Pike County GaArchives Obituaries.....Oxford, Martha Elizabeth Mathews February 8, 1926
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The Pike County Journal, February 19, 1926

Mrs. Elizabeth Oxford Died Monday Night

Mrs. Martha Elizabeth Oxford, age 71 years, wife of the late Henry Clay 
Oxford, died at her country home near Concord Monday night February 8th at 
eleven o’clock after an illness of several weeks. Funeral services were held 
in the Baptist church of Concord Wednesday morning at 10:30. Services were 
conducted by Rev. T.J. Espy, pastor, and Rev. J.M. Cook of Concord. 
Pallbearers were chosen from among her nephews. 

Mrs. Oxford, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Uel M. Mathews, was born October 8th, 
1854 in Heard County, Ga., and moved with her parents to this county when she 
was a young girl. She joined the Hebron Baptist Church of Concord while in her 
teens and had been a member for about fifty-four years at the time of her 
death. 

Mr. and Mrs. Oxford were married November 20, 1873. Mr. Oxford died April 29, 
1920. There were eleven children, six of whom survive. They are: Mrs. M.J. 
Willingham, Mt. Dora, Fla.; Mr. H.E. Oxford, Concord; Miss Willie Oxford, 
Concord; Mrs. B.H. Marshall, Griffin; Mr. C.E. Oxford, Concord and Mr. J.W. 
Oxford, Concord. 

Mrs, Oxford was a sister of the late Dr. J.B. Mathews, noted physician and 
educator of Pike County. She is also survived by three sisters, one brother, 
twenty-six grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. The sisters and 
brothers are: Mrs. Mary J. Whitaker, Mrs. Ellen McLendon, Mr. Edwin D. 
Mathews, and Mrs. Susie J. Henderson. 

The body was laid to rest in the family lot of Old Hebron Cemetery in the 
presence of a host of sorrowing relatives and friends.


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