▁ ▁Death ▁ ▁Williams ▁died ▁shortly ▁after ward ▁at ▁age ▁ 6 2 ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 8 4 9 ▁when ▁amb ushed ▁and ▁killed ▁by ▁U te ▁war riors . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁returning ▁to ▁Ta os ▁from ▁helping ▁to ▁re trace ▁the ▁expedition ▁trail ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁find ▁surv iv ors . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁and ▁hon ors ▁" Old ▁Bill " ▁is ▁port rayed ▁in ▁an ▁ 8 - foot - t all ▁bronze ▁sculpt ure ▁by ▁B . ▁R . ▁P ett it , ▁ere cted ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁in ▁Bill ▁Williams ▁Monument ▁Park ▁in ▁Williams , ▁Arizona . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁park ▁and ▁town , ▁several ▁places ▁and ▁organizations ▁in ▁Arizona ▁were ▁named ▁after ▁him : ▁Bill ▁Williams ▁River ▁and ▁Bill ▁Williams ▁Mountain , ▁the ▁Bill ▁Williams ▁Mountain ▁Men ▁of ▁Williams , ▁Arizona ▁chapter ▁of ▁the ▁P ione er ▁Club , ▁and ▁the ▁Ch aut au qua ▁Program : ▁" R ende z vous ▁With ▁Old ▁Bill ▁Williams ". ▁He ▁was ▁port rayed ▁by ▁S lim ▁Pick ens ▁in ▁a ▁Disney ▁series ▁entitled ▁The ▁S aga ▁of ▁Andy ▁Burn ett . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁http :// m oj aved es ert . net / people / will iams . html ▁ ▁http :// old b ill will iams . com / ▁ ▁http :// www . all th ings will iam . com / w illy nil ly / old b ill . html ▁ ▁http :// www . legend so f amer