Roger Mills Co. - Obit for Thomas Bud Cree

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Obit for Thomas Bud Cree

Thomas Bud Cree, first born of Thomas B. and Melissa Cree in Texas, September 14, 
1875 passed away April 5, 1963 in Redwood City, California, at the age of 87 years, 
5 months and with his familed moved to Panhandle, Texas when he was a boy.  In 1894, 
he moved to Cheyenne, Oklahoma and resided there until 1905 when he married Ellen F. 
Kuder and they filed on a homestead in the Rankin community.  Four children were born 
to this union.

He lived on his homestead until 1955 when he retired and moved to Erick, Oklahoma.  

In 1955 upon the loss of his wife, he moved to Redwood City, California, where he 
resided with his son, E.A. Cree, until the time of his death.

He leaves to mourn four children, E.A. Cree, Redwood City, California; John Cree, 
Redwood City, California; Perry Cree, Perryton, Texas and Laveta McBee, Salinas, 
California; nine grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren.  He also leaves to 
brothers: Gus Cree, Visalia, California; E.B. Cree, Springfield, Colorado; one 
sister, Arry Swanner, Dolores, Colorado.  His parents, four brothers and one sister 
preceded him in death. 

He leaves a world of friends and many nieces and nephews to mourn his passing.

Tom, as he was known to his many friends, was a very observing and intimate 
student of nature.  He possessed the rare quality of recreating experiences with 
vivid and beautiful word pictures of the life of a cowboy and hardships of the 
frontier life in Texas and Oklahoma.

Although he didn't live to see it he was responsible for the rection of a historical 
marker aroung a bois-darc tree, planted by his mother, at the side of their dugout 
west of Panhalde, Texas, which is the one and only tree so designated in the state of 
Texas.

His life spanned the greater part of a century.  His wordly accumulations were 
nodest, nvertheless he has contributed his part to his community by being a good 
citizen and a neighbor.  There was never a time when a friend, or even a stranger 
wasn't welcome in his home when it was time to eat or needed shelter for the night.

Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK