Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-03-11

ulll, WlllCu OCCuilcu III NO" VI
leans on Saturday morning, cast
a gloom over Tensas parish, where
the deceased was born and reared
to manhood and has Host of
friends among our people. Mr..
Cordill was brother to Hon. G..
C. Cordill, Senator for this Dis
trict, to whom the sympathy of
all friends is extended.
The Picayune pays the follow
ing tribute to the deceased:
Hon. William J. Cordill, MEM
Der of the constitutional convention
of 1898, and prominent in Frank
lin parish, where he served in al
most every public position at one
time or another, having also been
president of the Bank of Wlnns-
boro, died at Hotel Denechaud yes
terday morning at s o'clock, after
an illness extending over five or SIX
wears. He had suffered from Bright Z
disease during most of that time
He came to the Denechaud on No
vember %, 1909, for medical treat
ment in the city, and he had never
left his room from that date.
The end came suddenly, but al
quietly and peacefully as the snuff
ing out of a candle. He seemed
about as usual yesterday morning
early. His devoted wife, who hat
been with him during all the week
of suffering, administered to him a
usual and he had taken a it'll
nourishment as usual.
His brother, Hon. Charles c. Cor
dill, state senator, one OF his dis
tinguished brothers, who stops a
the st. Charles Hotel, was up
daylight, as is his custom. He tel
ephoned to the Denechaud Hotel
as he did every morning immedi
ately after dressing, and receive
the message that his brother wa
all right, quite as strong as usual
Senator Cordill went down to tn
lobby, bought paper and sat dow
to read for a few moments, whe
Mr.. Blakely informed him of me:
sage that his brother was dead.
. Heart failure was the immediat
/, cause of death, and it came withOr
, a particle of warning. There Wa
! one distinguishing feature through
out Mr.. Cordill's whole illness, h
was never heard to complain. II
bore his suffering without mul
! muir and died as though sinkin
into a peaceful sleep.
The remains were sent to Ma
chez, Miss, on the 3:15 O'cloc
Valley train, where they will be IL
tered this morning, members OF h
family coming over to Natchez frol
0 Franklin and Tensas parishes
. meet tie party there. Five gene
. tons of the Cordill family lie buriv
0 in the cemetery at Natchez.
0 The Cordill family is one of Il
D most prominent in the Safe. Tic
!, are a power in Franklin AID Tens;
. parishes, where most OF tie famll
0 still reside. Some are al VIM,
Q boro, while Others resi- lie in the su
y rounding country. William J. Co
: dill had his home in Crowville. Il
) was born in Tensas parish in 1855;
) and was 80 years of age. He W;
. one of fourteen children, eight (
y whom had survived until his deaf
5 yesterday, there now being seve
: brothers and sisters surviving, VII
Hon. G.. c. Cordill, state senate
from Tensas; Mrs. Sarah Jane Sn.
0 der, Winnsboro; Stephen III. Co
d dill, Franklin parish; JAS. P. Co
dill, public administrator, New o
leans; Mrs. Matte p. Classify, Greer
wood, Miss; Richard p. Cordil
late of the United States Army; ]
Marion Cordill, cotton factor, Ne
Orleans.
Mr.. Cordill was educated in Il
Tensas parish schools, and then a
tended Mississippi College at CHI
ton, Miss. He located in Frankli
3 parish and soon became a power
that parish. He served in hume
Gus public positions, but alwa.
without cost to his parish or Stat
When it came to the constitution
convention Of 1898 Franklin paris
sent Mr.. Cordill. Another one
his brothers, Stephen H., served
the State Senate for years, whe
his elder brother, Senator c. G. Co
dill, is now serving, being the ranl
ing member Of that body.
Mr.. Cordill was married, and lie
a widow and seven children, fol-
sons and three daughters, who su
vive him. One of his sons, Osc'
Cordill, is resident of this cit,
? being connected with the firm
o Schumert & Warfeld, on Cam
3 Street.
VI The remains were accompanie
q to Natchez by his wife, who ha
o never left his side since their a