Obit of Burns, Mattie - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 14 Dec 2008 Return to Roger Mills County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ===================================================================== ::Cheyenne Cemetery--Cheyenne OK Surnames: Burns Originally posted at: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.oklahoma.counties.rogermills/7981/mb.ashx Mattie Burns, wife of W.B. Buns and mother of George W. and John T. (Van) Burns of this city, died in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Friday night May 28, 1926, after a lingering illness that reached out over a number of years. During the past few weeks both of her sons have been at her bedside. At the time of her death she was 58 years of age. She resided in this city during the early history of the town. About twenty-four years ago she left this city and located at Hot Springs where she has resided most of the time since. During her residence there she has devoted much time and money towards helping the unfornates and was noted for such charities. Her body was shipped to this place for burial, at her own request. It arrived here last Sunday and was taken to the home of her son, George W. Burna where it lay in state until Monday afternoon when funeral services were conducted at the Methodist church by pastor, W.L. Davis after which interment took place at the Cheyenne Cemetery, Cheyenne, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. Mrs. Burns was a member of the Methodist church at this place at the time of her death. Roger Mills Sentinel, Cheyenne, OK 8-Jun-1926 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Roger Mills Archives http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html