Beckham County, OK - Obits: Townley H. Bellamy, 1923
Wednesday, 27 June 2007
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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Obituary: Elk City newspaper, 9 Aug 1923, Elk City, Beckham Co, Ok:
BELLAMY, TOWNLEY H.
DIES AT AGE OF 105.
Townley H. Bellamy, known as Grandpa Bellamy died last Saturday at 3 a.m.
at the great age of 105 years.  Some years ago, Grandpa gave his age a few
years younger than this would make him, but on making a trip three years
ago to Ohio he learned from an aunt who was over 100 years old and found
from record that he was older than he had thought, making him 105 years
old the 19th of February, having been born in 1818 in West Virginia.  His
wife died nineteen years ago, Grandpa lived most of the time at the home
of his son R. S. Bellamy, where he was given every attention.  His mind
was usually bright and up to the time of his death was a most wonderful
conversationalist.  When a young man he taught school and was well
educated for one of that time.  We saw some of his writing after he was
one hundred years old, that was written in very good hand and every word
very plain.  He was a good christian man and his thots (sic) have been of
his Savior and the ones who have gone before.  He told us many times he
was anxious to go on to all his friends of younger days, and so many of
his loved ones had gone. He was the father of seven children, the late
Berry Bellamy of Elk City, being one of his sons.  Only three children
survive, William Bellamy of Fleming County, Kentucky, Mrs. Martha Shamlin
of Ohio, and R. S. Bellamy of Elk City.
Funeral services were held at the home on Saturday evening at four
o'clock, conducted by his friend, Rev. Stanka, of the Church of God. 
Interment was in charge of Robinson and Son who believe that Grandpa was
the oldest person in Oklahoma at the time of his death.