Williams - Mamie
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 7 October 1898
Again God in His infinite power has seen fit to call from our midst another beloved sister, Miss Mamie Williams, who departed this life Oct 2, 1898, aged 17 years 5 months 11 days. She died of consumption. The funeral services were cnducted at the Baptist Church by Rev. Mayhall; Jayne and Oliphant and the remains were laid to rest in Indian Creek Cemetery.
Her sufferings were great, but she bore them with patience and without a murmur until at last he angel of death came and carried her spirit home to its giver. When her friends gathered around trhe coffin to take a last look at all that remained of the dear one they could not realize that she had lived and suffered death, but looks as one fresh from the hands of God waiting for the berath of life. It is hard to think tha tone just in the lboom of youth should be forced so early to lie down by the roadside and rest before half the houney on earth was completed. She was a kind and loving daughter and had a good word for everyone she met. It will teach us the awful lesson that death is sure and that life is uncertain. We will all endeavor to so live that we shall meet her in the great beyond. She was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church and good Christian worker in the Church and Sunday school and the organist for a long time. Mamie will be sadly missed. There were six girls for pall beaerers and four flower girls and four boys assisted. She leaves a dear father, a sister and two brothers and a large host of friends and relatives to mourn the loss. Mournal not for we know that thou art gone to dwell with our dear Lord and what is your loss is her gain. May she rest in peace and may her pure white soul forever dwell with the good angels who took her by the hand and wandered away in the bowers of eternal summer - kbz