Beckham County, OK - Obits: Nellie B. Lee, 1917
15 June 2008
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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LEE, NELLIE B.
(27 Dec 1917, Beckham County Democrat, Erick, Beckham Co, OK):
Monday morning the city was shocked by the report of the death of Mrs. Dr.
I. A. Lee at the hospital at Elk City, the result of an operation for
cancer.
The funeral services were conducted at the Christian Church Monday evening
by Rev. Noblitt after which her remains were laid to rest in the Erick
Cemetery.
We expect to give a full obituary the coming week.
(3 Jan 1918, Beckham County Democrat, Erick, Beckham Co, OK):
Nellie B. Martin was born in Ohio County, Ky., Nov. 12, 1875 and passed
from this earth at Elk City, Okla., Dec. 24, 1917, thus making her 42
years of age at the time of her untimely death.
At the age of 22 she was married to Dr. I. A. Lee.  To this union have
been born seven children - three boys and four girls.  Two little ones
preceded the mother to eternity's shore.  The remaining five, with the
husband and father survive.
Mrs. Lee obeyed the Gospel when only 16 years of age, and ever lived a
consistent Christian life.  She had been frail for a number of years,
especially during the past few months, a serious internal cancer had come
to undermind (sic) the whole system.  Accordingly the Dr. took her to a
hospital at Elk City, where a surgical operation was performed.  She came
from under the anesthetic, and lived thirteen hours but then succumed to
heart failure.
Funeral services, at the Christian Church, Erick, were conducted by Dr.
Noblitt, an old time friend and college-mate of Dr. Lee.
After the services the remains were laid to rest in the Erick cemetery.
Besides the immediate family, her father, two sisters, four brothers and a
host of friends are left to mourn their loss.

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