Beckham County, OK - Obits: Ada Burks, 1921
30 Oct 2007
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell) 

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BURKS, ADA
(3 Feb 1921, Elk City Newspaper, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
MRS. P. T. BURKS DIES SUDDENLY LAST FRIDAY.
Last Friday morning C. W. Burks received a message from Enid that his
mother, Mrs. P. T. Burks, had died suddenly that morning from heart
trouble.  Her death was a great surprise to him, as he had received a
letter from her, only the day before stating that she was feeling fine.  A
letter written by her was received the day she died by Claud Burks at this
place.
Claud and C. W., with their sister, Mrs. C. C. Goodwin of this city and
Mrs. C. L. Burch of Sayre, went that afternoon to Enid to be present at
the funeral services.
Mrs. Burks was a former citizen of Elk City and the news of her death was
received with sorrow by her many friends.
(3 Feb 1921, Sayre Headlight, Sayre, Beckham Co, OK):
Mrs. C. L. Burch was called to Enid, Oklahoma, last week by the
announcement of the death of her mother, Mrs. P. T. Burks.  The latter
will be remembered as a former resident of this city, conducting a
boarding house here in 1910 and 1911.
(18 Feb 1921, Elk City Press, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
In a quiet little southern home in Jefferson, Texas, nearly sixty-five
years ago, Ada Milner was born.  While yet in her infancy she moved with
her parents to New Orleans where she grew into young woman-hood, and later
with her parents, moved to Pilot Point, Texas.  She was married to P. T.
Burks, Feb. 21, 1872, and to this union were born twelve children, three
died in infancy and one, Mrs. Hallmark, died in 1919, at the age of
twenty-five years.  Mrs. Hallmark was a twin of Mrs. Ila Glasgow, of Webb
City, Missouri.
One of her greatest pleasures was that of seeing her children united with
the Central Christian church of which she had been a devoted member for
forty-five years.
Mrs. Burks is survived by her husband, P. T. Burks, two sons, Claude and
Charles of Elk City, six daughters, Mrs. Ollie Burch of Sayre, Oklahoma;
Mrs. Eva Walton of Alve (sic), Oklahoma; Mrs. Cora Nichols of Okumulgee,
Oklahoma; Mrs. Myrtle Goodwin of Elk City; Mrs. Una Smith of this city and
Mrs. Ila Glasgow of Webb City, Missouri.
Funeral services were held at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. E. Smith,
1224 West Main street, Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock.  Rev. A. G. Smith
had charge of the services and burial was made in the Enid cemetery.  -
Enid Eagle.