Beckham County, OK - Obits: William A. Stubbs, 1930
Sunday, 14 December 2008
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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STUBBS, WILLIAM A.
(30 Jan 1930, Thursday, Sayre Headlight, Sayre, Beckham Co, OK):
Deceased Formerly Undersheriff Of County.
Funeral services for William A. Stubbs, 59, former undersheriff of Beckham
County, who passed away Saturday at his home in Sayre, were held in Erick
at 3 o'clock, Monday afternoon.  Rev. A. J. Bradshaw of Sayre and Rev. G.
Jordan of Erick conducted services under auspices of Erick Lodge, No. 237
A.F.&M.
Interment was made in the Erick Cemetery.  Hullum funeral directors of
Sayre were in charge.
Mr. Stubbs is survived by his wife and two sons.  One of his sons lives at
home in Sayre and the other is said to live in Oklahoma City.  In addition
to members of the immediate family, he leaves a number of near relatives
that live in Erick and other parts of Beckham county.
He served as undersheriff throughout the terms of E. M. Green as sheriff
Beckham county.  In all the years he served in public office he formed
many friends that express their regrets at his passing.
Mr. Stubbs was critically ill with pneumonia and influenza for about three
weeks prior to his death.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank our friends for the many expressions of kindness, words
of sympathy and beautiful floral offerings extended us during the illness
and after the death of our loved one.  Especially do we thank Rev.
Bradshaw, Rev. Jordan and the Masons for their words of comfort.  May
Life's richest blessings be yours.
Mrs. W. A. Stubbs
Aubrey Stubbs
Mr. and Mrs. J. Bernard Stubbs
Mrs. F. B. Crabtree and family
Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Stubbs and family.
(30 Jan 1930, Thursday, Erick Democrat, Erick, Beckham Co, OK):
STUBBS RITES HERE MONDAY
Last rites for W. A. (Jake) Stubbs, a resident of this city from 1902 to
1924, and since residing in Sayre, where he died last Saturday were said
at the grave here Monday afternoon by the Erick Masonic Lodge of which
deceased had long been a member.
Mr. Stubbs was a visitor in our city some time back when he confided to
friends that he expected to move back to Erick in the near future.  On
returning home he was seized with a deep cold, soon developing into
pneumonia from which he died some three weeks afterward.
Deceased is survived by his widow, Mrs. Lena Stubbs, and two sons, Aubrey
and Bernard; also the following brothers and sisters:  B. T., of Amarillo;
D. of Fort Worth; Dr. Stubbs, of Sanger, Texas; Bunk, of Corpus Christi;
Pat, of California; and Mrs. Ernest Cook of Fort Worth, also two nephews
of this city Wm. B. and Ball Stubbs.

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