Beckham County, OK - Obits: Sarah Ann Brannon, 1925
28 Sep 2007
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell) 

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BRANNON, SARAH ANN
(30 Jan 1925, Elk City Newspaper, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
IN MEMORY OF MRS. JAS. BRANNON
Sarah Ann McArthur, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. McArthur was born in
Rutherfordton, North Carolina, May 3, 1846 and died in her home near
Hammon, Okla., Jan. 21, 1925 at the age of seventy eight years, eight
months and eighteen days.
At the age of twenty years she was converted and joined the Missionary
Baptist church in which she has been a staunch supporter, devout member
and loyal Christian ever since.  In 1870 she was married to Mr. James
Brannon of Sulphur Rock, Ark.  To this union were born five children of
which one, Maudie and the father proceeded the mother into the beyond more
than forty years ago.
In December of 1896 Mrs. Brannon with her children came to Greer Co.,
Okla., and later removed to the community of Kiowa southwest of Hammon
where the greater part of her latter life has been spent.  Mrs. Brannon
leaves to mourn her demise four children, two sons, William of Yankton,
Oregon, L. C. of Hammon, Okla., and two daughters Misses Ellen and Edith
also of Hammon.  Besides these, she leaves one brother, J. W. McArthur of
Havana, Ark., and a host of relatives and friends.  Interment was made in
the Red Hill cemetery.