Show CART VETERAN AT REST william williamson an old time re recent ident of paragonah Par Para aRonah gonah died at his home aug 19 after having suffered failing health for the past year although being weak from age infirmities be was wai determined not to give up and forced himself to get around a little until the last week when he was forced to take to his hii bed the deceased was seventy five years of age and leaves a wife and ten children grand children and one great grand child to mourn his departure funeral services were held in the tabernacle aug 21 with bp T W jones in charge simon T To phann morgan richards richarda and william robb were the speakers speaker and each spoke of th the honorable and upright character of the deceased and commented com men on an the excellent example he had set for his children to pattern after after the services the remains were taken to the cemetery and followed by the mourners mour nera and a large number of si friends the grave was dedicated by W H holyoak william williamson was born march 23 1842 in swinton lancaster england and crossed the ocean with his mother and five child ren on the packet ship horizon he with his mother and the children landed at iowa in june 1856 he martin hand cart carl comp any in july of the same year and journeyed lourn eyed across the plains plain s a culturing all the hardships incident to that with fortitude slid and determination arriving with the company in n salt lake valley in november in december of the year in which he ie crossed the plains he arrived in paragonah Para gonah which place he has made liis his home ever since |