Beckham County, OK - Obits: Charles D. Barber, 1919
13 Aug 2007
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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BARBER, CHARLES D.
(3 Apr 1919, Thursday, Southwest Press, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
Chas. Barber was born Sept. 22, 1846, in New York, and died March 30, 1919
in Elk City, Okla.  Mr. Barber had been a sufferer from cancer of the
stomach for some time, and underwent an operation at the Musick hospital
about two weeks ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Barber have been residents of Oklahoma for about 22 years. 
Deceased is survived by his wife, one son and eight grandchildren and
three great grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews, nearly all
being present at the funeral.
Interment was at the Thompson cemetery (Custer Co) near Pixlee, where his
daughter, Mrs. Ida Richer, is buried.  The funeral services were conducted
by  Rev. Martin.
Mrs. Barber will continue to make her home at Carpenter, and keep her
three grandsons, who have made their home with her since the death of
their mother.
Those who attended the funeral from Elk City were Mrs. Doke Gutherie and
family, Jesse Guthrie and family, Mr. and Mrs. Holly Bowman and Milton
Kerns and family.
(3 Apr 1919, Elk City Newspaper, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
Chas. D. Barber of near Carpenter, died in Elk City, Sunday, March 30th
from cancer.  He was seventy-two years of age.
Since above was in type we received the following from our Carpenter
correspondent:
Everyone in this neighborhood was saddened Sunday by the death of our
esteemed friend and neighbor, Chas. Barber, who died at the hospital in
Elk City, and was buried Monday afternoon in Thompson cemetery.
Charles Barber was born in the state of New York, September 22, 1846, and
died March 30, 1919, age 72 years, 6 months and 8 days.  He was a veteran
of the Civil War and was married to Florence Port (? smudged), July 1870. 
To this union two children were born, a daughter, Mrs. Ida Richer, who
died several years ago and William Barber, now residing at Clinton, who
with his mother, is left to mourn the loss of so kind a husband and
father.
His friends were numbered by his acquaintances, for he was ever ready to
lend a helping hand; was always prompt, faithful and honest in all his
dealings.
Besides raising his own family he and his faithful wife has reared a niece
and four grand-children, and he put forth as great an effort to educate
and influence those children as any parent could have done.
He acted as mail messenger at Carpenter four years, having resigned last
November on account of his health.  The post office was closed Monday from
1 to 5 o'clock in due respect to him.
This village has indeed lost a noble citizen who will be greatly missed,
but always remembered, and the bereaved family has the sympathy of the
entire community.