Beckham County, OK - Obits: Jobe Hampton Crabtree, 1924
Thursday, 20 Dec 2007
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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CRABTREE, JOBE HAMPTON
(17 Apr 1924, Thursday, Elk City News Democrat, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
J. H. CRABTREE DEAD.
One of Elk City's pioneer citizens, J. H. Crabtree died Monday, after
short illness, at the home of his son, John Crabtree, in Wichita Falls,
Texas.  Obituary will be found on back page.
Obituary.
Elk City people were made sad Monday when the news came that J. H.
Crabtree had died that morning at the home of his son, John Crabtree, in
Wichita Falls.  He had planned for some time to go there on a visit and
looked forward to the trip with great pleasure.  While enroute to Fort
Worth he was detained some time because of a wreck ahead of his train and
did not get to his destination for a number of hours after the train was
due and on his arrival was ill.  He soon after suffered from erysipelas
and Wednesday of last week had a stroke of paralysis.  Mrs. Crabtree, his
wife, was seriously ill at the home here, and for several days the
relatives and friends were greatly distressed as it was not thought either
could live.  It was thought Mr. Crabtree was getting better, but it was
not for long and he passed away as above stated.
His body was brought to Elk City, Monday night accompanied by his son
John.  He with Jodie having been called here last week because of illness
of their mother, and soon after arriving John was called back home because
of the seriousness of his father's condition.
Funeral services were held at the Baptist church on Tuesday at 1 o'clock
where a large crowd was in attendance.  There was a profusion of floral
offerings banked around the rostrum, on the piano and on the casket. 
After music by choir, a quartette, composed of Messrs. Hewlett, Tracy,
Mesdames Cobb and Ansley sang "Asleep in Jesus."  Rev. Hamilton led in
prayer.  Mrs. Virgil Hill sang "Somewhere," then Rev. Hamilton gave a
comforting message.  As cortege was ready to leave for cemetery, it was
made more touching because Jodie had to leave at that time to take train
for his home, as he was compelled to be there as soon as possible because
of business matters.  This was made more sad because of leaving his mother
so ill, though she was much better than she had been for several days.
Jobe Hampton Crabtree was born in Litchfield, Ill., June 11, 1843, and was
nearly 81 years of age at his death.  He was married to Jeanetta Belle
Cox, December 6th, 1874, at Iredelle (sic), Texas, being married 49 years
at their last anniversary.  They moved to Oklahoma in 1898 and filed on a
claim near Elk City.
For some time they have been living in Elk City where he had made a wide
acquaintance and had made many friends.  He professed religion during the
Ham-Ramsay meetings and joined the Baptist Church in February 1919. 
During the civil war he was a private of Co. E. Regiment L First Ill.
Calvary.
His wife and five children survive, the children being John Crabtree,
Wichita Falls, Texas; Charlie Crabtree, Los Angeles, California; Jodie
Crabtree, of Escanaba, Mich., Mrs. Forrest Banks and Miss Alice Crabtree
of Elk City.

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