Oxford eagle., 1922-07-27
FUNERAL OF THE
LATE W. Al R0ANE
MANY Attend From Various Parts OF
The State-FlOral Offerings Num-
erous and Beautiful-MasOns
Officiate.

The funeral of the late Judge Will
liam A. Roane, of Houston. Miss,
former citizen of Oxford for many
years, took place here Wednesday
afternoon, July 26, at the First
Methodist Church. Rev. l.. NJ. Lips
comb, pastor, assisted by Rev. Wool
lard of Grenada, conducted the fun
eral services at the church. The re-
mains were then carried to st. Peters
Cemetery where the burial ceremonies
were conducted by the Masons, Mr..
Paul Murphey of Lexington, Grand
Master of the Masonic Lodges of
Mississippi, and Mr.. George Riley
of Houston, Miss, Grand Junior
Warden, officiating.
The palibearers were as follows:
H. M. Faser E. E. Temple, W. NJ.
Woodward, R. H. Knox, L. G.
Fant, B. 7. Markette, j. C. Esk-
ridge and Joe Friedman.
The remains of Judge Roane reach
ed here about o'clock, but was due
to arrive at 11:10, the train being late
delayed tn arrival Of the body. Up
on the arrival of the dead body it was
carried direct to the Methodist Church
where it remained until after the fun
eral cremony.
Judge Roane's Death.
| Judge William A. Roane, resident
| of Houston, and circuit Judge of the
Third Judicial District, died Sunday
midnight in Colorado Springs. Col,
where he had gone to spend his va
cation with his daughter, Mrs. Alfred
Ritter.
Judge Roane was an eminent jurist,
having served two terms as circuit
Judge of this district, and would have
been renominated for the same posi-
ton by the judicial committee of this
district next week as he had no op-
position for reelection.
Judge Roane was a member of the
Legislature of Mississippi for two
terms and the State Senate one term,
was district attorney of his district
16 years, and in 1912 retired from the
bench to accept the position of emf
nent consul for the Columbian Wood
men. While holding this position he
resided in Atlanta, Ga, for about five
years.
At the time of his death Judge
Roane was vice president of the Col
umbian Mutual Life Assurance Sos
ciety.
Desiring to return to Mississippi
an enter the practice of law, ne NOV
! to Houston in January. 1917, and
formed partnership with Hon. Joe
H. Ford, prominent attorney OF
that place. He practiced law under
the firm name of Roane & Ford until
he was elected judge in 1920 to I'LL
out the uneXpired term OF hon. u,
Lee Crum, resigned.
! Perhaps no other judge in recent
years has gained the reputation that
Judge Roane has made upon the
bench, in his fight against the illicit
manufacture and sale of liquor and
his services in this line, as in many
others, will live after him.
! Judge Roane was past grand mas
ter of Masons in Mississippi and was
| three times master of blue lodges in
the state. He was one of the leading
spirits at the annual Masonic grand
lodge of the state, where he was
known perhaps better than any other
Mason in Mississippi. During the
| last forty-one meetings Of the Grand
Lodge he attended forty of them.
He was also a member of the Co.
lumbian Woodmen, the Woo0Tnen of
the World and of the Sigma Chi fra
ternity of the University of Missis-
sippi, one of the very few old men to
be found wearing the fraternity pin.
Judge Roane is survived by seven
children, Mrs. Alfred Ritter, Colorado
Springs, Col; Mrs. Tom Price, Dallas,
Texas; Mrs. Jack Cave, Houston, Tex
as; Mrs. C. j. Baird, Atlanta, Ca;
Mrs. Ed Henderson, Tampa, Fla;
James Roane, Beaumont. Texas, and
Andrew Roane, Atlanta. Ga. Judge
w. A. Roane was brother of the
late Judge Archibald 7. Roane, of
Grenada, Miss, who died about two
weeks ago, and of Hon. S. M.
Roane of West Point, Miss. All were
distinguished lawyers of Mississippi
and grandsons of Gov. Archibald
Roane, the second governor OF the
State of Tennessee. Mrs. A. w.
Whitaker of Memphis is a sister
in-law of Judge Roane. Judge Roane's
wife was Mrs. Minnie Martin of Leb-
anon, Tenn, who died about Is years
ago.