Beckham County, OK - Obits: Wilma Davis, 1913
Monday, January 07, 2008
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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DAVIS, WILMA
(17 Apr 1913, Thursday, Erick Altruist, Erick, Beckham Co, OK):
On Tuesday evening the shocking intelligence that Mrs. Wilma Davis had
died was circulated at Erick.
Five days prior to her death she had undergone a serious surgical
operation under the skill of Dr. R. C. McCreery and until within a few
hours of her death she seemed to be in a satisfactory state convalescence,
but about  six hours before her death it became apparent to Dr. McCreery
that dreaded blood poisoning had set up and notwithall he with the
assistance of Dr. Tilton could do, Mrs. Davis grew rapidly worse and died
about seven o'clock in the evening of Tuesday April 15, 1913.
Mrs. Wilma Davis formerly Miss Wilma Thompson, was the daughter of Mr. &
Mrs. Joseph Thompson of Erick.  She was born November 13, 1890, at
Pineville, Arkansas, but for several years had lived with her father and
brothers about one mile north-east of Erick.  Miss Wilma was a member of
the Christian Church, having joined the church at Erick about nine years
ago.  Funeral services were held at the Christian Church conducted by Rev.
Carmon of Texola.  Interment was made at the Erick Cemetery.
Mrs. Davis' death and funeral were especially saddening for the reason
that she was denied the comforting care of any of her sisters during her
last hours of life and although she had four living sisters, it was
absolutely impossible for any of them to be with her during her illness at
her funeral.  Her sister, Mrs. Bird, of Sayre, was at the bedside of her
husband, J. W. Bird, who was at the point of death.  Another sister was at
the point of death herself at Madill, Oklahoma.  Mrs. Joe Buchanan living
at Hurford (sic) Texas, and did not learn of Mrs. Davis' condition until
too late to get here before the end came.  The exact whereabouts of her
sister, Mrs. Covington, was unknown and her sister, Mrs. Lee McCarty was
dangerously ill at the McCreery Hospital, suffering from a nervous
collapse that came upon her soon after Mrs. Davis' death.
Her heartbroken father and two brothers, Messrs. Rob of Erick and Cleve
Thompson of Oklahoma City were, owing to the unfortunate circumstances,
the only relatives in attendance at her funeral.
Mrs. Davis was a sweet-spirited loveable young lady and her sudden death
has caused a pall of grief to hover over Erick since the occurrence of her
untimely death.

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