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Obit of Martha Jane Slack - Grady County, Oklahoma

Submitted by:  Sandi Carter   SandKatC@aol.com  18 Sep 2000
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The Verden News
October 8, 1943

SERVICES HELD FOR MRS. SLACK THURSDAY

Funeral services were conducted for Mrs. Martha Jane Slack at 3:00 p. m. 
Thursday at the Baptist church by Rev. W. O. Cooley, pastor, assisted 
by Rev. E. L. Spann, pastor of the Methodist church. Interment was in 
the Verden Cemetery with the Hansen Funeral Home in charge of arrangements

The music was rendered by a quartet composed of Mrs. J. N. Kern, Mrs. 
R. M. Caldwell, F. G. Ransbarger and B. M. Ransbarger, singing "Old 
Rugged Cross" and "Life's Railway to Heaven" and a solo "Beautiful 
Isle" by Mrs. R. W. Peters with Mrs. F. G. Ransbarger playing piano 
accompaniments.

Pallbearers were G. G. McVey, J. N. Kern, E. W. Peters, C. A. Niday, 
L. H. Periman and Parker Woodall.Martha Jane Goodwin was born in 
Missouri, February 1880, passed away in Chickasha, Oklahoma, October 
5th, 1943 at the age of 83 years, 8 months, and 4 days.

She came to Texas in 1874 and in 1875 was united in marriage to W. H. 
Slack at Ft. Worth, Texas. They made their home at Weatherford, Texas 
and to this union were born six children. She became a member of the 
Baptist church when she was 21 years of age at Greenwood, Texas. Her 
husband passed away in 1892. She married M. N. Peargin in 1893 who 
died in 1906. She came to Verden in 1910 and made her home with Mrs. 
Smith and has lived here the remainder of her life.

Those left to mourn her departure are her six children, three daughters, 
Mrs. Bertha Roylance, of Clarksville, Ark., Mrs. Ida M. Smith of Verden, 
Okla., and Mrs. Margarett Conrath of El Paso, Texas, three sons, H. H. 
Slack of New Mexico, H. O. Slack of Edinburg, Texas and V. F. Slack of 
Los Angeles, Calif. Two sisters, Mrs. P. A. Roylance of Ames, Okla. 
and Mrs. Mary Marney of Ponca City, Okla. One brother, Mr. W. A. Goodwin 
of Dublin, Texas, 22 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and 2 great 
great-grandchildren, also a host of other relatives and friends.


Submitted by Sandi Carter