The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-05-27

were to be overcome by these early
settlers he carried on and made the
most of his opportunities, until he
finally saw the country fully settled,
a growing little town established, and
great continental trains rushing thru
with the products of the old from
tiers Many that came early were
easily discouraged, and left, but the
pioneers VINO stayed were all empire
builders.
Mr.. Williams was married on Dec.
25th, 1884, to Sarah B. Hocum, the
only daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
GEORGE Hocum, who likewise were
among the early pioneers of the To-
cality. From this happy union, five
children were born and survive the de-
ceased, in addition to his widow. The
children are, Charles E., Of Big Stone;
Mrs. O. w. Hasinbiller, of Kansas
City, Mo-; Mrs. John Stein, of Belle
fonte, Pa; and Mrs. Henry Christen-
son, and Theodore, of Marvin. In
order to properly provide educational
advantages to his family Mr.. Williams
in 1892 purchased home in Mime
apolis. and for their benefit he main
tained and supported them with the
educational and living advantages in
the city, until the children all COM
pleted their schooling. However,
while his family were enjoying free
dom from pioneer conditions, the faith
er carried on with his sacrificing
characteristics, until he had granted
them the benefits that could not be
obtained in the little school main
tanned at home.
Mr.. Williams took q great inter-
est in the welfare of the entire COM
munity, and realizing his ability to
serve them, he was chosen to repre-
sent his district as county commits
sioner, and in addition he held at war;
ious times different township offices.
He also represented Grant county in
the state Legislature for term. The
legislature in 1886 was then held at
Bismark, as North and South Dako-
Ia we've not then separate states, buv
were combined into Dakota Territory
The deceased had been in poor
health for the past six years, and had
patiently borne up and carried on with
grim determination. He realized
there was no hope for him toward tha
last, but this did not deter him from
his sympathetic courage. He suffer-
ed a gradually increasing decline in
health from 1914, at which time he
practically was required to retire
from business activities, on account
of paralysis of his facial muscles
brought on by pyorrhea. His family
were all home to afford him all re-
lief possible at his closing days, anil
while everything possible was done
to comfort and relieve MIN, it was of
no avail. He had practically exhaust
ed all hopes, when he came back to
Marvin in January, 1919, to assist his;
daughter, Mrs. Christensen, after the
death of her husband, who had been
attending to Mr.. Williams business
there.
The deceased man was a commune
cant Of the Episcopal church and a
member of the Milbanl lodge and
chapter of Masons in this city, and
the funeral services which were held
last Sunday afternoon, were conduct
ed at the home by Rev. Charles E.
Wood, the Episcopal minister 1T
Webster, who in a short address very
fittingly spoke of the deceased as one
OF those whose life like a deep river
flowed noislessly on its way to the
ocean, but blessing and identifying
all within its influence A large del
egation of the Masonic fraternity
went up to Marvin from Milbank, anil
the ceremonies at the grave were
conducted by this brotherhood, with
W. ". Downie as acting master, and
S. s. Lockhart, NJ. H. Wiseman, T..
Emanuel, c. S. Amsden. E. H. Bene-
dict and George Mitchell. pallhearers