Beckham County, OK - Obits: Ward L. Simmons, 1929
Thursday, 13 November 2008
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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SIMMONS, WARD L.
(28 Feb 1929, Thursday, Sayre Headlight, Sayre, Beckham Co, OK):
Death of Former Sayre Citizen Resulted From Pneumonia Attack.
To pay a last tribute to one of Sayre's former residents and one of the
states most respected citizens hundreds of Sayre people attended the
services held in the Methodist church Tuesday of W. L. Simmons who died in
Oklahoma City Sunday.
Rev. Weeks officiated at the services assisted by Rev. Burns and Rev.
Means.  Interment was at Carter cemetery.
Simmons' death was caused by an after affect of influenza which developed
into pneumonia.
He was a resident of Sayre in 1910 when he worked as a bookkeeper for
Hullum hardware.  He held the office of county clerk for two terms after
1913 and it was while he held this office that the offices of county
registration and county clerk were combined.
In 1917 Simmons left Sayre and went to Oklahoma City where he was deputy
state examiner and inspector until last October when he resigned.  Since
resigning from that office he has been connected with the school lands
department.
Simmons is survived by his wife, a brother, E. C. Simmons, of Sayre, and
two sons Cloyd and Ural.

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