Beckham County, OK - Obits: Samantha Bloomer, 1920
02 Sep 2007
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell) 

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BLOOMER, SAMANTHA
(15 Jul 1920, Elk City Newspaper, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
DEATH OF MRS. W. C. BLOOMER.
Mrs. W. C. Bloomer died Friday morning, July 9th, 1920, at 2:15 a.m. from
consumption, aged 55 years, 4 months and 4 days.
Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at Ural cemetery, Rev.
Conley officiating.  A large concourse of friends and relatives followed
the remains of their loved friend to their last resting place showing the
great esteem in which she was held by all who knew her.
When a young girl she gave her heart of the Lord, joining the Christian
Church, then about ten years ago she became a member of the Baptist
Church.  She was a devoted mother and wife, a consecrated christian woman,
and death had no terrors for her.  She said she was ready to go.
Mrs. Bloomer was born in Rock Castle County, Kentucky, moved to Texas when
a little girl, where she was married about twenty-seven years ago to W. C.
Bloomer.  They came to Oklahoma about twenty-one years ago.  Five children
were born to this union, three of whom died in infancy.  One son, Marcus,
who with his family lives at the home place is the only child.  The
husband and  son survive her with two brothers, J. C. Watson of Killeen,
Texas, W. W. Watson of Lawton, and two sisters, Mrs. Alice Barclay,
Bellton (sic), Texas, and Mrs. John Riddle, of Dallas Texas.
The brother from Lawton and Mrs. Riddle came to the funeral.  Mrs. Riddle
had not seen her sister for seventeen years, and arrived a few hours after
her death.
(16 Jul 1920, Friday, Elk City Press, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK): ROUTE 5
NEWS (Community):
Many hearts were made sad when the death of our beloved friend and
neighbor, Mrs. W. C. Bloomer, became known.  She had been a constant
sufferer for several months, and death, which was a blessing to her came
July 9.
She was fully reconciled to her state and a few days before death came
wished that she might go to sleep and wake no more to pain and suffering.
Samantha Watson was born in Rockcastle County, Ky., in 1867.  She was
married to W. C. Bloomer, and to them were born four children: Marcus, who
lives on his father's farm southeast of Elk City; Hobart who died in 1917,
and twin babies, who died in infancy.
She had been a member of the Missionary Baptist church for a number of
years and a resident of the community in which she lived for 21 years.
She leaves to mourn her loss, her husband and son, Marcus and a stepson
and daughter, T. M. Bloomer of Upton, Mo., and Mrs. C. Ward of Bonita,
Texas; two sisters and two brothers.