Beckham County, OK - Obits: Anna (Mrs. James) Allen, 1902
12 July 2007
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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ALLEN, ANNA (MRS. JAMES)
(The Sayre Venture, Sayre, Beckham Co, Ok, 8 May 1902)
Mrs. James Allen died Friday, the 25th, and was interred in the cemetery
near Wash Saturday.  Rev. Donohoe conducted the burial services, and his
talk was very impressive.  There was a large crowd of sympathizing people
present to pay their respects to the young wife.  Her coffin was covered
with beautiful wreaths, as she was loved by all who knew her.  She leaves
a child one month old.  She was a good, loving Christian woman.  Just
before she died she called her friends and relatives to her bedside and
kissed them goodbye.  To her husband, she said: "James, I am happy, aren't
you?  Let me go, let me go!" and passed away as if going to sleep. 
Blessed are they that die in the Lord.  Father, mother and husband, while
it is sad to lose a loving daughter and wife, you should praise the Lord
for the evidence you have that Anna is at rest with her Savior.  March 15,
1901, the first grave was dug here, and now, there are 15 - over one per
month.  We can see that death is abroad in the land, and we should all
live to die, like Anna, in a Savior's love.
(Note:  Burial was in "Wash" Cemetery, which later became Carter Cemetery)