Beckham County, OK - Obits: Dr. James Milton McComas, 1921
20 August 2008
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MC COMAS, JAMES MILTON
(25 Feb 1921, Elk City Press, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
DEATH OF JAMES MILTON McCOMAS, M. D.
Pioneer Elk City Doctor Succumbs to the Rigors of Age and Uraemic Poisoning.
The death of James Milton McComas, M. D., at a late hour, last Tuesday
night, February 22, 1921, removed from our midst a most able citizen,
loved by many and honored by all who knew him.  Up till the last moment,
the doctor had faith in his early recovery, and was always cheerful during
his illness of three weeks.  His son, Judge E. G. McComas of Sayre, was
with him most of the time since his illness.  Due to his advanced age, his
constitution could not survive the rigors of his disease, uraemic
poisoning.
Dr. McComas was a Mason and his funeral was held, Wednesday, 3:30 p.m. at
his residence on Broadway under the direction of A.F.&A.M., Rev. J. E.
Tracy officiating.  He was nearly seventy-seven years of age, being born
at Denville, Ky., February 29, 1844.
At the time of his death, his sons, Dr. Arthur McComas of Sturgeon, Mo.,
and E. G. McComas, with family from Sayre, were at his bed side.  Others
present were Mrs. Bantly of Oklahoma City, Mrs. Hedley of Norman and Mrs.
Joe Hiner of Shawnee.
Judge Minton and Judge Tracy of Sayre, and all Elk City doctors with a
number of out of town friends were present at the funeral.  The business
of the city was suspended during the funeral hour.
(3 Mar 1921, Sayre Standard, Sayre, Beckham Co, OK):
DR. J. M. McCOMAS DEAD
Dr. J. M. McComas, a pioneer of Beckham County, whose home was at Elk
City, died on Tuesday of last week at 9:45 P.M., after a three weeks'
illness of uremic poisoning.
Funeral services were held at the residence on Wednesday afternoon by Rev.
John A. Tracy, after which the A.F.&A.M. held their services.  Interment
was made at the Fairlawn cemetery near Elk City.
Beautiful floral offerings were sent from Beckham County Medical
Association, the Masonic lodge and many other organizations of Elk City
and other places in the County where the doctor was well known and
popular.
Drs. Kilpatrick, Crowder and Tisdal and E. C. Searcy, John Forsythe and
Tom Johnson of Elk City and Drs. Warford and McCleary of Erick acted as
pallbearers.
The county officials from Sayre and many others from neighboring towns
were in attendance at the funeral.
Dr. James Milton McComas was born in Danville, Kentucky, on February 29th,
1844, and at his death was 76 years old.
He is survived by his wife and a step-daughter, Marguerite, and two sons
by a former marriage, Dr. A. R. McComas, of Sturgeon, Missouri, and G. E.
McComas of Sayre, County Judge of Beckham County.
(10 Mar 1921, Elk City Newspaper, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
FROM MISSOURI PAPER. (Surgeon, Mo. Leader.)
DR. J. M. McCOMAS DEAD
Died at His Home in Elk City, Oklahoma, Tuesday Night.
A telegram received here on Wednesday morning told of the death of Dr. J.
M. McComas, formerly of this place and for many years a practicing
physician here, at his home in Elk City, Okla., at 10 o'clock, Tuesday
night.  His son, Dr. A. R. McComas, went to his bedside last Thursday in
response to a telegram he received announcing his father was very ill.
Death resulted from poison, which went through his system after some of
his teeth had been extracted.
Dr. McComas was born at Newton, Kentucky, on February 29, 1844, making him
at the time of his death but a few days under 77 years of age.  The
history of Boone county (Missouri) tells the deceased lost both of his
parents at an early age, who were then living in Illinois.  Upon their
death he returned to his relatives in Kentucky.  He went next to
Philadelphia, and at the early age of eleven years embarked with his uncle
on a voyage to South America, where he remained for a short time. 
Returning from the tropics he spent the remainder of his youth in the
states of Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky and Pennsylvania.  While yet a mere
youth, he attended a course of medicine at Missouri Medical College, St.
Louis, in the class of 1860-61.  He took one degree at the Pennsylvania
Medical College, Philadelphia, and two at the medical department of
Central University, Louisville, Ky., where he was graduated in 1875, with
the degree of M.D.  In 1880 he took the degree of M.D. at the Kentucky
School of Medicine, Louisville.
The deceased was for many years a practicing physician here, where he
built up an extensive practice.  He went to Oklahoma a number of years ago
and located at Elk City.  He enjoyed a large practice there, though of
late years he confined his work to office practice and consultation with
other physicians on cases.  He was a man, who possessed many gentlemanly
and kindly traits, neat in his dress and appearance, affable of manner and
extremely courteous and considerate.  He leaves a wife and two sons, Judge
E. G. McComas and Dr. A. R. McComas.  The deceased had many friends here
who will learn with regret of his death.

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