Beckham County, OK - Obits: Martha Ellen Ackley, 1928
20 July 2007
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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ACKLEY, MARTHA ELLEN
(19 July 1928, Elk City Newspaper, Elk City, Beckham County, OK):
Mrs. Ella Ackley was born at Kokomo, Ind., January 9, 1862, died at Elk
City Oklahoma, July 10, 1928.
Besides her husband, P. P. Ackley, she leaves to mourn her loss, a
daughter, Mrs. C. D. Horstman, of Elk City, one brother, John E. Foreman
and family of Windfall, Ind., a half sister, Mrs. Ida Hofard and family of
Selina, Ohio, who were able to be present at the bedside and funeral of
their sister; also a number of nieces and nephews of a deceased brother,
Dr. W. H. Foreman of Indianapolis, Ind., and sister, Anna M. Roe of
Kokomo, Ind., none of whom were able to be present, except one niece, Mrs.
Addie Miller of Nowata, Okla.
Mrs. Ackley was the daughter of Walter and Rebecca E. Foreman.  At twelve
years of age she was left an orphan and removed with a sister and family
to Golden City, Mo., where she resided for several years.  It was here she
met P. P. Ackley, who, 10 years later, became her husband.  At an early
age, she began teaching in the public schools, having received her first
teacher's license at Greenfield, Mo., at the age of seventeen.  She
continued teaching for several years until her marriage to P. P. Ackley,
Mary 5, 1886, at the home of Mr. Ackley's sister at Golden City, MO.
They then took up the life of pioneers at Harrold, Texas, residing there
ten years.  From there they moved to the Panhandle Country.  From there
they removed to Texola, Okla, where they were in business for about five
years.  From there they went to New Mexico residing there nine years. 
They then went back to their farm in Wheeler county, Texas, living there
one year, when she had a stroke of paralysis from which she never fully
recovered.  They then removed to Elk City, where they have resided up to
the time of her death.
She was laid to rest at Texola, Oklahoma, their former home.
Martha Ellen Ackley was born in Indiana, Jan. 9, 1862, died at Elk City
July 10, 1928, age 66 years, 6 months and 1 day.  Funeral services were
held at the First Methodist church July 12 at 10:30 a.m., Rev. Webb
officiating.  Interment in Texola cemetery.  Gentry-Killough in charge.