Beckham County, OK - Obits: Oran Chester Nichols, 1918
Tuesday, 09 Sep 2008
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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NICHOLS, ORAN CHESTER
(24 Oct 1918, Elk City Newspaper, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
ORAN CHESTER NICHOLS
Oran Chester Nichols died at his home on North Adams Street at 6:31 last
Sunday morning from pneumonia following Spanish influenza.
For the past year he had been a citizen of our town and had occupied the
position of head miller at the American Milling Company.  In this capacity
he had proven himself to be an expert at his trade and a man whose
business ability and integrity was never called into question.
Mr. Nichols was born in Arkansas and principally reared at Denton, Texas,
where he married Miss Lora Klepper.  Two children were born into their
home, one of whom, a fourteen year old son, Willie, survives.  At the time
of his death, besides his son and wife, there were present his two
sisters, Mrs. May Sherrill of Pauls Valley, and Mrs. Cleo Miles of
Purcell, and his father-in-law, W. A. Klepper of Denton.  He is also
survived by his mother at Muskogee and a brother in the service at Fort
Sill.
Deceased was a few months past thirty-two years of age.  He had never
affiliated with the church, but his consistent life speaks for itself in
his spiritual behalf.  He was a member of the Oddfellows, Praetorians and
Knights and Ladies of Security.  He was peculiarly devoted to his house
and his few hours off duty to his employers were spent in making home a
better place to live.  He was an ideal husband, father, and citizen, a
congenial friend, and his life is a mute, though wholesome, admonition to
those who are disposed to regard lightly the deeper things of existence.
The remains were shipped at 2:20 Sunday for Denton, Texas, where the
funeral was scheduled for the following afternoon.

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