Beckham County, OK - Obits: Alva Washington Guy, 1930
24 Feb 2008
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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GUY, ALVA WASHINGTON
(13 Feb 1930, Thursday, Sayre Headlight, Sayre, Beckham Co, OK):
Funeral services for Alva Washington Guy, 86, civil war veteran, who died
Monday at the home of his son, B. H. Guy, five miles west of  Grimes, were
held at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon in the First Methodist church at
Cheyenne.  Rev. C. E. Rhoads, pastor of the church, conducted the
services.
Legion Conduct Burial.
Interment was made in the Cheyenne cemetery under auspices of the Elk City
post of the American Legion.  Littrell-Moore, funeral directors of Sayre,
in charge.
Mr. Guy is survived by nine sons and daughters and  28 grandchildren.
(20 Feb 1930, Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, Roger Mills Co, OK):
ALVA WASHINGTON GUY.
Alva Washington Guy was born March 3, 1843, at Warsaw, Kociusko county,
Indiana, and departed this life February 10, 1930, age 86 years 11 months
and 7 days.   He volunteered for service in the Union Army July 26, 1862
and served three years in Co. B, 18th Regiment of Indiana Infantry.  He
received his discharge July 20, 1865, at Little Rock, Arkansas.  54 years
later his youngest son B. H. Guy was discharged at the same place.  This
coincidence he was always proud of.
He was united in marriage to Isabell Sterling at Wyanett, Illinois, August
27, 1867, who preceded him in death.
To this union were born thirteen children, four of whom preceded them in
death.  He leaves to mourn his passing:  James R. Guy, Novinger, Mo.;
Henry H. Guy, Novinger, Mo.; Harvey A. Guy, Green Castle, Mo.; Frank A.
Guy, Green City, Mo.; John W. Guy, Iowa City, Iowa; William W. Guy, Elk
City, Oklahoma; Mrs. Alice Capps, Mount Harris, Colorado; Mrs. Nettie
Sweet, Grimes and Benjamin H. Guy of Grimes, Oklahoma, with whom he made
his home.  He also leaves twenty-eight grandchildren and seventeen great
grandchildren, besides a host of friends and neighbors.

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