Beckham County, OK - Obits: R. P. Teakell, 1926 Friday, 06 February 2009 Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell) ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm ************************************************ TEAKELL, R. P. (4 Feb 1926, Elk City Newspaper, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK): Mr. R. P. Teakle (sic) was born in Ala. August 5th, 1852. He moved to Texas at the age of 17 and married Miss Anna Webster at the age of 22. To this union were born ten children, six girls and four boys. He died at the home of Elin, his youngest son, near Berlin. Luther of Berlin and Louis of Clovis, N. M., and Viola Hendrix of Plymouth, Texas, Archie in N. M., Rufus of Sayre, Okla., Anna of Qail, Texas, and Georgia Sasser of Whiteburrough, Tex. Mr. Teakle was added to the church of Christ in 1885 and died January 31, 1926. Mr. Isom conducted the funeral services at the church, where a large crowd was in attendance. He was laid to rest in the Berlin cemetery at 3 o'clock p.m. (Roger Mills County). The bereaved ones have the sympathy of the entire community. --------------------------------------------------------- Return to Beckham County Archives: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/beckham/beckham.htm