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Obit of Naomi Bruce Soles - Grady County, Oklahoma

Submitted by:  Sandi Carter   SandKatC@aol.com	8 Apr 2000 
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The Verden News
April 30, 1920


Naomi Bruce was born in Harden county, Kentucky September 1st, 1897. 
Moved with her parents to Verden in 1906 and departed this life Tuesday, 
April 20, 1920. The word that brought the news of her tragic death 
caused a dark gloom to fall over our little city and community. She was 
of an affectionate disposition, bright and winning in her ways, so that 
friendship's circle was to her a large one. Seemingly with us today, 
active in life's round of duty and love, but gone. Here she played as a 
child, developed into beautiful girlhood, here, on December 29, 1917, 
she married Calvin Soles, who after taking her life killed himself. Here 
her busy life was spent, her battles fought, her faithful service 
rendered to the world. Here she attended school and after having com
pleted her education, chose teaching as a profession, as a teacher in 
our public schools she made a success and at the time of her death she 
was closing the last week of a very successful term. In this dearest of 
all places to her, she lies down at length to sleep and rest. 
Beautifully appropriate such a resting place, where her kindred sleep 
and where a few of her life long friends remain to gather about the dear 
form with honest tears of bereavement to lay her away tenderly in the 
house with its curtains of fadeless green.

To her the struggle and burden bearing of earth are ended and we 
confidently trust that like one that awakes from a troubled dream, she 
has awakened to see life's endless morning break and know herself at 
home with all the vast throng of loved ones, missed from earth, safe 
about her. Her home instincts were strong here in this fevered world of 
disappointment. Her affections for friends and kindred was tender and 
abiding.

Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at the Methodist church 
attended by a large concourse of friends and relatives. Rev. James of 
the Christian church of which faith she was a life long member in a very 
beautiful manner, spoke the last words over her beir and as the sun was 
sinking we layed her in her narrow home in the silent city of our 
beloved dead.


Submitted by Sandi Carter