Beckham County, OK - Obits: James Thomas McDonald, 1913
21 August 2008
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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MC DONALD, JAMES THOMAS
(20 Mar 1913, Thursday, Elk City Record, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
Death of J. T. McDonald
J. T. McDonald was born in Grayson county, Texas, October 7, 1872; was
married to Miss Hattie Stephens, February 9, 1892; died at his home in
this city March 14, 1913.
Mr. McDonald had been a resident of Oklahoma for 15 years, most of the
time living near Elk City.  Three years ago he moved with his family to
this place and was employed in the grocery department of Herring & Young
up to the time he was stricken with the disease that caused his death. 
Early in the fall, last year he was taken sick and after consultation with
the home physicians and securing no benefits, an Oklahoma City specialist
was called in and upon examination he found that the disease - cancer of
the bowels - had developed so far that an operation would not stop the
progress of the disease.  Since that time the sufferer has rallied several
times and been able to ride out, but the past few months he had grown
weaker and weaker.
He is survived by his wife and five children, five brothers and six
sisters, father and mother.
Funeral services were held at the Church of Christ, of which he was a
member, Saturday afternoon, conducted by Elder Dawson, of the Christian
church.  Interment at the city cemetery.

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