Armintha "Mint" Nora Williams

Mrs. Williams Passes Away

Mrs. Jack Williams, 53 years old, of Kirtley, succumbed to an ailment diagnosed as cancer of the gall bladder, at the Lusk Hospital, at two o'clock Wednesday morning.

Mrs. Williams had been in bad health for some time, but not until a week ago was her condition serious enough for her to be brought to the Lusk Hospital.

She is survived by her husband and one daughter and two sons, and many other relative in the county. Her daughter is Mrs. Grace Kistler and the sons are Amil and Leonard Williams, all of Kirtley. Her mother, Mrs. Mary Boyles of Kirtley, and Mrs. James H. Christian, also survive. A complete obituary will be published as soon as obtainable.

The funeral services will be held in the Kirtley Hall at Kirtley, Sunday afternoon, at 2:00 o'clock, with Geo. Earl Peet in charge of arrangements. Interment will be made in the Kirtley cemetery.

Mrs. Williams was well known in the county and has a host of friends who will genuinely regret her sudden death.

The Lusk Herald
December 12,1929
Obituary
Mrs. John D. Williams

Armintha Nora Boyles was born in Guthrie County, Iowa, March 7, 1877. She passed away at the Lusk Hospital December 4, 1929, at the age of 52 years, 8 months and 27 days.

Funeral services were held at the Kirtley Hall last Saturday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, with interment in the Kirtley cemetery. Rev. B. F. Farrar of the Lusk Baptist Church officiated, and arrangements were in charge of George Earl Peet of the Peet mortuary of Lusk.

The pallbearers were J. J. ZumBrunnen, H. P. Fancher, John Lohr, Harley Lohr, L. L. Wilson and L. W. Crane.

She was united in marriage on December 31, 1897, to John D. Williams at the home of her mother, near Anita, Iowa. Five children were born to this union: Grace, Leonard and Amil, who survive her death, and Charlie and Gladys Marie, who died in infancy.

The family moved here in 1900, and homesteaded 17 miles northwest of Harrison, and near Kirtley, where she lived until the time of her death.

She was a devoted wife and a kind and loving mother, an honest friend and a true neighbor to all. She became a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Kirtley in the year of 1905. She was a very active person at all meetings held there.

Her father, two sisters, three brothers and a baby son and daughter preceded her in death.

She leaves to mourn her passing her husband, three children, Mrs. Grace Kistler, Leonard and Amil; three grandchildren, Dale, Basil and Donald Williams; her mother, Mrs. Mary J. Boyles; four brothers, Oscar and Walt of Casper, Wyo., and Roy and Hill of Kirtley; two sisters, Mrs. J. H. Christian and Mrs. F. H. Church, of Kirtley. Also a host of close relatives and dear friends.

Rev. Farrar delivered a very comforting sermon and music was furnished by a quartet, composed of Mrs. Farrar, Irline Frances, Mrs. Avery Smith and Rev. Farrar. Mrs. Frank Combs was accompanist.

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