Beckham County, OK - Obits: James A. Sanders, 1930 Friday, 31 October 2008 Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell) ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm ************************************************ SANDERS, JAMES A. (14 Apr 1930, Monday, Sayre Headlight, Sayre, Beckham Co, OK): James A. Sanders died at the family home near Delhi Friday afternoon April 11 at the age of 61 years. Sanders was born August 20, 1868. He was a resident of Delhi for the last twelve years of his life. He is survived by his wife Emmer (sic) Ann Sanders, his father Zeek Sanders, three brothers, R. W. Sanders, Delhi; G. T. Sanders, Abbott, Arkansas, and F. M. Sanders, Hutchins, Texas; three sisters, Mrs. W. M. Sanders, Wheeler, Texas, Mrs. J. C. Hodges, Delhi, and Mrs. P. M. Durham, Chillicothe, Texas, and one son, W. A. Sanders besides a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church at Delhi Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment was made in the Delhi cemetery. Killough-Hullum directors were in charge. (17 Apr 1930, Thursday, Sayre Headlight, Sayre, Beckham Co, OK): James A. Sanders was born in 1868, was 61 years of age. He died April 11, 1930. He was married to Miss Emma Gaskin in the year 1888. He leaves besides her, a son and three brothers and three sisters and a father, E. A. J. Sanders. His brothers Bob Sanders of Delhi, Terrell Sanders of Abit, Arkansas and Fred Sanders of Hutchins, Texas. Sisters Mrs. J. C. Rogers (sic), Delhi, Mrs. W. M. Sanders, Wheeler, Texas, Mrs. P. M. Durham, Chillicothe, Texas and a host of friends and relatives to mourn his going. Uncle Jimmie was known throughout the community, was a man of high ideals and of a great Christian character. He viewed life as a pleasant gift from God. And when the shadows fell across his path, he looked upon it as a message from God. To him every cloud had a silver lining. When he saw the end approaching he told his brother to tell the Delhi community to meet him in heaven. No greater subject could have left me than the subject of going Home to Heaven. --------------------------------------------------- Return to Beckham County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/beckham/beckham.html