Beckham Co. OK - Obit of William Harvey Dalton ==================================================================== USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Jerri Hodde ==================================================================== *********** DALTON,William Harvey (19 yrs,2 mo.15 days) born- November 23,1909 died-February 6,1929 -Fairlawn Cemetery Beckham County,Oklahoma -Son of I.C.DALTON -COD:Epidemic---------- William Harvey DALTON was born November 23,1909,in Texas.He died February 6,1929,at Clayton,New Mexico,at the age of 19 years,2 months and 15 days.Funeral services were held at the GENTRY-KILLOUGH Chapel February 8,at 2:30 p.m. Interment was made in Fairlawn cemetery .GENTRY-KILLOUGH,directors,were in charge.The youth was stricken with spinal menigitus the last day of January.He died the following Wednesday in Clayton,N.M. He had been there since the first of the year and was employed on a farm.The deceased boy had lived in Canute for a number of years and was well known in that community.He is the son of I.C.DALTON of Canute.Rev.W.T.LACKEY,pastor of the Methodist church at Canute,officiated at the ceremony.Relatives who survive are his mother ,Mrs.I.C.DALTON;brothers ,Jess DALTON of Reeds,Oklahoma;Otis DALTON,Canute;Orba DALTON,Carthage,MO.;and Garland DALTON of Canute.Sisters,Mrs.W.O.WHITTENBURG,Wapato,Wash.;Mary CHERVENKA,Canute;Gladys SMITH,Dill City,and Lillie Mae DALTON of Elk City.