Beckham County, OK - Obits: Ida Witt, 1912 Tuesday, 24 February 2009 Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell) ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm ************************************************ WITT, IDA (13 Jun 1912, Sayre Standard, Sayre, Beckham Co, OK): Buffalo Community News: Mrs. Ida Toodle Witt, wife of Arthur Witt, of Sweetwater, died June 1st, 1912, at 12:30 p.m., after an illness of two weeks duration. Mrs. Witt was a bride of only ten months and her early demise was a shock to the entire community. She leaves an infant, two weeks of age. The deceased professed faith in Christ two years ago and united with the Buffalo Baptist church, but afterwards removed her membership to Sweetwater where she lived a consistent christian until her death. Funeral services were conducted at the Buffalo Baptist church by Revs. S. N. Wilson and J. M. Wileman of Erick. The body was laid to rest in the Sanders (Buffalo) cemetery at 1:30 p.m., June 2d. The largest crowd that ever attended a funeral here was in attendance. --------------------------------------------------------- Return to Beckham County Archives: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/beckham/beckham.htm