Beckham County, OK - Obits: W. H. Woods, 1918 Sunday, 22 February 2009 Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell) ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm ************************************************ WOODS, W. H. (Apr 1918, Erick Newspaper, Erick, Beckham Co, OK): W. H. Woods, born in Mississippi, March 29, 1841, died March 31, 1918, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. T. Hutchens, at Erick, Okla., at 3:12 p.m. Deceased moved with his parents to Texas in 1856. He entered the Confederate Army at the beginning of the Civil War and served until peace was declared. He had made it a practice to attend all the National Confederate reunions and had attended fourteen. He united with the Baptist Church in early life and led a continuous christian life until his death. There were present at the time of his death, two daughters, Mrs. J. T. Hutchens and Mrs. Sue McGree, fourteen grandchildren and four great grandchildren. He also leaves four brothers, one sister and other relatives in East Texas. The funeral services were conducted at the Baptist Church Monday by Rev. Finley after which the remains were laid to rest in the Erick Cemetery. We extend the sympathy of the community to the bereaved. --------------------------------------------------------- Return to Beckham County Archives: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/beckham/beckham.htm