Beckham County, OK - Obits: Nancy Caroline Basham, 1921
08 Aug 2007
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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BASHAM, NANCY CAROLINE
(18 Aug 1921, Sayre Headlight, Sayre, Beckham Co, OK):
Nancy Caroline Stacks was born December 26, 2849 (sic), in Illinois, and
when a child of three moved with her parents to Texas, where she grew to
womanhood.  When a girl of 18 she was married to Charley Kelley, who lived
only two years.  On July 31, 1873, she was married to J. E. Basham, and to
them were born six children.  In May, 1890, they moved to a farm near
Lexington in the eastern part of Oklahoma.  There Mr. Basham died June 16,
1900.
Left a widow again, Mrs. Basham stayed on the farm with her children until
1907, when she moved to this community.
She was converted when a girl and joined the Christian church, and in
later years she joined the Methodist church, in which she tried to live a
true life.  On May 11, 1918, she had a stroke of paralysis  and from that
time on she was never well.  During the last four weeks her suffering was
intense but she never complained, and on August 4, 1921, God released her
from her pain, death coming to her at the home of her daughter, Mrs. G. H.
Blackburn, north of this city.
She leaves five children to mourn the loss of a dear mother, Mrs. Etta
Vivian, Clovis, New Mexico; J. L. Basham, Talala, Oklahoma, Mrs. G. H.
Blackburn, Mrs. M. J. Carnahan and Mrs. Dovie Hargrove, of this city.  She
also leaves 21 grandchildren, one great grandchild, and two boys who were
as near to her as her own, Harvey Hastings, a nephew, and Arthur Daves, a
grandson, who were raised by her.
She was laid to rest at the Lone Oak Cemetery, August 5, Rev. J. L. Davis
preaching the funeral sermon at the Lone Oak church.