Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-07-18
DEATH OF HON. W. r. YOUNG.
Useful Citizen, Able Lawyer, Christian
Gentleman Entered Into Rest.

VIM. Tecumseh Young was born at
West Point, Clay County, Miss, De-
lcember 25th, 1859, and died In Bryan,
Texas, at 11:2O O'Clock p. M, July 10Th,
li914, making his age at the time OF his
death "a years, 6 months and 20 days.
He was the son OF the Hon. Charles w.
Young, who was a gallant captain In
1.-The Confederate army during the civil
war. He came to Texas before his ma
jority and lived one year In the VI
entity OF Lockhart. Returning to Mis-
sissippi he married Miss Sallie Stone
| I'm 1880 and moved back to Texas In
1882, settling at Millican, In Brazos
County. He studied law and was ad'
mitted to the bar at Bryan In 1880
| His wife died at Millican in 1887. Three
children were born to this union, two
of whom survive him, Mrs. w. X.
Marriott of Victoria and ]. +. Young
of Temple. The third child died in In
fancy. He was q member OF the
Woodmen OF the World and had been
a member of the Baptist Church since
llS72. He served several terms as spe'
cial Judge of the County Court OF
Brazos County with marked distinc'
ton, and was at the time OF his death
city attorney of the city OF Bryan.
Under his administration the city has
Iprospered and the law has been en-
forced as never before. He was rec
ognized by leading members OF the
city council as almost an absolute ne
cesslty to the welfare and moral de-
yelopment OF the city. There Is no
imam living in Brazos county whose
removal will be more generally missed
and few, II any, will be more gen
timely regretted. In many respects
w. r. Young was a most remarkable
man. Take him as he was, unedu-
Gated, so far as higher schools OF
learning and text books 90 to make up
an education, with very defective
eye-sight and his body all bent and
drawn out of form from severe attacks
of rheumatism, it is very remarkable
that he was able to do one-tenth OF
what he did do. | have frequently
seen men begging on the streets whose
physical condition was not near so
bad, and yet, in spite Of all these in
firmatiyes, he was remarkably success
full in his profession. He was a born
lawyer. His mind was legal from be.
ginning to end. Few men ever handled
their cases more successfully in all the
courts. He possessed a broad and
comprehensive mind and while, on &C
count of his impaired eye-sight, his
reading was necessarily limited, his
knowledge of current events and ques
lions of public interest was marvellous
You would travel far to find a man
who had a fuller and better knowledge
of all public affairs. His knowledge
of the Holy Scriptures was wonderful
He studied them constantly. He be
lieved them from beginning to end. He
believed fully in their God and fully
accepted the Lord Jesus as his per
sonal Savior. He believed in hii
church, worked for 1t and contributed
literally to its support. He believed
thoroughly in all good men and women
and they believed in him, as was at
tested at his death.
Funeral Service.
His body was removed from his pri
vate rooms to the residence of hii
good friend, A. w. Buchanan, and re
NAMED until the funeral hour 4:30 p
m. on July 10Th, when 1t was removed
to the First Baptist Church, that HI
loved so much and where he had beer
useful and consistent member 81
long. The services were conducted
by his pastor DR.. NJ Il. Weaver, anC
many were the tender and beautiful
words that the great man said of thu
life and influence Of his good frient
and beloved brother. Beautiful musi
was rendered by the choir, two o
three of the numbers being the favor
its songs of the deceased. After tn
church service the body was takel
n charge of by the Woodmen of tn
n World and was inferred under its al
spices. The following members acte
ass pail bearers; Judge w. G.. Tallia
I ferro, +. l.. Henderson, Esq, Judge
: G.. Minkert, T. II. Bate, Esq, +. "
!. Yeager and p. S. Park.
n No man ever lived who was true
h to his friends or would make more PEI
}. sonal sacrifices for them when b
!. thought their interest was at stalk
The distance has never been measure
that he would not go and the difficu
4. ties were never so great that he woul
IS not absolutely tear them out of his wa