The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-20
PRICE, SC.
MRS. TOM WILLIAMS DEAD-oNE
OF FRANKFoRD's OLD
HITIZEMc

CITIZENS.
Mrs. Mary T. Williams was born
near Spencensburg, Pike County, Mo-.
| February 8, 1845, died in Bonneville.
Mo-, January 13, 1917, at 6:10 a. m, at
the age of II years, IL months and 4
days. Had she lived until February 9.
she would have been 70 years old.
She was married to Thomas Williams.
March 9, 1861, and lived happy in this
union 55 years, 10 months and days.
! To this union was born one son. C. G.
| Williams. She leaves a husband, son,
daughter-in-law, granddaughter, Es-
telle, who was married December 26,
1916, to B. X. Bruce, of Chicago. Her
son, Charles, brought her to Boon
vile, December 8, 1916, attend this
wedding, but on the eve of the wedding
her condition became serious and she
was not able to witness the ceremony.
but grew gradually weaker. She also
leaves three nephews: Tom Peak,
Grant Peak and Walter Sutton, and a
sister-in-law,M RS. Francis Howard, all
of Frankford, Mo. She united with
the white Methodist Church at Spen-
cersburg, under Rev. Jesse Sutton, in
1858. She continued her membership
in this church until she went into the
organization of the A. NJ. E. Church,
Frankford, Mo-, by the Rev. Madison
Corbin. She was an active and en-
ergetic worker in the Masters cause
until the close of her life. 1t was her
practice to keep every obligation of
her church and to meet every financial
requirement as laid down in its disci-
pline. Mrs. Mat Williams is the only
surviving member of the above organ
ization. She was a charter member
of Hope court No. 80, Frankford, Mo-,
and was its treasurer from that time
until two years ago when failing
health caused her to resign the office.
She was a great help to the commun-
| ity, always ready to respond to call
of distress, no matter by whom nor
when made. Hers was a life of serv-
ice. In fact, christianity meant service
! to her.
Her reputation for good deeds was
I not limited to the community in which
she lived, but everywhere she was
known it was said of her Her religion
/ knew no race, her sympathy no
bounds" Hers was truly life worthy
of emulation.
Weep not for her. Her memory is
the shrine,
OF pleasing thoughts soft as the
scent of flowers,
Calm as on windless eve the suns
decline,
Sweet as the song of birds among
the bowers,
Rich as a rainbow with its hues of
light,
Pure as the moonshine of an autumn
night;
Weep not for her!
Weep not for her! There is no cause
for woe;
But rather nerve the spirit that it walk
Unshrinking DER the thorny paths be-
low
And from earth's low defilements keep
thee back
So when a few fleet severing years
have flown,
She'll meet thee at Heavens gate and
lead thee on;
Weep not for herl
Before leaving for Frankford for the
funeral and interment, a short serv-
ice consisting of prayer, scripture read
ing and singing was held at the house
conducted by Rev. J. H. Allen, of the
A. NJ. e. Church and Rev. H. w. Bolts
of the Baptist church. The funeral
was preached at Frankford by Rev. B.
c. Anderson. Hope Court No. so car
ried out their ceremony as prescribed.
The large number of people present,
both white and colored, and the many
beautiful floral offerings attested the
esteem in which the deceased was
held.
Those who attended the funeral
from a distance were: Miss Sadie
Braxton, VIM. Shelby, and H. R. Mar
tin, undertaken of Boonville, Mo-; Mr..
Fred Washington, Mr.. and Mrs. B. X.
Bruce, of Chicago; Prof. Chas. H.
Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Haw-
kins, of St. Louis; Mr. w. w. Fields,
of Cameron, and Miss Beatrice Peak,
of Fishery, Mo.