Beckham County, OK - Obits: C. C. Upton, 1916
Wednesday, 11 February 2009
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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UPTON, C. C.
(6 Jan 1916, Elk City Newspaper, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
AN AGED MASON
At the meeting of the county A.F. & A.M., at Sayre one of the oldest
Masons was C. C. Upton.  He recently died at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. G. Cain, in Carter, and we glean the following as part of the
"Resolutions of Respect" of Carter Lodge No. 423 A.F.&A.M.:
"Bro. Upton was born Aug. 9th 1855, near the Cumberland Mountain, Tenn. 
He was initiated, passed and raised to the Sublime degree of M. M. over 40
years ago, in his native state.
"At the time of his death he was a member in good standing of Sayre Lodge
No. 195, A.F.&A.M., of the Royal Arch and Knight Templar Lodge of Elk
City.  He was a great lover of Masonary and made it his study, having
written several pieces of credit on the subject.
"He was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, in which
denomination he was licensed to preach at the age of 26.
"He was married to Miss Mary Stanfield at the age of 39 years, and to this
union was born two children, a boy who died in early childhood and a
daughter, who is now Mrs. Geo. Cain of this place.
"It is better to know such men as Bro. Upton than to tell of them.  His
worth to the community is inestimable.  His personal character in life
stands as a living monument as a guide to those living as they journey
through life; and his many good works and deeds will surely follow after
him.  And while it is hard to give up such men, we must realize that God's
ways are not our ways, nor His thoughts as our thoughts, but let us bow in
humble submission to the will and decree of the Allwise Ruler of the
universe, realizing that He doeth all things well."

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