Beckham County, OK - Obits: Mary Ann Cupp, 1912
Saturday, 22 Dec 2007
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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CUPP, MARY ANN
(22 Feb 1912, Beckham County Democrat, Erick, Beckham County, OK):
Sunday, February 18, 1912, the grim reaper, death, entered the home of Mr.
Zack Cupp of the Mayfield community, touched and stilled the heart of his
wife, Mary A. Cupp.  Her sisters of the Eastern Star conducted the funeral
services at the Christian church here Monday evening, after which she was
enterred (sic) at the Erick cemetery.
Sister Cupp was 49 years of age, the mother of seven children, ranging in
ages from 9 to 23 years, all of whom are living.
For years she has been a devoted christian mother, loving her Lord and
persuading others to see him as their Saviour.
Her husband, an upright man, could not agree with his wife on
instantaneous conversion, and drifted along, but Sunday night, weighed
down with grief, his soul heard the Master's voice.
The family have been among our dearest friends for years, and while we
sorrowfully say goodbye to a sister with whom we have worshipped often,
and whose heart reached up with ours with God, we are made to rejoice that
brother Cupp sees his way clear to a "better country."
That God's blessings will abound into the bereaved father and children is
our prayer - Serving Him, J. M. Wileman.
For the first time in the history of the Erick Chapter of the order of the
Eastern Star, a cloud of sorrow surrounds them, on account of the death of
their beloved Sister Cupp.  Her remains were brought from Mayfield to be
interred in the Erick cemetery.  The funeral procession was met by the
order of the Eastern Star and escorted to the Christian church, where
after a prayer by Bro. Betcher at the dying request of Sister Cupp.  The
beautiful ritual ceremony of the order was carried out in full in the
presence of many friends and relatives of the deceased.  During the
ceremony her white casket was covered with white carnations as a tribute
of the ferency (sic) of the affection in which she was held by the order,
also a large emblematic star with colors appropriate to the order was
placed upon her grave by the members.  These floral offerings having been
ordered from Oklahoma City.
(22 Feb 1912, Erick Altruist, Erick, Beckham Co, OK):
Mrs. Zach. Cupp.
After an illness lasting less than a week, Mrs. Zach. Cupp of Mayfield
died Sunday noon of pneumonia.
The funeral services were held from the Christian church Monday afternoon
and were conducted by the ladies of the Eastern Star of which order the
deceased was a member.
The floral contributions were profuse and the central design was the Star
emblem and each member of the chapter placed a white carnation on the
casket.
Mrs. Cupp came to this country from Missouri several years ago.  She is
survived by her husband and seven children and brothers and sisters.  The
remains were interred in the Erick cemetery.

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