Beckham County, OK - Obits: Willie Wesley Bynum, 1920
31 Oct 2007
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell) 

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BYNUM, WILLIE WESLEY
(25 Mar 1920, Elk City Newspaper, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
FUNERAL OF W. W. BYNUM.
The funeral of W. W. Bynum was held last Friday afternoon at the Baptist
Church, Rev. Bowles, officiating.  The pall-bearers, dressed in uniform,
were Sgt. Chas. Small, N. M. Banks, Glen Blair, Wiley Vinson, Loyd Choat
and Welcome VanVacter.  Music was furnished by members of the Baptist
choir.
After the services the interment in charge of Grubitz & Son was held at
Fairlawn Cemetery, the body being laid to rest by the side of his brother,
Pete, who died a few years ago.
Willie Wesley Bynum was the son of Mrs. W. E. Gilkey, was born March 14,
1890, at Pottsborro, Texas, and died at Lawton, Okla., March 15th, 1920,
aged 30 years and 1 day.
During the late war, the deceased was Sergeant of Company K of the 359th
Infantry Regiment.  He enlisted April 25th, 1918, at Wichita Falls, Texas.
 He was in several battles being at Villers-en-Haye Sect., August 24 to
Sept 11, 1918, at St. Mihiel Sept. 12, 1918 and at Meuse Argonne, Oct. 22
to Nov. 11, 1918.  He received a gun-shot wound while in action at St.
Mihiel.  His discharge papers give his character as "Excellent."
Among those present at the funeral were his brothers, Tobe Bynum of
Memphis, Tenn., Mr. and Mrs. Rex Bynum and son of Lawton and Mrs. Pete
Bynum.
Much sympathy is expressed for the devoted mother and other relatives in
this sad hour.
(26 Mar 1920, Elk City Press, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
Sergeant Willie Wesley Bynum, member of Company K, No. 359th Infantry,
with an honorable discharge from the U. S. Army of occupation, died at
Wichita Falls, March 15.
In overseas duty he was engaged in several battles:  at Villieres in Hayes
Sector, Aug. 24, to Sept. 11, 1918; St. Mihiel offensive Sept. 12, 1918;
the Meuse-Argonne offensive Oct. 21 to Nov. 1, 1918.  He went over the top
twice and was wounded once.
Sergt. Bynum was well known here.  He was born at Pottsboro, Texas, and
enlisted in the army when twenty-eight years of age.  He leaves a wife, a
mother and two brothers.
Rev. Bowles officiated at funeral services at the Baptist church of this
city, and military honors were given by Major Palmer's unit of this city.