Beckham County, OK - Obits: John T. Creswell, 1926
Friday, 21 Dec 2007
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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CRESWELL, JOHN T.
(1 Apr 1926, Elk City News Democrat, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
John Cresswell (sic) was born Nov. 5th, 1853, in Carroll County, Mo., and
died at his home in Elk City, March 30th, 1926, at the age of 72 years, 4
months, and 25 days.
In the year 1875 he was married to Miss Mattie M. Zinn at Norben, Mo.  To
this union were born ten children.  Three of these died in infancy and one
daughter, Mrs. Ella Creswell Price, also died March 1st, 1917.  One
daughter, Mrs. Mollie Carpenter of Hico, Texas, and the following sons are
now living:  T. H., J. L., and O. L. Creswell of Hammon, J. T. Creswell of
Elk City, and D. O. Creswell of Long Beach, Cal.  Also his wife Mrs.
Mattie Z. Creswell survives him, she being at this time 71 years old. 
Four of the sons were at his bedside when he passed away, and the daughter
arrived a few minutes later.  The son in California was unable to be
present.
Mr. Creswell was converted at the age of thirty-eight, and joined the Cole
Spring Baptist Church in Texas County, Mo., to which he was a very
faithful member.  In the year 1889 he moved with his family to Chickasaw
Territory, and as soon as Oklahoma was opened up for settlement, he filed
upon a claim near Bessie, Okla.  Here he was a successful farmer for many
years, having accumulated a neat sum to tide him over his old age.  After
his health began to decline he and wife moved to Elk City where they could
be near their married children.  They purchased a neat little home on
sixth street, where they lived comfortably until his death.
Last year Mr. Creswell and wife transferred their church membership to the
First Baptist Church of Elk City.  They have been exceptionally good
members, full of faith and good works.  They have been a blessing to the
whole church, and he will be greatly missed from the congregation on
Sunday mornings.
John Creswell was a man of strict integrity, moral blamelessness, and true
christian faithfulness in all things.  Truly, he has "kept the faith" and
reaped the reward of the faithful in Christ Jesus.  He was highly
respected as a citizen, honored and loved as a neighbor, husband, father
and a brother in Christ with the gentleness of a mother and the faith of
an Apostle.  One of the old guard has passed from us to leave the sweet
aroma of a simple, unpretentious, faithful christian life.
To his aged wife and several children and many grand-children, and to all
his relatives and sorrowing friends we hereby extend brotherly sympathy
and commend them to the God of him who has gone from us to his eternal
home.
CARD OF THANKS
We take this method of expressing our thanks to our friends and neighbors
for their kindness to us during the illness and death of our dear husband,
father and uncle.  May God bless each and everyone of the.  We want to
thank the B.Y.P.U. for their beautiful floral offering.
Mrs. Mattie Creswell,
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Cresswell (sic) and family,
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Creswell and family,
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Creswell and family,
Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Creswell and family.
Mrs. Mollie Carpenter,
Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Kent,
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. McBee.

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