Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-11-04

tna:irNton Chapter EEi.ht> OF Eo>,
/ CroN, No. >. OF uharl,>.nn. Re MRS
ais" Knight Iulnmandcr OF iuc
court o. Honor and 4 member Of tnr
t""".1d services were hc.d in
Charleston On NDuhnH at tnc VI. +.
thUrch, South, Of which he MAS a
member. His Remains We're brought
l" hrrcnbrier last Monday ON No.
u and laid 10 rest beside the brave,
Oh ms ilrst wife i'll the cemetery a:
l.cWl>burS. Services were con
Quoted by Grreni;ricr Lodge No. II
y. T.. and y. VI. in Il heavy do>yu-
pour of rain. Beautiful ilora.
tributes were i'll evidence.
-. he following were passed by lll,.
'diaric>ton Bar Association:
Judge Williams II years Of pub
TIC Hrfvlr" as Il Judge Of the hi"hcs,
'ouTt i'll Ill" State, covered a nyrjuI
o! intense activity in li,c States de-
NtlCpmcnt. In these wears MANY ur>x
iaws were enacted. ilcludjnr worx
n'el compensation. public syrvicr
commission. board Of control, pub
TIC accounting. primary elections.
ann Pr"hibltion, by reason whereof
'he court was called upon to p,,,>
on many new and difficult uu.st;oo.
oitcn without prcccdcnts-tI,, dc.
cisionS becoming prccrdcnIs r,,
courts OF other States.
AS Judge. Judge Williams "ayc
10 attorneys patient and attentive
aearlnS: 10 the record a close and
:"reiu! investigation; to The uIc,-
ions involved Il thorough cxamiuu-
'ion and consideration; and TO inc
opinion careful and cXactinu nr,n-
aratlon. Alfablc and aifcctinn,ir
opeh-mlndcd during argument and
III conference, as he was, vel none
conld be firmer than nc when ne
reached what he believed to be the
rlght conclusion of a cause. Hc WAS
I, !ua &c III every sense, and of him
iro'H can be said, that he was an
;m'G man: feared God; man of
"tih' hating c0vctousness.
Judge Williams loved his couu-
Try ANA gave of his blood To her
Cause. Forest Grey Williams. hi ,
Acccnu son, educated in prrDarnlor,.
schools and at the State Uu;ycr,,l%
I'"l tc:ih2rlN loved by his father. rn,
! L" ne intli!arN service of his
country August !, 1917, and ioinr,I
'''c marines us Il volunteer and inn.
mcdiatrlN went int training nj p.n,iS
isi;'nd; he completed his traininu al
Vuanl!co' Va, and because of his
p,olciencN was chosen, with five
DINERS, to fill out a battalion de.
stihGd Tor overseas duty and sailed
lor FRANCE, landing Feb. 5, 1913. RI,
was III the famous Sixth Marines 81
Cnatcau Ihicrry and Bcllcau Wood
"hcre the German advance wa,
turned back. On July 10Th. while
leading his squad in what Gcnrr,
NeVliie characterized as an 'exccp
tionaiiy heroic attack OH the Tow,
OF Very, he fell mortally woundcl
loving two days later in a field hos
ptlal ana sleeps to-day in the Amer
Sal Miiltary Cemetery at Ploisv
france. Only those who witncssc,
tne parting Of father and son at tn,
STATION can realize the love the faith
ct had for the son and of the dew,
hon of that father to his country -
ne waived his farewell as Ions :,
me disappearing train was in sish,
! Judge Williams loved his hon
ana me association of his famiI
ana friends. No one was ever turn
Ell away from his door. No unkin,
Word was spoken by him. He WI
KIND to all. Hc was loved by hi
ncighbors. "
! iruly a good man, Il Just JuIr
loving husband and father. dis
uhStiished iusist and patriotic eli
zen ma. gone from US 49,