The Harrison times., 1912-09-07
CAPT. w. F. PACE.


thirty P, NJ. A large concourse Of
friends gathered to pay a last tri-
butte to the departed, who had been
a resident of Harrison for more than
forty years.
The services were conducted by DR..
], p. Campbell Of the Cumberland
PRESBYTERIAN Church, assisted hy
Mr.. !. c. Blizzard Of the M. E.
Church. The latter read the nine
tieth Psalm and offered prayer. DR.
Campbell's thoughtful and fitting
address was based upon l Cor, 1918.
The choir composed of Mesdames J.
| E. Andrews, Harvey Lewis, lsa
Beach, and Messrs A. B. Andrews
and !. S. Dodson, sang the old hymn,
Glow Firm a Foundation Also
there were two solos, "No Sorrow
There" sung by Mr., Andrews, and
Sometime Well Understand by
Mrs. Andrews. The active pall-bear-
crs were Dr. c, NJ. Routh of Batavia,
Messrs. Jno. Clendenin, J. NJ. Shinn,
B. +. McMahan, l.. F. Eof' and Ed
Zimmerman of Harrison The hon
orary pall-bearers were Capt. ]. G.
Williford and Capt, w. H, Harrell, of
of BeIlefonte, DR.. H, l.. Routh of Ba-
tavia, Col G, J. Crump ofMuskogee,
Ok, DR.. W. II. Clark, Maj, II. A.
Crandell, Messrs. Sam Jones, W, S
Allen, !. W. Andrews and J. d. Tyson
of Harrison.
The interment was in the city
cemetery. The sun was sinking to-
ward the horizon, when the long line
of carriages reached the quiet city Of
the dead With final song and a
last prayer, the hower-covered cas-
ket was lowered. The hour seemed
sacred and a solemn hush peryaded
the air. All nature was saying that
man who had once borne the heat
and burden Of the day was at rest.
William Fletcher Pace was born i'll
Milan Co, Texas, July first, 184O,
the son of William and Hester Armi-
tage Pace. When he was two years
old, his widowed mother removed
to Dent Co., Mo. His education
was interrupted by the War between
the States. He entered the service
of the Coniederacy before he had
reached his majority, He was a
brave and daring soldier until the
close of the war, though twice
wounded. Five Of the honorary
pall.bearcrs were clad in Conieder-
ate uniform
At the end Of the war Capt. Pace
became citizen Of Arkansas He
resumed his studies and later taught
private schools in Woodruff Sharp,
Monroe and Boone counties, As
an advocate of establishment of the
public school system, he did much to
arouse an interest in education in
the State
After locating in Harrison, he gave
a few years to mercantile pursuits,
Civic matters always appealed to
him, and when the question OF the
removal Of the county seat from
Harrison to Belleiontc was to be put
before the voters Of the county in
1876, he made a thorough cam.
paign, speaking in favor Harrison,
1t was one Of the happiest moments
Of his life when he was told that
Harrison was to remain the county
seat,
At the same time that he was en-.
gagged IN BUSINESS, he was studying
law and was later admitted to prac'
tiee His first partner was the learn
ed Col J. NJ, Patterson, well remem-
bcrcd by the older citizens Of the
State Capt Pace had long and
honored legal career. Many Of our
younger lawyers received their train
ing in his office, and two of his sons
entered the profession, Each was in
turn admitted to partnership, and
when Capt PAGES health began to
fail, the heavier work was turned
over to them Yet he remained the
consulting member Of his firm until
the last
Death came to him in the hospital
conducted by the Sisters Of Mercy
at Eureka Springs, lie had been
there several months under the
treatment of his son, Dr. Henry
Pace. DR., Mudd of st. Louis, had
performed an operation on his hand,
from which he had fully recovered,
but his general health was still i'm
paired, Two weeks ago he had an
acute attack Of asthma and brons
ehitis, and later pneumonia devel'
opcd,
Capt Pace was married August
2ist 1896 TO Miss Sarah Jane
Howell in Woodruff county Arkan'
sns, The faithful wife, together