NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE -- Rites for Eric WILLIAMSON 34 Meharry Medical College Junior. Who killed Dr. W.E.A. FORDE medical professor before a horrified class and turned the pistol on himself were held, Tuesday at Gardner Funeral Home and his body shipped to Memphis for cremation. Approximately 30 persons were present including his wife Mrs. Dathia WILLIAMSON. Other were Dr. W.S. QUINLAND and Dr. J.W. JONES of the Meharry faculty, the Reverend Russell C. BARBOUR of First Baptist Church; George D. HINKSON and Samuel A. WALCOTT. Meharry Quinet sang. Mrs. WILLIAMSON who arrived by privately charted plane from Hollywood, Sunday is traveling companion to Ina CLAIRE the movie actress. only emotion the widow displayed at the casket draped with white carnations came when she gazed several minutes at the casket and sought to touch the body. WILLIAMSON shot and killed Dr. FORDE when the latter allegedly caught the student cheating during an examination for which he was expelled. On his examination paper was written only the heading required of all students, his name the date, the subject of the examination and the name of the Professor killed. Dr. FORDE. The dead students father is John WILLIAMSON. Kingston, Jamaica Jeweler, while an uncle is a Professor of chemistry at Tuskegee. Three other student died at Meharry this year 2 of them from high blood pressure incident to overwork. *********************** ************************** NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE-- (Special) While 1,000 persons crowded Gordon Memorial M.E. Church and hundreds gathered outside. Funeral Services for Dr. W.E.A. FORDE murdered Meharry Professor were conducted Sunday. President Thomas Elsa JONES of Fisk University and President Edward I. TURNER of Meharry spoke. Faculty members headed by Dr. W.S. QUINLAND were honorary pallbearers. Dr. FORDE had been superintendent of the Church Sunday School for six years. Eric WILLIAMSON the slayer was buried the same day from Gardners Funeral Home. ____ Valerie Vaughn Gr Gr Granddaughter of Garrison FREEMAN a U.S.C.T. wounded at the Crater !!!! http://www.angelfire.com/md/genealogysforme http://www.angelfire.com/md/GFREEMAN http://www.angelfire.com/md/FUNERALPROGRAMSUSA **New Site**New Server** Thought For Today : If I have ever made any valuable discoveries, it has been owing more to patient observation than to any other reason. -Isaac Newton