Obit of Cogburn, Charles Richard - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Sandi Carter 23 Oct 2005 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 ========================================================================== Surnames: Cogburn, Hitt, Trammell, Little, Johnson, Horine, White, Crawford Originally posted at: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5YB.2ACE/6412 Charles Richard Cogburn was born in Illinolis, October 5, 1870, and departed from this life at the Sayre hospital on July 24, 1943 at the age of 72 years, 9 months and 19 days. When he was five years af age he moved to Texas. As a young man he was a pioneer of Oklahoma, and made the "run" obtaining a homestead at Weatherford. He was converted and became a member of the Methodist church in 1902. On February 3, 1904, he was united in marriage with Dovie Myrtle Hitt, and immediately moved to Roger Mills county, where he made his home four miles southeast of Strong City until the time of his death. He leaves to mourn his passing his wife, his five children, Mrs. Goldie Trammell and Mrs. Gladys Little of Cheyenne, Robert Cogburn, Strong City, Mrs. Flora Johnson, Elk City and Sidney Cogburn, Albuquerque, New Mexico, and several grandchildren. His brother, R.H. Horine, of Idalou, Texas, was at the funeral. Another brother, S.S. Cogburn, Whittieer, California, and two sisters, Mrs. Nettie White, Carnegie, Oklahoma, and Mrs. Tom Crawford, Madera, California, also survivbe him. Mrs. Cogburn was a worthy companion, a great father and one of Roger Mills county's most worthwhile citizens. He and his family have alwayss offered a helping hand to his neighbors. He was a man who valued his friends and his life was rich in friendship. He was a Christian gentleman. Funeral services were conducted at Strong City Baptist Church at 3:00 p.m., July 26, 19453 by Rev. Ray W. Menard and Rev. Walker Ferguson. Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK 29-Jul-1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Roger Mills Archives http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html