Beckham County, OK - Deaths: Alton J. Frost, 1916
02 Feb 2008
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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FROST, ALTON J.
(13 Jul 1916, Sayre Standard, Sayre, Beckham Co, OK):
The 14 year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Pope Frost, living west of Delhi, was
drowned last Sunday morning in a tank on the Cook ranch.  The funeral was
held Sunday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Robert Bishop, and the remains
were laid at rest in the Delhi cemetery.
(13 Jul 1916, Elk City Newspaper, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
NEPHEW DROWNED.
Mrs. Wm. Hunter returned from Erick, yesterday, where she had been called
on account of the drowning of her nephew, Alton Frost, son of Mr. and Mrs.
A. P. Frost.  The sons of Mannin Brown and Mr. Hunter with Claude Bell,
from Elk City, had gone over to Erick to spend the week, take a hike and
have a good time.  They all went to a pond Saturday, to go in swimming. 
Young Frost went under twice, but the boys thought he was just playing and
only became scared when he went under the third time and failed to rise. 
By the time help arrived and he was found it was too late to do anything
for him.  It was a sad ending for the happy time the boys had planned, and
much grief was manifested by everyone.  Mr. Hunter went over Sunday, to
attend the funeral.
(13 Jul 1916, Elk City Leader, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
Fourteen Year Old Son of H. P. Frost Drowned Sunday.
The fourteen year old son of H. P. Frost, who lives on the Henry Hunter
farm near Erick was drowned Sunday morning in a tank, near the home of his
father.  The boy in company with a number of boys about his age had gone
to the tank to go in swimming.  He reached the water first and had swam
about half across the pond when he went down.
His companions saw him sink three times but did not realize that he was
drowning, and it was only after he had failed to arise after the third
time that they suspected that anything was wrong, and gave the alarm.  His
body was soon recovered, but all efforts to restore him to life failed.
The remains were buried in the family burying grounds at Delhi Sunday
evening.  Henry Hunter and William Hunter of this city attended the
funeral.
The boy was a good swimmer and it is believed that he was stricken with
cramps which disabled him.  A number of drownings have been narrowly
averted during the past few weeks and it would be well for the boys who
are in the habit of going to swim to use more caution.  Especially not to
jump into the water immediately after reaching it, as often the cold water
is too great a shock for their system and as a result they lose their life
before aid is given.

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