Anniversary of Moulton, O. L. - Beckham County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Delma Tindell 18 Oct 2009 Return to Beckham County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/beckham/beckham.htm ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ===================================================================== MOULTON, O. L. (16 Mar 1933, Elk City Journal, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK): GRIMES COUPLE CELEBRATED GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Moulton, long time resident of Beckham County, celebrated their Golden wedding anniversary Tuesday, February 28, 1933. Mr. O. L. Moulton was married to Miss Idell Crandall February 28, 1883, in Dodge Center, Minnesota. To this union were born eight children. Two died in infancy and John L. Moulton died in 1926. Five children are living. Three of whom were present. Shirley Moulton of Grimes, Okla.; Mrs. Roy Harkins of Sayre, Okla.; and Mrs. W. H. York of Durham, Okla.; Arch Moulton of North Loupe, Nebraska and Ben Moulton of Battle Creek, Michigan were unable to attend, but each sent remembrances. Mr. and Mrs. Moulton with their children moved to Gentry, Ark., in 1901 and resided their eight years. In 1909 they moved to Beckham county and bought a farm in the Grimes neighborhood and have lived in that community ever since. Mr. and Mrs. Moulton are highly esteemed in their community as was evidenced by the fact that Tuesday morning as a surprise, their many friends and neighbors gathered in with well filled dinner baskets, gifts and tokens of respect to help celebrate their Golden Wedding. Among the gifts was a beautiful Friendship quilt made by their relatives and friends. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Beckham County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/beckham/beckham.htm