Beckham County, OK - Obits: Mrs. John Powell, 1913
Saturday, 27 Sep 2008
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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POWELL, MRS. JOHN
(7 Aug 1913, Thursday, Elk City Record, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
YOUNG WOMAN DIES ON ROCK ISLAND TRAIN
Elk City was the scene of a very touching incident, Tuesday afternoon,
when the eastbound train arrived at 2:25.  John Powell and wife of Kerbs,
Oklahoma, were on their return from Colorado, where they had gone some two
months ago, hoping that the mountain air would restore the wife, who was
the victim of the "white plague" in its worst form.  They remained in the
mountains until there was no hope of her improvement, and started home
that she might die with her loved ones.  She grew weaker, Mr. Powell
stated, as they reached low altitude, and died in her chair, shortly after
the train passed Merrit.
Upon their arrival here, the undertaker took charge of the body and
prepared it for the journey.  When the bereaved arrived among strangers,
without funds to pay for services that were necessary a purse of several
dollars was made up for him.  Mr. Powell wired his father in McAlester,
the circumstances and he wired him money to meet all expenses.  The
journey was continued on the night train.
Mrs. Powell was 24 years old and had been married only 18 months.  She was
stricken with pneumonia which terminated in what is called quick
consumption.

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