Beckham County, OK - Obits: Tennie May Reid, 1929 Tuesday, 07 October 2008 Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell) ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm ************************************************ REID, TENNIE MAY (31 Jan 1929, Elk City Newspaper, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK): Fennie (sic) Mae Reed was born May, 1886. Died January 26, 1929, at the age of 42 years, 8 months. Funeral services were held at the Presbyterian church January 30, at 3:15 p.m. Rev. J. N. Glance and Rev. Abbott officiated. Interment was made at Fairlawn cemetery. Gentry-Killough, directors, were in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Reed was a sister-in-law of Senator Ed Reed of this state. Obituary. Teenie (sic) Mae Petty was born May 4th, 1887 (sic), at Shellyville, Tenn., and departed this life Jan. 28, (sic) 1929, at her home in Oklahoma City, at the age of 41 years, 8 months, 27 days. At the age of 17 she professed her faith in Christ and united with the Baptist church at Mt. Hermon, Tenn. In the year 1905 she was united with J. H. Reed (sic) in the holy bonds of matrimony. To this union one precious son was born, Claude B. This happy family lived near Mt. Hermon until they decided to come to Elk City, Okla., living here two years, they moved to Oklahoma City where they made their home until her death. She leaves to mourn her departure, her husband, J. R. Reed, her son, Claude B., her dear mother, Mrs. Clara Petty of Mt. Hermon, Tenn., and three sisters, Mrs. Maggie McGeRee of Tullahoma, Tenn., Mrs. Dora Sough of Dayton, Ohio, Mrs. Lizzie Reece of Shellyville, Tenn.; seven brothers, W. P. Petty of Fayetteville, Tenn.; B. O. Petty of Fayetteville, Tenn.; A. C. Petty of Fayetteville, Tenn.; T. F. Petty, Fayetteville, Tenn.; J. L. Petty of Shellyville, Tenn.; G. R. Petty of Flat Creek, Tenn., and D. C. Petty of Flat Creek, Tenn. Her father preceded her in death in 1916. Mrs. Reed was the sister-in-law of Sen. Reed, also of Mrs. Bevie Hart and Mrs. Bee Redd (sic) of Elk City, Mrs. Bertha Ganger of Clinton, and C. A. Reed of Geary, Okla. She is a cousin of J. G. Swing of Elk City, and four other cousins are: A. S. Hart, Elk City; E. H. Hart of Clinton; Jonnie and Tommie Warren, of Elk City, and a host of friends and other relatives in and around Shellyville, Tennessee will mourn her passing. This was always a happy home with the Holy Bible as the guiding star. She was a gentle, sweet mother and a kind and loving wife. Everyone loved her, even the small children who would gather at her home for a play with her, enjoyed so much to hear the sweet voice with which she always greeted them, and when they would depart for their homes would come her happy voice, "bye, come back again." Each one will sadly miss her, but grieve not loved ones for our loss is heaven's gain. Mrs. Reed made a host of friends during her short stay in Oklahoma City. --------------------------------------------------- Return to Beckham County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/beckham/beckham.html