Obit of Abbie Slater Okerson (o262) - Caddo County, Oklahoma

Submitted by:  Lillian Cotten  <carnlibr@carnegienet.net>  16 Feb 2000
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The Carnegie Herald, Wed., June 21, 1944

Mrs. Okerson Dies Of Heart Attack

Mrs. E.S. Okerson died suddenly at the home of her son, Alva, in 
Selma, Calif., at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, according to a telegram 
received here by her brother, R.T. Slater. A Pitcher ambulance will 
meet the body in Chickasha at 6 p.m. Thursday. Time of the funeral 
has not been arranged, depending on the arrival of relatives, but 
services will be held in the Pitcher chapel and burial will be at 
Alden, Mrs. Virgil Owens, a granddaughter, said.

Mrs. Okerson only recently left Carnegie to visit her relatives in 
california. She had just arrived and had visited her children, Mrs. 
Ernest Jones, Floyd, Raymond, Cecil and Alva. She was hanging out 
clothes when she died suddenly of a heart attack.

Other relatives here are a daughter, Mrs. Ollie Steckman, and two 
grandson, George and Floyd Steckman.

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The Carnegie Herald, Wed., June 28, 1944

Okerson Services Held Here Sunday

Sevices for Mrs. E.S. Okerson who died in California June 17 were 
held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the Pitcher chapel and burial was in the 
Alden cemetery. Rev. Leroy Simmons preached the sermon.

Abbie Slater was born Feb. 22, 1869, at Wellington, Kans. She was 
married to Edward S. Okerson and they came to Oklahoma and settled 
in the Alden community in 1900. Mr. Okerson died June 23, 1940.

Mrs. Okerson was the first white child born in Wellington. At the 
age of 16 she joined the Methodist church. She was in California 
visiting her children when she suffered a heart attack.

Survivors are four sons, Floyd and Raymond of Modesta, Alvie of 
Selma and Cecil of Stockton, Calif.; two daughters, Mrs. Ethel Jones 
of Stockton, Calif., and Mrs. Lottie Steckman of this place; one 
brother, R.T. Slater of this place. and one sister, Mrs. Linnie 
Barnes, Arkansas City, Kans.

Services were held in Selma before the body was brought to Carnegie. 
Alvie and Raymond came here from California for the services here. 
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