Beckham County, OK - Obits: Sam G. Kunkel, 1926 02 June 2008 Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell) ********************************************************************* USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ********************************************************************* KUNKEL, SAM G. (15 Apr 1926, Beckham County Democrat, Erick, Beckham Co, OK): Uncle Sam Kunkel Passes Away. Uncle Sam Kunkel, as he was familiarly known, passed to his reward last Sunday afternoon, when he fell asleep and failed to awaken. The deceased was born at Knox City, Ohio, Nov. 1, 1836; was a member of the Baptist church for the past 40 years, 14 years of which was with the First Baptist church of McLean, where funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon by Rev. W. C. Gerrett of Amarillo, former pastor of the church, assisted by Pastor D. H. Brynoff and Rev. S. A. Cobb. Messrs. M. D. Bentley, N. E. Savage, W. T. Wilson, L. O. Floyd, C. C. Bogan and W. C. Cheney acted as pall bearers. The First Baptist church has the largest auditorium in town, but every available seat was taken and many stood along the walls and aisles of the church during the ceremony. Interment was made in Hillcrest cemetery. Mr. Kunkle (sic) is a father to Mrs. Terry Hudgins. - McLean (Texas) News. --------------------------------------------------- Return to Beckham County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/beckham/beckham.html