Beckham County, OK - Obits: Samuel Thomas Mannin, 1920 17 August 2008 Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell) ********************************************************************* USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ********************************************************************* MANNIN, SAMUEL THOMAS (5 Mar 1920, Elk City Press & Southwest Leader, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK): S. T. MANNIN DEAD S. T. Mannin, ten miles south of town, died of influenza last Saturday night. He was sixty-two years old, and leaves a wife and nine children. Mrs. H. B. Sheets of this city is a daughter. Burial was at Fairlawn last Monday. (11 Mar 1920, Elk City Newspaper, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK): SAMUEL T. MANNIN Samuel T. Mannin was born in Kentucky, December 4th, 1858, and died February 28, 1920, at his home near Canute, Oklahoma. When a child of two years of age he moved to Texas and when twenty-two years of age he was married to Miss Mattie Crestman of Montague County, Texas, and remained there until her death in 1885. To this union three girls were born, Mrs. Fannie Robbins of Weatherford, Oklahoma; Mrs. Mae Sheets of Elk City; and Mrs. Gertie Clark of Weatherford. Mrs. Clark passed away just two weeks before her father. Deceased then moved to the Indian Territory in the spring of 1887 and on January 1st, 1888 was married to Miss Martha Scivally of Lone Grove, Okla. To this union were born four boys and four girls: Alfred Mannin, of Canute; Elmer Mannin of Burkburnett; James Mannin of Drumright, Okla.; Irene Mannin, who died when a small child; Mrs. Ethel Chumley, Oklahoma City, Okla.; Mrs. Tezzie Mead, Foss and the youngest Arthur Mannin, who is left at the home to care for his mother. Mr. Mannin came to Western Oklahoma in 1899, and homesteaded a place ten miles southeast of Elk City, and spent the remainder of his life there. He was one of the earliest settlers of these parts, and realized the hardships that came to those of the frontier. Mr. Mannin was converted when only fourteen years of age, joined the M. E. Church, South soon after his conversion, in which he ever lived a consistent christian. He was an official member of the church and superintendent of the Sunday School for nearly forty years. He was a useful and honored citizen ever assisting in the work of the church and in community, he was a good neighbor, always willing to accomodate, to loan or to assist, freely and cheerfully, doing so whenever occasion presented. He was perhaps best known in his relation to his family, his affection for them, his love and esteem, his care for and devotion to them. They were ever uppermost in his thoughts and they have the sweet memory of a pure unselfish life. As they have said, there is nothing too good to say about him. He will ever be remembered for his many virtues and great character, his influence for the good. The memory of S. T. Mannin will ever be held and esteemed for his good deeds do follow him. --------------------------------------------------- Return to Beckham County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/beckham/beckham.html