Beckham County, OK - Obits: Mary E. Hill, 1930 28 Mar 2008 Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell) ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm ************************************************ HILL, MARY E. (4 Dec 1930, Elk City Newspaper, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK): Word has been received here of the recent death of Mrs. Mary E. Hill, 90, of San Diego, California. Mrs. Hill was an early resident of this city, living here from about 1900 to 1917. She is a sister of Mrs. Ellen Simpson, and the grandmother, of Mrs. Marvin Smotherman, of this city. Mrs. Hill was in Elk City about three years ago and was in a hospital here for three months. Her health has gradually failed since that time. She was residing with her daughter, Mrs. Joe Ashley, in California, at the time of her death. Besides one daughter with whom Mrs. Hill was living another daughter, Mrs. Nellie Stiewig, of Tuskah, and two foster children survive. Mrs. Simpson has been visiting her son, T. H. Simpson at Leveland, Tex., for the past three months and returned to Elk City the first of the week. (Census, 1930, California, San Diego Co, San Diego, ED 171, pg 3A, #58/60 (T626-193): 119 South 28th Street; owns property: Josephine Ashley, age 65, widowed, b Mo; fb Ar; mb Mo; Mary E. Hill, mother, widowed, age 91, b Mo; fb Ar; mb Mo; Nellie Steviging, sister, married, age 55, b Il; fb Ar; mb France; first married age 17.) ---------------------------------------------------------- Return to Beckham County Archives: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/beckham/beckham.htm