Beckham County, OK - Obits: Ella Edith Duffy, 1930
13 Jan 2008
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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DUFFY, ELLA EDITH
(12 Oct 1930, Sunday, Sayre Headlight, Sayre, Beckham Co, OK):
LAST RITES HELD FOR SAYRE WOMAN.
Was Ill Short Time Prior to Her Death Thursday.
Funeral services were held at the First Baptist Church Friday afternoon at
3 o'clock for Mrs. W. P. Duffy, 48, who died October 9, 1930.
Mrs. Duffy had been seriously ill only a short time.  She died at the
family home west of Sayre.  She leaves to mourn her going, her husband, W.
P. Duffy, two sons, Morgan Parker of Pampa, Texas, and Gaither Parker of
Sayre, one daughter, Billie Pat Duffy of Sayre, two brothers, Frank Morgan
of Brownwood, Texas and Dee Morgan of Abilene, Texas and two sisters, Mrs.
Mabel Lawson of Brownwood, Texas and Mrs. J. B. Askins of Sayre.
Mrs. Duffy was born at Pilot Point, Texas, July 7, 1882.  In 1904 she was
married to Charlie Parker and to this union three children were born, one
of them dying in infancy.  Some years later Parker died and in 1922 she
was united in marriage to W. P. Duffy.  To this union one daughter was
born.
At the age of sixteen Mrs. Duffy became a member of the Baptist church at
Gulson, Texas in Taylor county.  She moved her membership to the Sayre
church a year ago.
Rev. J. T. Daniels officiated at the service Friday afternoon.  Burial was
made in the Sayre-Doxey cemetery under the direction of Killough-Hullum
Funeral Home.
CARD OF THANKS.
We take this opportunity to thank those who were so kind to us during the
illness and death of our beloved one, Mrs. Edith Duffy.  Especially do we
thank Mrs. V. L. Brower and Mrs. Pearl Worley for their faithful service
and loving kindness.
W. P. Duffy, husband
Billie Pat, Veston, Talmage and Roy Manning Duffy, children.
Gorgan (sic) and Gaither Parker, children.
Mrs. Mable Lawson, sister, Brownwood, Texas.
Mrs. Dela Askins, sister, Sayre.
Frank Morgan, brother, Brownwood, Texas.
D. E. Morgan, brother, Abilene, Texas.
(23 Oct 1930, Thursday, Sayre Headlight, Sayre, Beckham Co, OK):
OBITUARY.  Ella Edith Duffy was born July 8 (sic), 1882 and died October
9, 1930, at her home near Sayre.  In 1904 she was married to Charles
Parker and to this union three children were born one of them dying in
infancy.  Some years later Mr. Parker died and in 1922 she was married to
W. P. Duffy.  To them a little daughter, Billie Pat, was born.  She leaves
to mourn her death her husband, daughter, two sons, Morgan Parker of
Pampa, Texas, and Gaither Parker of Sayre and three step sons Veston,
Talmage and Ray Maurice Duffy of Seminole.

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