The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-06-16
Judge N. M. Williams Passes
Away in Oklahoma City After
Lingering Illness; Funeral
Be Held Today.
ONE OF PIONEERS IN
LAW BUSINESS HERE
Came to Chickasha From Texas
in Early Days; Was First
County Judge of Grady
County.

Judge N. NJ Williams, aged 54 one
of the pioneers of Chickasha, died
yesterday morning at o'clock in
Wesley hospital, Oklahoma City,
where he had been treated for three
months Bright's disease was given
as the cause. Funeral services we're
scheduled to be held here at the Rose
Hin cemetery at 2:S0 o'clock this af-
temoon.
When Chickasha was a rag town"
and when Chickasha avenue was
muddy trail, when cattle grazed over
what now lis the residence section Of
the city and when Indians in blankets
were more prominent ON the streets
than white men and women, Judge
Williams came here from LAGRANGE,
Tex, and cast his lot with Chickasha.
Since that time, until his failing
health necessitated his retirement
from active practice, he has been as
sociated with the law profession here.
In the early days, for a period OF six
or eight months, during the opening
of the Comanche country, Judge Wil.
liams lived at Lawton
When Oklahoma was granted state
hood. Judge Williams was nominated
and elected to the office OF county
Judge of Grady county which position
he held for six years Following his
retirement from that office he again
opened law office here, which he
maintained until his health failed and
he was forced from active practice.
He was born in Fayette county,
Texas, near Smithville, 54 years ago
and spent his boyhood in that COM
munity. He was educated in the
University of Texas at Austin and
at Poughkeepsie, N. Y. At the COM
pletion Of his college career, he en-
tered the practice of law in La.
Grange, Texas, but after practicing
there for several years the call of
the Indian Territory brought him
here.
He was married in LAGRANGE, Tex,
to Miss Bessie Harwell, who died
several years ago in San Antonio,
Tex, after a lingering illness. No
children were born to the union, but
Judge and Mrs Williams adopted a
little girl several years ago, naming
her Rebecca The devotion Of the
judge to the little girl was marked
and when she died about two years
ago, his grief knew no bounds
The funeral services, according to
plans announced this morning, we're
to be in charge of Claud Weaver, for
mer congressman and present post
master of Oklahoma City, and who
was a warm friend Of the deceased.
Rev Mr. Faft of Anadarko who was
also a close rfiend of the deceased,
was to officiate and members Of the
Elks lodge were this morning per
fecting details of the funeral. Judge
Williams was a member and active
worker in the Elks lodge, having join
ed the order when the local lodge
was in its infancy.
The deceased is survived by three
sisters: Miss Jennie Killiams. Of
Chickasha; Mrs Claud Erwin of
Chickasha, and Mrs Wesley Woot-
ten of Cement, and four brothers:
Chas. Williams of Chickasha; ]. c.
Williams of Smithville, Tex; W. E.
williams of Austin, Tex, and Clint
Williams Of San Diego Calf.
The body was brought here last
night and was taken to the Williams
home on South Third street The fu-
neral procession was to form at the
residence this afternoon and proceed
to the cemetery where the services
we're to be conducted.