Beckham County, OK - Obits: Anna Catherine Reed, 1928
Tuesday, 07 October 2008
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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READ, ANNA CATHERINE
(2 Feb 1928, Elk City Newspaper, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
Mrs. A. W. Read died at the Memphis Hospital at 5 p.m. Friday, December
16, after an illness of several days duration, and was buried Sunday
afternoon in Fairview Cemetery.  The funeral was held from the First
Baptist church Sunday at 2 p.m., conducted by the pastor, Rev. E. T.
Miller, assisted by Dr. J. H. Mallard of the First Presbyterian church,
and Rev. C. E. Johnson of the Methodist church.
Anna Cathrene (sic) Butchee Read was born January 23, 1863, in Kemper
county, Tenn., during the Civil War and was two years of age before her
father ever saw her; moved to Texas with her parents more than fifty years
ago from Mississippi, locating in Erath county near Stephenville; was
united in marriage October 12, 1888, to Albert Wesley Read, at Woodbury,
Hill county; eight children were born to this happy union - four sons and
four daughters, all of whom are living and present at the funeral except
one son.  The names of the children are as follows:
Mrs. D. L. Kinard, Memphis; Mrs. Jet Fore, White Deer; L. Wesley Read,
Dallas; Chas. H. Read, Lubbock; Albert T. Read, residence indefinite; John
T. Read, Plainview; Mrs. D. M. Foster, Canyon; Miss Lucille Read, Memphis.
 Deceased is also survived by four sisters and two brothers.  Those
present were Mrs. J. W. Strawn, Elk City, Okla.; Chas. Buchee (sic),
Blair, Okla.; Mrs. Jim Hastings, Elk City; Mrs. Lou Kimmel, Elk City.  A
nephew and two nieces from out of town were present:  Robert Strawn, Elk
City; Miss Velma Read, Hereford; Miss Ione Read, Amarillo.
This mother and friend was converted when very young and joined the
Baptist church of Memphis with her husband in 1904, shortly after their
arrival in Memphis.  She was baptised by the late Rev. R. E. L. Farmer. 
She loved her church, her brothers and sisters in Christ; she loved her
neighbors and her community; she was always helping the suffering and the
sick and all in need; she was a loving and devoted mother.
Albert Wesley Read, husband of deceased, died September 7, 1927, also on a
Friday, and buried on Sunday.  He was the first secretary of the Memphis
chamber of commerce and rendered much service to the community.
Memphis has lost one of its greatest and noblest characters; the children
have lost a loving and tender mother; and the friends have lost a
thoughtful and kind neighbor.  The Democrat joins these friends in
extending sympathy to the bereaved family. - Memphis (Texas) Democrat.

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