourncrs with the assurance that
if they would follow in the foot
steps of the loved one who had
gone before that their separation
would be short one and their re-
ward for such life would be the
greatest of all Gods gifts to the
children of men, eternal life and
exaltation in his presence, sur
rounded by those whom they had
known and loved in this life.
At the close of the services the
mortal remains were viewed for
the last time by all present and the
short journey to the grave yard
was made, the four sons of the
deceased acting as pail bearers, the
funeral procession being one of
the largest ever seen in Pima.
Bishoy Hubbard offered the dedi-
catory prayer and the choir rend-
cred beautiful and touching hymn
at the grave side.
Mrs. Williams is one Of whom
it can be truthfully said: "Sbould
all for whom she has performed
some kind and loving act, bring a
blossom to her grave to-day she
would sleep tonight beneath a
very wilderness of flowers.
Mr.. Williams and the members
of the family have expressed their
sincere gratitude for the aid and
sympathy so freely rendered them
in their affliction and they are es-
pecially grtaeful to Bishop Taylor,
H. Weech and Dr.. Wightman fo1
the many favors these gentlemen
so kindly extended them.
WILTRED Il. WEBB.
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