Beckham County, OK - Obits: Mrs. Hays Harrington, 1905
16 Mar 2008
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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HARRINGTON, MRS. HAYS
(27 Apr 1905, Erick Newspaper, Erick, Beckham Co, OK):
Early last Tuesday morning Mrs. Hays Harrington who, together with her
husband and two children, were enroute overland from their former home
near Cornish, Ind. Terr., to Norval, N. M., died in their wagon near
Erick.  Mrs. Harrington was suffering with consumption in its last stages
and was going to New Mexico, hoping thereby to regain health, but death
overtook her while she was still enroute.  Mrs. Harrington has a cousin,
Mrs. Ed. Barber, whose husband conducts a transfer business in Texola, and
she was especially desirous of reaching that point before death came.  She
had given up hope of living to reach New Mexico.
The incidents of Mrs. Harrington's last days on earth were very sad.  She
had known for several days that she could not survive for long, but she
and those with her entertained the hope that she might at least reach the
home of her sister before life became extinct.  Her hope fell short of
that by only eight miles.
The Harrington family was accompanied on its journey by Mr. Taylor Barber,
a gentleman eighty-five years of age, and his two sons, Messrs. R. C. and
Wm. Barber, who were relatives and did what they could for her comfort.
Immediately after death came to Mrs. Harrington, a number of the members
of the Eastern Star and other good women of Erick offered their assistance
to the bereaved family and everything possible was done to minister to
them.
Funeral services were conducted Wednesday.

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