Beckham Co. OK - Obit for Marth Viola Henslee Witherspoon From: Jerri Hodde ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** Ancestors of Martha Viola Henslee Witherspoon Generation No. 1 1. Martha Viola Henslee Witherspoon, born November 30, 1898; died November 28, 1992 in Carter,Beckham Co.,Oklahoma. She was the daughter of 2. James Henslee. She married (1) Frank M Witherspoon. Notes WITHERSPOON,Martha Viola (HENSLEE) b.30 Nov 1898 d.28 Nov 1992 Interment :Carter cemetery -Carter,Beckham Co.,Oklahoma d/o James & Martha HENSLEE w/o Frank M.WITHERSPOON Martha Viola WITHERSPOON was born November 30,1898 in the Carter Community to Martha and James S.HENSLEE and died November 28,in the Levelland Methodist Hospital at the age of 93. Martha married Frank Witherspoon on November 6,1926 in Wheeler,Texas.They made their home in the Custer community where they farmed.In 1982,after Frank died,she moved to Littlefield,Texas to be near her nieces. She was a member of the Carter First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents,husband,1 brother and 1 sister. Services will be 10 am.,Tuesday,at the Carter Cemetery officiated by Robert CARROLL.Interment will be in the Carter Cemetery under the direction of Rose Chapel Funeral Services. She is survived by a host of nieces and nephews and other relatives. Child of Martha Witherspoon and Frank Witherspoon is: i. J.C. Witherspoon.