Beckham County, OK - Obits: Beierschmitt Children, 1906
21 Aug 2007
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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BEIERSCHMITT, CARRIE
BEIERSCHMITT, CHARLIE
BEIERSCHMITT, HERMAN
(15 Feb 1906, Thursday, Elk City Democrat, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
Dempsey News:
DIED- At the home of Mr. Henry Beierschmitt, little Herman, age 3 years
Tuesday, Jan. 23, after a long illness and much suffering he fell asleep
in Jesus.  His remains were laid to rest in the Dempsey grave yard
Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock.  The following Monday night at one
o'clock his sister Carrie died and at four in the morning his brother
Charlie died.  Seemed as though the "Death Angle (sic)" hovered over their
house until it claimed three of them in a weeks time and almost claimed
the mother, but she battled through and is able to sit up a little now. 
Little Charlie was a bright little boy 7 years old, was kind and always
willing to obey.  He and his sister Carrie were laid side by side in the
same grave.  Miss Carrie age 15 years 7 months and 19 days.  The funeral
services were held at the Dempsey school house, Wednesday morning at ten
o'clock, conducted by Rev. Martain.  A bunch of paper flowers presented by
a friend were in her hand and looked quite pretty.  The services concluded
the handsome casket containing the remains of her and her brother were
accompanied by the beloved father and two brothers and a host of friends
was taken to the graveyard where the bodies were laid away to await the
resurrection morn.  While she had been ill for some time her death was not
sudden.  All that loving hands could do was done for her.  While yet in
the flower of her youth and usefullness she was cut down.  The faces of
strong men show sorrow and the voices of women are filled with sobs, the
heart rending cries of loved ones fall not on unsympathetic ears.  Hers
was a most genial nature.
There was no school at Dempsey the latter part of last week on account of
the death of two of the scholars.
Henry Beierschmitt's brother from Oklahoma City is visiting him.