Beckham County, OK - Obits: W. W. Evans, 1924 24 Jan 2008 Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell) ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************ EVANS, W. W. (27 Mar 1924, Elk City New Democrat, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK): DEATH OF ONLY BROTHER. Last weeks issue of the News Democrat carried an announcement of the birth of a baby girl at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Newman on March 13th. Mrs. Newman later learned that her only brother, W. W. Evans, had died at 1 P.M. the same day at his home at Corsicana, Texas. The baby was born at 8:30 P.M. Mr. Evans had been ill for five weeks with pneumonia. He had been postmaster at Corsicana for twenty-two years. (Research: Texas Death Index: 1903-2000: Navarro County, Certificate # 10284: William W. Evans, date of death: 13 Mar 1924. Census, 1920, Texas, Navarro County, Corsicana Wd 3, ED 148, pg 6B, #124/157 (T625-1836): William W. Evans, age 50, b Tx; fb Tn; mb Ar; Assistant Postmaster - City; Annie Evans, wife, age 49, b Tx; f/m b Fl; Verne Evans, daughter, age 19, b Tx; f/m b Tx; William Evans, son, age 11, b Tx; f/m b Tx.) --------------------------------------------------------- Return to Beckham County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/beckham/beckham.htm