Beckham County, OK - Obits: Josephine Hughes, 1906
11 April 2008
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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HUGHES, JOSEPHINE
(20 Sep 1906, Thursday, Elk City Democrat, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
Mrs. Josephine Hughes, the wife of our Postmaster, P. C. Hughes, died
Monday night between the hours of nine and ten at the residence of her
son, E. R. Hughes, on West Broadway.
Mrs. Hughes was born in Ross county, Ohio, May 27, 1847, and died
September 17, 1906, being 59 years, 3 months and 17 days old at the time
of her demise.  She was married to P. C. Hughes at Sedalia, Mo.  To this
union five children were born, four sons and a daughter, four of whom
survive her.
Her death was sudden and unexpected and was regretted by every one as she
was loved by all who knew her intimately and was liked by all of the
patrons of the post office, who will sadly miss her smiling face at the
window.
It is hard to have to chronicle the death of a mother, for as one of our
great authors said: "God could not be everywhere so He created a mother."
Everyone sympathizes with the bereaved family, for it is hard to part with
a loving wife and mother, but she has only gone on before to help God
prepare a home for her loved ones in a brighter and better world than
this.  The funeral was preached today at 2 p.m., at the Presbyterian by
Rev. D. J. M. Wood.  She was intered (sic) immediately following the
services.
(26 Sep 1906, Wednesday, Elk City Record, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
Josephine Middleton Hughes
(Written for the Record.)
Josephine Middleton was born in Ross county, Ohio, May 27th, 1847, where
she grew to womanhood.  She joined the M. E. church when but a school girl
and has been a member ever since, belonging to the Elk City congregation
at the time of her death which occured (sic) September 17, 1906 at 10 p.m.
 She was the mother of five children, four boys and a daughter.  One son
died in infancy leaving three boys and one daughter to survive her.
The family moved to Kingfisher, Okla., from Kansas, where they lived
eighteen months and where the sister was actively engaged in the work of
the church.  They then moved to the vicinity of Elk City where they have
resided for the last six years.  Sister Hughes is well known in Elk City
society where she has left a host of friends.  Her illness was of short
duration during which she endured her sufferings with a Christian spirit
expressing herself that death was but a dream; a blessed sleep.
The funeral services was held at the residence of E. R. Hughes in Elk City
on September 20, at 2 o'clock p.m. attended by a large concourse of
relatives and friends and was conducted by the Rev. D. J. M. Wood pastor
of the M. E. church in Elk City assisted by Rev. Otis of the Christian
church, after which she was laid to rest in the city cemetery.

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