Obit for Vaclav Libecayt - Kingfisher County, Oklahoma 

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Source: THE KINGFISHER FREE PRESS, Kingfisher, Oklahoma, Monday,
March 20, 1939.


OBITUARY - VACLAV LIBECAYT


Vaclav LIBECAYT was born May 7, 1857, in Czecho-Slovakia, and passed
away March 14, 1939, in the Clinic hospital in Kingfisher at the age
of 81 years, 10 months and 7 days.

At the age of 22 he was married to Marie SVOBODA. Soon after their
marriage they left their homeland for this country of freedom and
promise. They first settled on the prairies in Cheyenne county,
Nebraska.

After passing through many a hardship in that state, he with his wife
and family, loaded up the scanty belongings and moved to Oklahoma,
first settling near Hennessey in 1889. A few years later they moved
to a farm southeast of Kingfisher, where he lived until 1920.
Retiring from the farm, Mr. and Mrs. LIBECAYT moved to Fort Cobb,
where she passed away in April, 1933. Mr. LIBECAYT remained in Fort
Cobb until 1934, and since that time had made his home with his
daughter, Mrs. Val SIGL.

As a young man he was confirmed in the Roman Catholic church. While
this church affiliation was broken in later years, he always believed
in a God who loved all men and in his own life exemplified honesty,
goodness and kindness.

Ten children were born to Mr. and Mrs. LIBECAYT, five of whom preceded
the parents in death. Five children, who survive him are: Mrs. Nick
CHLOUBER of Carnegie, W.F. LIBECAYT of Cashion, August LIBECAYT of
Okarche, Mrs. Josie CHLOUBER and Mrs. Val SIGL of Kingfisher; 14
grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends
also survive him.

Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at the Methodist-Congregational 
church. BRACKEN funeral home was in charge of interment in the Kingfisher cemetery.