Beckham County, OK - Obits: Charlotte Welch, 1921
Wednesday, 18 February 2009
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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WELCH, CHARLOTTE
(10 Mar 1921, Elk City Newspaper, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
DEATH OF MRS. JOHN WELCH
Mrs. Gertrude McVeigh received word last Sunday evening of the death of
her sister, Mrs. John Welch, at Amarillo, at 4:30 p.m., where she and her
husband had gone just the week before thinking the change of climate would
be of benefit to her health.  Last year she suffered from a severe spell
of influenza, from which she never fully recovered.   Mr. and Mrs. Welch
came to Elk City several weeks ago, where it was thought the change would
help her, but not gaining as they hoped she would they went to Amarillo
and intended later going to New Mexico.
Mrs. McVeigh left on the Sunday night's train for Amarillo and assisted
her brother-in-law in making preparations for the removal of the body to
Davenport, Iowa, the home of the deceased, and accompanied him as far as
Elk City, returning here Tuesday night.  Mrs. McVeigh felt unable to make
the trip to Iowa.
The funeral services will be held at Davenport, Iowa, on Friday, from St.
Margaret's Cathedral.  She was a member of the Catholic church there.
Mrs. Welch visited here about six years ago when Miss Charlotte Lillis,
and made many friends by her sweet womanly character and happy
disposition.  During her recent visit here they gave her a glad welcome
and did all they could for her to show their esteem and love.  It seems
sad that one so young, having so much to make her happy, had to go.
She leaves two brothers, one John Lillis, was here three years with the
McAlpin Hardware Co., but now lives at Davenport, with the family except
Mrs. McVeigh.  The other brother is Martin Lillis.  Four sisters are
living, Mrs. J. H. Porter, Mrs. Rose Jergin, Miss Celia Lillis of
Davenport and Mrs. Gertrude McVeigh of Elk City.  Their father died last
April.
The bereaved ones have the sympathy of all.
(11 Mar 1921, Elk City Press, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
MRS. J. J. WELCH DIES.
Mrs. J. J. Welch, sister of Mrs. Gertrude McVeigh, who left here ten days
ago with her husband for Amarillo, Texas, died Sunday afternoon in the
hospital at Amarillo.  Mrs. Gertrude McVeigh left Monday for Amarillo. 
The body was shipped to Davenport, Iowa, her old home, where she has three
sisters and two brothers.

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