Beckham County, OK - Obits: John Miley Dill, 1919
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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DILL, JOHN MILEY
(2 Oct 1919, Thursday, South West Press, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
DIED.  Jack Dill died this morning of cancer, of which he had suffered for
a long time.
FUNERAL NOTICE.  John Miley Dill was born July 25, 1858.  Died October 2,
1919.  Age 61 years, 2 months and 8 days.  Funeral services will be held
at Fairlawn Sunday, Oct. 5, at 2 p.m., under auspices of the Masonic
lodge.
(9 Oct 1919, Elk City Newspaper, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
JOHN M. DILL.
John Miley Dill was born in Columbia, Mo., July 25th, 1858, and died in
Elk City, Okla., October 2nd, 1919.   At the opening of the Cheyenne and
Arapaho country, he filed on a claim near the present town of Cloud Chief.
 After having spent several years in Oklahoma he returned to his native
state, Missouri.
In 1901 he came back to Elk City and resided here about ten years again
returning to his old home town, Ashland, Mo.  Because of the severe
winters there, Mr. Dill returned to Elk City about eighteen months ago and
remained here until his death.
When a young man, Mr. Dill followed the barber's trade, but later went to
Oklahoma City, taking a course as an optician and followed that work in
his later life.
Mr. Dill became Master Mason March 24th 1897, at Hallsville, Mo., joining
the Knight Templar's at Elk City.  He was buried in his Knight Templar
uniform.
The deceased was a home loving man, and a good husband.  Nine years ago he
took Lyle Hagans, a little motherless nephew in his home and had been like
a father to him giving him good advise and assisting him in every way to
secure an education and make of him a good citizen.
Mr. Dill was well and favorably known here, and the very large crowd in
attendance at the funeral was proof of the high esteem in which he was
held by our citizens.
He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. C. C. Yankin, of Sedalia, Mo., (by
former marriage) by his present wife to whom he was married 26 years ago,
nephew Lyle Hagans, three sisters, Mrs. Sappington, Fort Smith, Ark., Mrs.
M. H. McQueen, Cushing, Okla., and Mrs. A. N. Martin, Elk City, and a
brother, J. E. Dill, of Stover, Mo.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon.  The Knight Templars and
members of the A.F. & A.M. marched in front of the Grubitz motor hearse,
in which the body and many lovely flowers were carried to the cemetery. 
At the grave the beautiful Masonic burial services was held.

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