This post was contributed to the Crawford County Chapter of OGS by Kristina Stearley as part of the Florence Siefert Scrapbook in 2010.
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Tuesday evening last, we received a telegram announcing the death of Rev. Jesse Williams, formerly pastor of this M. E. circuit, but of recent years of Deleware, Ohio. Rev. Williams on that day suffered a paralytic stroke from the effects of which he died shortly afterwards. As was stat- ed in a recent issue of the HERALD the deceased suffered a similar attack last December which rendered him nearly helpless physically. The fu- neral services were held from his late home, yesterday afternoon.
Rev. Williams has had a long, eventful and useful career. He had been in the ministry for many years but was on the superannuated list for several years. His work everywhere was characterized with marked success. His services, while pastor of this charge, were invaluable. Through his untiring efforts the church debt, which annoyed our little society at this place for many years, entirely disappeared. His sermons while sound in doctrine were intensely practical, and therefore did lasting good. Not quite a year ago our people had an opportunity to listen to some of his earnest appeals to enlist in the cause of Christ. But the venerable tongue that so eloquently and earnestly pleaded for Christ’s cause is now silent, and deep is the sorrow of his many warm friends in this vicinity on account of his death.
The bereft family, has the heartfelt sympathy of all who knew the deceased in this their unspeakable loss.
