The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1914-01-28
WARREN ". WILLIAMS DEAD
Passed Away At The Family
Home at Eight O'Clock
Last Evening.

Hon. Warren w. Williams, one of
Nevada's most prominent citizens,
and the founder of the town OF Fall
Ion, passed away at the family home
on Williams avenue at few minutes
before eight o'clock last evening, af.
ter a short illness Of heart trouble.
For some time his health had
been bad, but the indomitable will
power that made him q force among
his fellows and brought wealth and
honor to his name, 1uficed to keep
him up and about. Only few days
before passing away did he actually
become bedridden and then it was
that his physicians and others who
knew him best forecasted that the
end was near.
Had this strong man lived until
the 18th of March he would have
been 75 years of age. He came from
Revolutionary war stock, and was q
native of the state of Maine, from
whence he came west as a mere boy
in 1853. Locating In California,
he passed through the mining excite
ments of those days. He came to
Nevada in 1863, fret racking by
mule trains supplies across the ST.
erras. He located in this county in
the early seventies, engaging first In
mining at Bernice in the eastern part
Of the county and later in the sheep
and cattle business. In the stock
industry he accumulated a fortune
generally reckoned at around a mil
lion dollars. He wes one of the
largest individual sheep owners in
the west and his holdings of land
extended from here to the extreme
northeastern part of the state. His
interests included banking, land
and stock, and with his passing
many people will sadly miss his
friendship and financial succor in
times of need.
The death of Mr.. Williams will
compel readjustment of the af-
fairs of the town of Fallon, the re-
lationship being intimate. 1t was
largely through his agency that Tal-
lon was established and as this
county's representative in the state
senate he secured the passage Of
bills authorizing the court house and
public school building in this place.
Deceased leaves to mourn his loss,
beside the widow, one son and three
daughters, John p. Mrs. w. A. Ked-
die, Mrs. B. H. Erb and Miss Cora
Williams. There are two brothers,
George B. and e. L., both of whom
were associated with him IN his bus
mess affairs. At his bedside when
dissolution came were all the men,
bers of his immediate family. Kind
hands ministered to him and the
watchful physician used every al
l:viation known to medical science to
make his last moments on earth free
from pain.
The value of this strong, virile
man can never be estimated, and In
his passing Nevadans Will join In
the admission that one of the FORE
most citizens of the state has gone
to his grave. He believed that what
a man had he should earn so he toll
ed all his life; like all strong char.
acters he had his own opinion but
never quarreled with those who held
opposite beliefs. He believed that
land like this was entitled to his
absolute fealty and he gave Nevada
his energy and loyalty without ress
ervation. He lived valuable life,
true to duty, true to home, country
and friends. His death is q great
Toss to this town and state, and an
irreparable one to his family. TO
them 1t is a comfort to know that In
his name alone he left a heritage Of
honor.