The remains of Mr. W.I. Willis, who was shot and mortally wounded on Mr. Leon Godchaux's plantation near Napoleonville, La., arrived on the 11 o'clock p.m. train Thursday for interment in the cemetery at Pascagoula. The deceased was a native of Pascagoula and a nephew of Capt. John Foster our fellow townsman. The funeral is to take place this morning at 10 o'clock at Grant Cemetery, Pascagoula.
The Democrat Star, Aug 21, 1896
The remains of Mr. W.I. Willis, who was shot and mortally wounded on Mr. Leon Godchaux's plantation near Napoleonville, La., arrived on the 11 o'clock p.m. train Thursday for interment in the cemetery at Pascagoula. The deceased was a native of Pascagoula and a nephew of Capt. John Foster our fellow townsman. The funeral is to take place this morning at 10 o'clock at Grant Cemetery, Pascagoula.
The Democrat Star, Aug 21, 1896
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