Beckham County, OK - Obits: O. H. Ward, 1914 
Saturday, 14 February 2009
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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WARD, O. H.
(14 May 1914, Thursday, Erick Altruist, Erick, Beckham Co, OK):
O. H. Ward, one of Erick's pioneer citizens, passed into the Great Beyond
Saturday, May 9, 1914.  He was born March 12, 1866,m in Abingdon, Va.,
removing to Greenville, Texas, when he was 21 years of age.  On Sept. 7,
1892, he was married to Lenora Horn, at Sherman, Texas.
Mr. Ward came to Erick Jan. 1st, 1902 and established the firm of
Hamilton, Blake & Ward, General Merchandise, which soon grew to be one of
the largest in Western Oklahoma.  On account of failing health he closed
out the business in January, 1911.
Mr. Ward was possessed of an energetic and progressive nature which made
him a leader in any field of endeavor.  Through his influence and with his
help, the First Presbyterian Church was established in Erick.  He was
always faithful and untiring in its support.  He was always found in the
front rank when anything pertaining to the interest of Erick was at stake.
 Many people remember him kindly for the good deeds of friendship he was
always ready to do.
He is survived by his wife and two sons, Fred, 18 years old and Bartlett,
4 months old; a brother J. K. Ward of Abilene, Texas; a sister, Mrs. J. J.
Pennington, of Erick; a brother, Milton Ward of Lancaster, Ky., and his
father who lives at Jonesville, Va.  He was the youngest of the family and
his was the first death in the family for 45 years.
The funeral services were conducted by Rev. A. E. Miller at the residence
of Mrs. Horn and at the Presbyterian Church.  The services were attended
by representatives of the K. P. Lodge, of which he was a member, and a
host of friends were present to pay their respects to the memory of the
departed one.  The floral tributes were very beautiful and appropriate and
a large concourse of friends followed the remains to the last resting
place in the Erick Cemetery.

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