Beckham County, OK - Obits: Samuel Thomas Atha, 1925
Wednesday, 27 Jun 2007
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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Obituary, The Sayre Journal, Sayre, Beckham Co, Ok, 12 Nov 1925:
ATHA, SAMUEL THOMAS
Samuel Thomas Atha, died Nov 4, at three o'clock a.m.  He was born near
Louisville, Kentucky, in the year of 1852, age seventy three years and
seventeen days, in early days of youth he with his parents moved to Leoa,
Iowa, where he met and married the faithful wife who was with him to the
end.
There was born to this union 7 children, four girls and three boys, two of
whom preceded him in death, T. L. (Dude) and M. S.
Those present at the time of death were his wife, Sarah, his sons Lou Atha
of Walsenburg, Colo., Cad Atha of Sweetwater, Okla., his daughters, Mrs.
Laura Hughes of Pampa, Texas; Mrs. Stella Gleaves of Grimes, Okla., and
Miss Lola Atha, who resides at home with her parents.  A brother Andy Atha
of Cloud Chief, Okla., and Nephew Harry Alta and family of Cloud Chief,
Oklahoma.
Mr. and Mrs. Atha celebrated their Golden wedding anniversary on March 15,
1925.  They came to their present home 25 miles northwest of Sayre,
Oklahoma, Jan. 1, 1901.
He was buried in the Brookside cemetery, Rev. Martin of Dempsey, officiating.