From: KyArchives Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2018 12:51 AM To: Ky-Footsteps Subject: Williams.J.Lewis.1928.Barren.OBIT J. Lewis Williams May 25, 1928 Barren County KyArchives Obituaries . Name: J Lewis Williams Prominent citizen dies suddenly while conversing with friends. Commonwealth Attorney for twelve years in this district. Last Friday evening about six o'clock, the people of Glasgow were shocked with the announcement that Attorney J. Lewis Williams had dropped dead. And the report proved true. Mr. Williams, Senator W A Yates and former Senator E P Gillenwater were standing together on the corner of Mr. Gillenwater's yard discussing the prospects of the Mammoth Cave National Park, when Mr. Williams' remarks were broken off with a stroke of apoplexy and he fell forward dead, without warning. He is survived by his wife, who was Miss Anna M Brett, of this place, to whom he was married January 12, 1898. He also leaves four children: Mrs. W J Rieker of Texas; Miss Frances Williams, Messrs. Percy and Buford Williams, who are in school in Cincinnati. One brother, Mr. T P Williams of West Point, and three sisters also survive. Mr. Williams lacked until Aug. 22 of being 64 years of age. He was born near Leitchfield, Grayson county, but in early life, the parents and family moved to Hardin county, and for a time engaged in farming, later moving to West Point, where the subject of our sketch grew up. He obtained a good education in the common schools and in Louisville, when he became connected with the Adams Express Co., in the capacity of agent of North Vernon, Ind., and other various positions, which took him over a wide territory of country, and later he served as collector for the C & O Railroad in Cincinnati. Finally Mr. Williams returned to West Point, where he took up the study of law, and graduated from the Law Department of the University of Louisville in 1895. For a time he practiced law in Louisville, but soon came to Glasgow, where he has since lived and where he has made a great success in the practice of his profession. In 1907 Mr. Williams was a candidate for the nomination for Commonwealth Attorney, but was counted out by the opposing faction, the Democratic party, of which he was a member, being seriously divided that year. However, in 1915, he was elected to the office and again in 1921 was re-elected, serving until the beginning of the present year, when he was succeeded by Hon. E W Creal. Mr. Williams was always an ardent Democrat, active in every campaign, and at the time of his death, was Chairman of the County Committee. At the last term of the Circuit Court, Mr. Williams was appointed Master Commissioner of the county, but had performed no services in that capacity. He was a prominent member of the Baptist Church at this place, a member of the Masonic Fraternity, being a member both of the Glasgow Royal Arch Chapter 45 and of the Glasgow Commandary No. 36. Mr. Williams was a mild-mannered, dignified gentleman, and merited the confidence of all with whom he came in contact. Funeral services were conducted at the home on Maple Driveway, Monday afternoon, by the Rev. J. A. Easley, assisted by the Rev. C. J. Bolton, the Baptist minister from West Point. Burial was in the Glasgow Cemetery, conducted by the Masonic Fraternity. (22 August 1853 - 1928. Sarah Williams, 1862-1936). Submitted by: Sandi Gorin 2003 Additional Comments: NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/kyfiles/