Beckham County, OK - Obits: Effie A. Beckham, 1922 20 Aug 2007 Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell) ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************ BECKHAM, MRS. JOE (EFFIE A.) (28 Jul 1922, The Carter Express, Carter, Beckham Co, OK): Mrs. Joe Beckham, living one mile south of Carter, died after a long illness on July 26th. Mr. and Mrs. Beckham moved here from Hollis last winter. During her last hours Mrs. Beckham was surrounded by relatives from Hollis and sympathetic friends from Carter. She was a model Christian woman and a few hours before her death told her pastor she was ready to go. The bereaved relatives have the sympathy of their many friends. The remains were taken to Hollis where they will be laid to nest (sic) by the side of her baby who died last February. (Research: Oklahoma, Harmon County, Hollis, Fairmont Cemetery: Section 3, Row 7. Effie A. Beckham, born 14 Nov 1898; died 26 July 1922; Ralph Beckham, born June 1921; died Feb 1922.)