Beckham County, OK - Obits: Ella R. Merritt, 1920
30 August 2008
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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MERRITT, ELLA R.
(21 Feb 1920, Elk City Newspaper, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
MRS. FRANK MERRITT DEAD
Mrs. Frank Merritt died at the home of her brother, Tom Hennings, near
Doxey, on Wednesday, February 18th, after a lingering illness of a year. 
A year ago Christmas she had the influenza from which she never recovered.
 Everything was done for her that could be, and she was taken to a
different climate with the hopes that the change would benefit her, but to
no avail, and four weeks before her death they returned here.
Mrs. Merritt was thirty-seven years of age, a faithful member of the
Methodist church, and a kind and affectionate wife and mother.  She leaves
to mourn her loss her husband, five children (the eldest thirteen years of
age, and the youngest three years old), her mother, two sisters and two
brothers.
Funeral services were held Thursday and interment made at Sayre-Doxey
cemetery.
(27 Feb 1920, The Carter Express, Carter, Beckham Co, OK):
Mrs. Frank Merriott, living on the Whitehurst farm at Doxey, died
yesterday.  Mrs. Merriott was a sister of Thos. Hennings, who is
conducting the Whitehurst farm during the residence of John Whitehurst in
Oklahoma City - Sayre Headlight
Mrs. Merriott was a sister of Mrs. Wes Siddall, formerly of Carter, who
came in on Thursday of last week after receiving a message telling of her
sister's death, which was the day before.  Mrs. Siddall did not get to
Doxey in time for the funeral.  Mrs. Merriott's death was rather sudden.

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