John Sharp Williams, age 62, prominent Mississippi leader and son of the late U.S. Senator, John Sharp, the first president of the Mississippi Chemical Corporation. Died on July 25, 1949, in Baptist Hospital, Jackson, Mississippi. Death followed a four-day illness caused by an acute heart condition.
Mr. Williams, a life time resident of the ancestral home at Benton, in Yazoo County, was active in business, agricultural, civic and political affairs throughout the state. He operated extensive farm holding in Yazoo and Humphreys counties. He also operated a large number of cotton gins in and around Yazoo County.
Mr. Williams is survived by his wife, Pauline Webb Williams, formerly of Bryant, Texas; a daughter, Mrs. Joe Howie, Jackson; a sister, Mrs. ER. Holmes of Yazoo City; and two brothers, Allison R. Williams, Washington, D.C., and Robert W. Williams, Washington, D.C., and Pickens, Mississippi.
Mr. Williams was buried in the family cemetery at Cedar Grove Plantation, Benton, Mississippi.
Mr. Williams, a life time resident of the ancestral home at Benton, in Yazoo County, was active in business, agricultural, civic and political affairs throughout the state. He operated extensive farm holding in Yazoo and Humphreys counties. He also operated a large number of cotton gins in and around Yazoo County.
Mr. Williams is survived by his wife, Pauline Webb Williams, formerly of Bryant, Texas; a daughter, Mrs. Joe Howie, Jackson; a sister, Mrs. ER. Holmes of Yazoo City; and two brothers, Allison R. Williams, Washington, D.C., and Robert W. Williams, Washington, D.C., and Pickens, Mississippi.
Mr. Williams was buried in the family cemetery at Cedar Grove Plantation, Benton, Mississippi.
John Sharp Williams, age 62, prominent Mississippi leader and son of the late U.S. Senator, John Sharp, the first president of the Mississippi Chemical Corporation. Died on July 25, 1949, in Baptist Hospital, Jackson, Mississippi. Death followed a four-day illness caused by an acute heart condition.
Mr. Williams, a life time resident of the ancestral home at Benton, in Yazoo County, was active in business, agricultural, civic and political affairs throughout the state. He operated extensive farm holding in Yazoo and Humphreys counties. He also operated a large number of cotton gins in and around Yazoo County.
Mr. Williams is survived by his wife, Pauline Webb Williams, formerly of Bryant, Texas; a daughter, Mrs. Joe Howie, Jackson; a sister, Mrs. ER. Holmes of Yazoo City; and two brothers, Allison R. Williams, Washington, D.C., and Robert W. Williams, Washington, D.C., and Pickens, Mississippi.
Mr. Williams was buried in the family cemetery at Cedar Grove Plantation, Benton, Mississippi.
Mr. Williams, a life time resident of the ancestral home at Benton, in Yazoo County, was active in business, agricultural, civic and political affairs throughout the state. He operated extensive farm holding in Yazoo and Humphreys counties. He also operated a large number of cotton gins in and around Yazoo County.
Mr. Williams is survived by his wife, Pauline Webb Williams, formerly of Bryant, Texas; a daughter, Mrs. Joe Howie, Jackson; a sister, Mrs. ER. Holmes of Yazoo City; and two brothers, Allison R. Williams, Washington, D.C., and Robert W. Williams, Washington, D.C., and Pickens, Mississippi.
Mr. Williams was buried in the family cemetery at Cedar Grove Plantation, Benton, Mississippi.
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