Beckham County, OK - Obits: T. J. Clements, 1920
Sunday, 09 Dec 2007
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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CLEMENTS, T. J.
(25 Mar 1920, Elk City News Democrat, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
DEATH OF T. J. CLEMENTS
T. J. Clements died at Elk City, March 19th, 1920, after a lingering
illness of cancer of the stomach.  Funeral services were held at the home
at 11:30 a.m. Saturday.  The singing was led by members of the M. E.
choir.  After helpful and comforting prayer and address by Rev. O. A.
Pankey, friends viewed the remains for the last time, after which they
were taken to the depot to be shipped to Wakenda, Mo., for interment,
where he will be laid by the side of his two children who preceeded him.
On June 18, 1871, he was married to Sarah E. Winfrey, of Missouri.  Six
children were born of this union.  The four surviving children are, George
Clements of Hammon, Okla, Henry Clements of Kansas City, Mo., Mrs. Mary J.
Wymer of near Carpenter, Okla., and Mrs. Lelia B. Burkhart of Wakanda, Mo.
On account of sickness in their homes Henry and Mrs. Burkhart were unable
to be present when their father passed away.
The deceased was born in Carroll county, Mo., February 20, 1852 and was
sixty-eight years and twenty-eight days old.
When a young man he joined the M. E. Church South.  During his last days
he called his loved ones to his bed-side and told them he was not afraid
to die and asked them all to meet him in Heaven.
He was a kind and affectionate husband and father, a good neighbor and
friend.  The News-Democrat joins with all in extending deepest sympathy to
the bereaved ones.
The remains were accompanied to Missouri by Geo. Clements and W. M.
Winfree (sic), the latter a brother of Mrs. T. J. Clements,  who lives in
Missouri and who came here during the illness of Mr. Clements.

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