Beckham County, OK - Obits: Samuel Dexter Bain, 1922 02 Aug 2007 Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell) ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************ BAIN, S. D. (SAMUEL DEXTER) (31 Mar, 1922, Elk City Newspaper, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK): MRS. COBB'S FATHER DIED SATURDAY. In response to a wire telling the sudden death of her father, S. D. Bain of West Plains, Mo., Mrs. H. D. Cobb left here Wednesday noon for the funeral. Mrs. Cobb had heard nothing of the illness of her father, and the shock was great. Mr. Bain had for years operated a store in West Plains, and here Mr. and Mrs. Cobb were married at the old Bain home. (Research: Missouri State Archives Death Index: 1910-1956: Samuel Dexter Bain, died 29 Mar 1922, Howell Co, Mo; Certificate # 8475-b. Extracted from Certificate: Samuel Dexter Bain was born Nov 16, 1854; died 29 Mar 1922, age 68 years, 7 mos and 8 days; born Indiana to John Bain who was born NY; mother not named; Cause of death: Heart Disease; Found dead in chair; had complained of pain around heart. Buried 1 April 1922, Macky Cemetery, West Plains, Mo; informant: Mrs. S. D. Bain.)