Beckham County, OK - Obits: James Lee Abernathy, 1919 17 July 2007 Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell) ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************ ABERNATHY, JAMES LEE (25 Sep 1919, Southwest Press, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK): JAMES LEE ABERNATHY James Lee Abernathy, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Abernathy, died at their home Thursday, Sept. 18. Age 3 years, 10 months, 7 days. Funeral services were conducted at the residence Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock by Rev. O. A. Pankey. Interment at East Fairlawn. James Lee Abernathy, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Abernathy was born at Elk City, Okla., November 11th 1915, and died at the home north of this city, September 18th 1919, age 3 years 10 months and 7 days. James Lee has been a little sufferer the most of his life, and was given the utmost attention day and night by the doting parents and little sisters. In the past year he had become stronger, and was the pride of the family in his little boy suits. Many friends and relatives attended the funeral services conducted by Rev. Pankey and accompanied the remains of the little one to his final resting place, only to await the great day when we who remain shall be caught up with him in the air. The deepest sympathy of the many friends is extended to the bereaved ones.