Beckham Co. OK - Obit for William J. Plunkett
   
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   William J. Plunkett was born, February 10, 1872 in Ft. Payne, Alabama;
   died March 18, 1952 aged 80 years, one month and eight days.
   He  was  married  to  Sarah Louise Durham, January 27th, 1902 in Pauls
   Valley,  Okla.  To  this union seven children were born, three of whom
   preceded  him in death. They moved to Rankin, in 1906 and to Texola in
   1907,  where  he  united with the Christian Church. They moved back to
   Rankin  in  1910  and  have since resided in this community, moving to
   Reydon several years ago.
   Mr.  and  Mrs. Plunkett visited in California for the past four months
   with  their  children.  While  there  they  celebrated  their fiftieth
   wedding  anniversary  and  his  80th birthday. They returned to Reydon
   March  11  th  at  9:00  p.m. He was so elated to be home, he rang the
   dinner bell in the yard to tell the neighbors he was home, and several
   came  in  to see him that night. Mr. Plunkett could number his friends
   by  his  acquaintances,  because  of  his friendliness, good humor and
   generosity. Truly a gentleman of the old South.
   Those  who mourn his passing are his wife of the home, daughters, Mrs.
   Oleta Caldwell, Garden Grove, California, and Mrs. Waneta Guthrie, San
   Jose, California; sons: Grady Plunkett, Santa Ana, California, and Bud
   Plunkett,  Sacramento, California; step-daughter, Mrs. Tommie Douglas,
   Sacramento, California and John Durham, Fullerton, Calif.
   Funeral  services were held on March 22n, 1952 in the Reydon Community
   building  with  Rev.  J.L. Davis of Sayre, assisted by Rev. P.R. Head,
   presiding.  Fatheree  Funeral  Home  were  in  charge of arrangements.
   Interment  was  in  White  Rose  Cemetery, Reydon, Roger Mills County,
   Oklahoma.
   The  sons  and  daughters  of Mr. and Mrs. Plunkett and their families
   left  for  their  homes  in  California, Monday, March 24, except Mrs.
   Oleta Caldwell who will remain with her mother for awhile.