Beckham County, OK - Obits: Jane Stearns, 1908
Friday, 12 December 2008
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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STEARNS, JANE
(22 Jan 1908, Wednesday, Elk City Record, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
OBITUARY
Jane Lester was born February 14th, 1854, in London, England.  Her parents
moved to Ottawa, Canada in 1858.  On March 16, 1873, she was married to D.
M. Stearns in Russell county, Canada.
They moved to Butler county, Nebraska in 1879.  She was converted and
joined the M. E. church in 1883.  To this Union seven children were born,
five girls and two boys, five of which are now living.  In December 1902
they moved to Washita county, Oklahoma where they have resided ever since.
 Sister Stearns departed this life after three weeks of sickness of
typhoid pneumonia on January 16th, 1908 at 10:20 p.m. in the triumph of a
living faith being 54 years and 3 days old.
The funeral was held from the family residence near Canute on Sunday
January 19th, at 2 p.m., where an appropriate sermon was preached by the
writer assisted by Rev. Hummer of Elk City and was followed to her last
resting place by a number of sorrowing relatives and friends.  May she
rest in peace.
D. J. M. Wood, Pastor M. E. church of Geary.

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