Beckham County, OK - Obits: Thomas Barton Guinn, 1920 24 Feb 2008 Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell) ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************ GUINN, THOMAS BARTON (17 Sep 1920, Elk City Newspaper, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK): THOMAS BARTON GUINN, born March 9, 1849, died here September 10, 1920. Body was shipped to Grandview for burial. (23 Sep 1920, Elk City Newspaper, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK): OBITUARY. Thomas B. Guinn was born March 9, 1849, near Warsaw, Benton county, Mo., and died at the age of 71 years, 6 months and 1 day at Elk City, Okla., following an operation. He was united in marriage at the age of 17 to Sarah J. Potter in Benton county, Mo. He was the father of eight children, five preceding him to the Great Beyond. He leaves a wife, one daughter and two sons, Eliza Potter lives on Sandstone Creek. D. W. Guinn lives at Moorewood and Albert Guinn lives with his sister on Sandstone Creek. The deceased came to Oklahoma in an early day and filed on a claim in western Roger Mills county, and lived there until four years ago, when he moved near Elk City, where he has since lived. He was a devoted father and honest in all his dealings. He leaves a place vacant that never will be filled. He was buried at Grandview, in charge of Grubitz & Son. - A Friend. ---------------------------------------------------------- Return to Beckham County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/beckham/beckham.htm