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OBITUARY

Wayne County Press,
Fairfield,
May 29, 1972
Page 2

Wayne City Baptist Minister
Rev. N. A. Williams, 83, Expires

The Wayne City area lost one of its long time Baptist Ministers Friday at 10:55 a.m., when Rev. N. A. Williams, 83, died at Memorial Hospital. His passing brought to an end an illness that had been extended over the past eight or nine years. He was the victim of a series or paralytic strokes.

Rites Held

The remains were moved to Richardson's Funeral Home at Wayne City. Final rites were held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Wayne City Baptist Church, with Rev. Oakley Miller and Rev. Joe Bob Pierce in charge. Burial was in Olive Branch Cemetery.

Mr. Williams was born in Marion county Feb 14, 1889 the son of Newton Williams and Mary Jane Newman Williams. He was married to Maude Haile Mar 14,1 918. He had spent his entire life in the ministry and for many years was an official of the Mt. Erie Baptist Association.

The Survivors

Surviving are his widow, three sons, Virgil of Freeport, Wilbur of LeCohn, Calif.; and Wayne of St. Charles; two daughters, Esther Pierce, of Elgin; and Eleanor McKinney, of Arlington Heights; 11 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; three brothers John Williams of Odin; Charley Williams, of Johnson City; and Sam Williams, of Atlanta, GA; and one sister, Mrs. Minnie Parker, of Sandoval.