Beckham County, OK - Obits: Carrie Belle Watkins, 1918
Monday, 16 February 2009
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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WATKINS, CARRIE BELLE
(26 Dec 1918, Elk City Newspaper, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
DEATH OF MRS. DREW WATKINS
Mrs. Drew Watkins died at the home of her father, J. Merritt, near Canute,
last Friday.  The news was received with deepest sorrow by her many
friends.  She had only recently returned here with her husband who had
been in Camp, and just two weeks ago Saturday was happily greeting her
friends in Elk City.  She was married three months ago to Drew Watkins.
Her death was caused from pneumonia.  Funeral services were held Saturday
afternoon at Fairlawn cemetery.  A large crowd was present showing the
love and respect in which deceased was held by all.
Obituary.
MRS. DREW WATKINS
Mrs. Carrie Belle Watkins, the daughter of Mr. and Mr. J. H. Merritt of
Elk City, and the charming wife of Drew Watkins for the short period of
three months and five days, answered the call of the One Most High on
December 20, 1918.  The bud of life had just blossomed, her age being
twenty-three years and eleven months.
She was born January 20, 1895 at DeLeon, Texas, coming to Oklahoma and
making it her home since 1902.  She and her husband had only been back
from army camp thirty-six hours when she was taken with pneumonia,
continually growing worse until death came two weeks later.
The body was cared for by Grubitz & Son in a way in which the most
critical spoke words of commendation.  Rev. Bowles of the Baptist church
of Elk City spoke words of consolation to the bereaved ones.  She leaves a
husband, father, mother, three sisters, six brothers, and a host of
friends to mourn her loss.

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