Obit of Creach, Arthur E. - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 21 Aug 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: Creach, Gass, Hollingsworth Originally posted at: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5YB.2ACE/6186 Funeral services for Arthur E. Creach, who died Monday evening in a local hospital, was held today, Thursday January 13, 1956 at 2 p.m. in the Hammon Baptist Church with Rev. H.P. Elliott officiating, assisted by Rev. Harold Heiney. Burial was in Red Hill cemetery, Hammon, Roger Mills county, Oklahoma under the direction of Martin Funeral Home. Mr. Creach was born on January 19, 1890 in Ft. Thomas, Arizona, and moved with his family to Denton, Texas, when a youngster. In 1900 he moved to the Hammon area where he farmed until moving to Hammon two years ago. He was married to Dessie May Gass in 1909. He was a member of the Hammon Masonic Lodge and a charter member of the Hammon Baptist church. He served as pastor of Baptist churches at Rhea, Lake Creek, Brinkham, and Blue Ridge communities for 14 years. He is survived by his widow, two children, Mrs. Hazel Hollingsworth, Hammon, and Ernest Creach, Pampa, Texas; 13 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. Creach reared two of their grandchildren following the death of their daughter-in-law. Hammon Advocate, Hammon, OK 13-Jan-1966 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Roger Mills Archives http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html