Beckham County, OK - Obits: John T. Fockler, 1904
26 Jan 2008
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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FOCKLER, JOHN T.
(13 May 1904, Friday, Sayre Standard, Sayre, Beckham Co, OK):
John T. Fockler Dead.
Monday night, after an illness extending through more than one year, John
T. Focker (sic) died at the Hotel Iowa, and was buried Tuesday evening in
the cemetery at Merrit (sic).
Mr. Fockler was born in Huntington county, Pa., in 1844, and was 59 years
and 10 months old.  From the age of 7 until 18 he attended college at
Litiz, Pa.  He enlisted in Company F, First Regular N.Y. Marine Artillery,
in July 1862, and served until the close of the war.
He was a druggist by profession, but had been engaged in fruit and stock
raising for a number of years.  He came to this place about six months
ago.  His wife and five children survive him.

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