Beckham County, OK - Obits: Adelia Baber, 1924
02 Aug 2007
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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BABER, ADELIA
(23 Dec 1924, Thursday, Elk City News Democrat, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
Our community was greatly shocked on Sunday morning when it was learned
that little Adelia Baber, the eighteen months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Baber had passed away in the night after a few hours illness of
intestinal flu.  Expressions of sympathy to the heart broken parents were
heard everywhere.
Funeral services were held late Sunday afternoon at the Christian Church,
the pastor, C. H. Lemmex, officiating.  The choir sang, "Asleep in Jesus."
 Mr. R. L. Reid and Mrs. Wm. Francis sang "Whispering Hope" and Mrs. W. O.
Gibbs sang "Trusting."
Many beautiful flowers were sent by relatives, friends, the Christian
Church members and Sunday School.  Little Adelia looked so beautiful in
death - just as if only asleep.  The pall bearers were friends of Nadine,
the older sister, and were Eugenia Brown, Helen Gould, Imogene Scannell
and Janice Faust.
Little Adelia was a beautiful child, the pet of relatives and friends and
had seemingly been in perfect health on Saturday, playing around in the
home with her baby sister and little brother, and her going away so
suddenly at these happy holiday times seemed so sad, and only those of us
who have had a like experience can realize the heart aches that come as
each Christmas passes by, for no matter how happy a time the children in
the home are having the memory of the vacant chair never leaves the hearts
of the parents.  But there is the beautiful thought that Jesus says
"Suffer little children to come unto me and forbid them not" and when we
have the faith that all is well if He is leading, one can place their hand
in His and say "Thy will be done" even though the heart is torn because of
being separated.  Adelia will spend Christmas in Heaven and we cannot help
but think of the beautiful time she is now having with her Jesus she was
taught to love and with the hosts of little ones who are there.