Beckham County, OK - Deaths: Callie Nivison, 1903
Tuesday, 09 Sep 2008
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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NIVISON, CALLIE
(3 Sep 1903, Sayre Headlight, Sayre, Beckham Co, OK):
Drowned.
A very sad accident occurred yesterday afternoon in the lake south of town
which caused the death of Mrs. Callie Nivison.  There were several ladies
in the party and they were going in bathing.  Mrs. Nivison waded out until
the water was about waist deep, and on taking another step she stepped off
into water which was over her head.  The other ladies being unable to swim
could render no assistance, however, they did all they could.  Mrs.
Nivison is a widow and the daughter of Mrs. and Mrs. Rolph, who lives
about 15 miles northwest of Sayre.  She leaves 2 small children, a boy and
a girl, age 5 and 3 years.
(4 Sep 1903, Friday, Sayre Standard, Sayre, Beckham Co, OK):
Mrs. Callie Nivison, a widowed daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rolph who lived on
their claim on Starvation Creek, left home a few days ago to obtain
employment, to aid in supporting her two small children and was taken back
home yesterday a corpse, to her grief stricken parents and orphan
children.
On Wednesday, accompanied by other ladies, she went to one of the lakes to
go bathing and was wading near the shore in water about waist deep to
herself when she stepped of (sic) a bank into very deep water.  All the
assistance the other ladies could give to her, was of no avail, she sank
to the bottom of the lake and to her death.  Her body was recovered in a
short time, and taken to the home of her parents from where the funeral
will be held today.  Much sympathy was shown by the people of Sayre for
the grieved parents and the orphan children.

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