Beckham County, OK - Obits: Rhoda Arena Boomer, 1924
16 Sep 2007
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell) 

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BOOMER, RHODA ARENA
(10 Jul 1924, Elk City Newspaper, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
Rhoda Arena Wheeler was born in Mentor County, Ohio, May 30th, 1849 and
died at Elk City, Okla., July 4th 1924, aged 75 years, 1 month and 4 days.
 Fifty-five years ago the 31st of last December, in the year 1868, she was
united in marriage to A. R. Boomer in McHenry County, Ill., and to this
union six children were born, of whom three remain, Edna L. Boomer, of Elk
City, Charles A. Boomer, of Weatherford, Okla., and George R. Boomer of
Groom, Texas.  Lula and Lyman died in infancy and Orris was killed in a
railroad accident when he was a young man.
Her father's family moved to McHenry County, Ill., in 1853, where she met
Mr. Boomer.  She and her husband lived in Illinois thirteen years were
(sic) Orris and Edna Boomer were born.  The little family left McHenry
County in 1882 and for 25 years lived at Laclede, Mo., where the other
four children were born.  In 1907 they came to Elk City and have made it
their home for the past seventeen years.
Mrs. Boomer has had a long vigorous useful life, and was a loving wife, a
tender, faithful mother, a consecrated, true hearted worker in the
Master's service, a diligent, loyal member of the Church.
Amid all the cares, joys responsibilities and sorrows of fifty-five years
of married life, she never wavered or faltered; she was true and faithful
to all and loved by all.  Her life grew richer and more beautiful in all
the qualities that give christian motherhood its glory.  Christ was not a
doctrine or creed, but a loving Savior, companion and friend.
Mrs. Boomer was raised by devout parents of the Methodist Episcopal Church
and at the early age of sixteen years gave her life to Christ, and united
with the Church.  She was baptized by immersion in the waters of Lake
Erie.
Six years ago, "Grandma" or "Mother" Bloomer (sic), as she was called, was
taken sick with the influenza from which she never fully recovered, being
an invalid more or less since that time.  Two weeks ago she was stricken
with great suffering.  She had been very low at influence around her
husband, children and friends.  She was all the word "Mother" implies.
The funeral services were held Saturday morning at the home where a large
number of relatives and friends were present.  The beautiful noble
christian life that she lived was depicted on her face in such a sweet
peaceful manner.  Many beautiful floral offerings from relatives and
neighbors were upon and around the casket, one large floral piece coming
from friends living in Shawnee, Okla.  Interment was made in Fairlawn
cemetery, the pall bearers being Grant Boomer's sons, Virgil, Willie,
Albert and Carl.  They were "my boys," as she fondly called them and it
was their last service to their beloved "Aunt Rhoda."  The children from a
distance were here, also Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Penry, and daughter of Groom,
Texas, Mrs. Penry being the youngest sister of Mr. Boomer.
She leaves to mourn her loss her aged companion, Albert Boomer, her
faithful daughter, Edna, both of Elk City, two sons, Charles Boomer of
Weatherford, and George Boomer of Groom, Texas, four grandchildren, Bert
and Lennie Boomer, of Groom, Texas, Mrs. Bloyce Deininger of Laclede, Mo.,
and little Eva Boomer of Weatherford, Okla., a host of other relatives and
friends.