Beckham County, OK - Obits: Chauncey L. Hammon, 1933
Saturday, 7 July 2007
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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HAMMON, CHAUNCEY L.
(Sayre Headlight Journal, Sayre, Beckham, Ok, 17 Jun 1933):
Prominent Beckham Pioneer Is Victim of Paralysis At Home this Morning.
Chauncey L. Hammon, 85, pioneer Beckham county citizen succumbed at his
home, 1207 north Fourth street in this city Saturday morning at 11o'clock
of a stroke of paralysis.
He had been in ill health for about five years.
Funeral services conducted by Rev. T. N. Weeks, pastor of the First
Methodist church will be held at 2:30 Sunday afternoon at the Methodist
church.  Interment will be in the Sayre-Doxey cemetery.
Killough-Hullum mortuary have the arrangements.
Mr. Hammon is survived by his widow, a son Garth Hammon and a daughter,
Mrs. W. L. Reyburn of this city and by a son, Claude L. Hammon and a
daughter Mrs. W. D. Beckwith of Elk City and by a son, Pearl D. Hammon of
Mangum.  Many grandchildren and other relatives also survive.
Mr. Hammon came to Oklahoma in 1900 and homesteaded a farm three miles
east of Doxey.  He lived on the farm until about two years ago when he
moved to this city to be nearer his children.
Having high ideals and a genial disposition he made hosts of friends.  He
was a successful farmer and business man and was one of the prominent
early day settlers.
CARD OF THANKS. (Sayre Headlight Journal, 23 Jun 1933)
We, the family and relatives of Chauncey L. Hammon, take this way of
thanking all of our friends who so graciously assisted us during his
illness, death and burial.  May God's richest blessings rest on you.
Mrs. C. L. Hammon
Mr. And Mrs. W. D. Beckwith
Mr. And Mrs. P. D. Hammon
Mr. And Mrs. W. L. Reyburn
Mr. And Mrs. Claude Hammon
Mr. And Mrs. Garth Hammon
Mrs. Mary Bunch and
His Grandchildren.