Beckham Co. OK - Obit for Naomi Lavina Chesney Tidwell
   
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   Naomi  Lavina  Chesney  was born November 18, 1884 at Decatur, Tex. At
   the  age  of  18 she moved with the fmily to Elk City and later to the
   vicinity  of Cheyenne where she met and married Francis Mation Tidwell
   October 4, 1905. He preceded her in death January 21, 1927.
   To  this union were born Chesney M. Tidwell and Mrs. Myrtle Withers of
   Cheyenne;  Mrs. Anna Belle Bright of Berlin; Murray, Wallace Grady and
   Rosa  Dena of Grimes; and Mrs. Ruth Ostrander of Gelndale, California.
   These  were  all  present  at  the  time  of  her  passing except Mrs.
   Ostrander.
   Other  relatives  who mourn her departure include three brothers, Isom
   Chesney  of elk City, Walter Chesney of Lawton, and Charlie Chesney of
   Carter;  one  half-sister,  Mrs.  Lou  Owens of Hobbs, New Mexico; and
   seven grandchildren.
   Mrs.  Tidwell was converted and joined the church at a very early age.
   As  long  as health permitted she was active along with her husband in
   church  work.  Neighbors  and  friends  were  lavish  with praise when
   speaking  of  her  as a neighbor and a friend. She leaves as a lasting
   result  of  her life work a family of good citizens who will carry the
   mark  of  her influence in their lives as long as life shall last. The
   memory of her well spent life serves to help lift the burden of sorrow
   occasioned by her departure at 12:04 a.m. January 31, 1941, at the age
   of  56  years,  2  months  and 13 days after an illness of about eight
   months.
   Her  well  earned  rest  has  come. May we through our tears of gried,
   smile as we think of her great reward.
   Burial Cheyenne cemetery, Cheyenne, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma.