Obit of Susan Covey Riley (r400) - Caddo County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Audrey Amos 19 Jan 2000 Return to Caddo County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/caddo/caddo.html ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ==================================================================== Surnames: Riley, Crumm Susie Riley was born in the state of Kentucky Jan.20, 1845, at the age of six years she moved with her parents to Dent Co.Missouri where she grew to young womanhood and where she met and married Jacob Crumm on Aug.7,1862. To this union was born eight children, three daughters and five sons of whom five sons and one daughter survive her, In 1881 she was converted and united with the Christian Church, in 1900 the family moved to Oklahoma and in 1901 located on their farm southwest of Verden, where she resided until the death of her husband which occured on Aug.7,1922, after which she made her home with her daughter Mariah Beets of Washita where after a long and evenful life in which she had served her generation faithfully she passed away on Friday Nov.4, 1927. Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church Saturday afternoon, the Rev. P.F. Harmon officiating and her body was layed to rest beside that of her husband.-A large concourse of friends and relatives followed and paid their respects to her, who in life had been one of the worlds best mothers. The floral offerings were many and very beautiful typing the pure life she had lived. The surviving children are Mrs Mariah Beets,Washita, Larkin Columbus, Jackson Richard, James William,Zachariah,and Samuel Aaron. Thus another good old mother has gone the way of Nature and unto Natures God her soul has been confined to life eternal Contributer(Unknown).The Verden News 11-Nov-1927 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Caddo County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/caddo/caddo.html