Edward G. Williams (1843 - 1921)

Crocker News
21 Apr 1921

Col. E.G. Williams, ex-county clerk and old citizen of Pulaski county, passed away Monday at the home of a nephew at Edgar Springs in the south part of Phelps Co. and was buried in the Smith cemetery near Edgar Springs Tuesday.

Mr. Williams was 78 years of age at the time of his death. He was a native of Virginia, but came to this county about 1875. He was a veteran of the Civil War and had lost a leg fighting for the Confederate cause. He was active in Pulaski county affairs for many years, having served in the office of county clerk for 40 years without interruption, first as a deptuty and later as a clerk. And was succeeded in that office by the present incumbent, L. A. Carmack, who is now serving his second term.

Mr. Williams formed a wide acquaintance during his long years of service at the court house and leaves many friends to mourn his passing.