Obit of Frankford, Anthony - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 18 Sep 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: Frankford, Fowler, Coloma, Frew Originally posted at: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5YB.2ACE/6266 Anthony Frankford, a pioneer settler of Roger Mills County died July 11, 1929 at his home at Dempsey in the soiuthwest part of the county, at the advanced age of 85 years. This was a remarkable man in his life, in that he pioneered in two states, spent four years in army life during the Civil War, then after an active life till past middled age, he emigrated to Oklahoma and settled on a raw prarie claim and improved it by his own labor, working at farming, storekeeping and freighting till about 75 years of age. His health then gave way and for the last 8 years he had been an invalid, cared for by his sons and especially by his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Hattie Frankford. Mr. Frankford was a life member of the G.A.R. paid up in the Browning Illinois Post No. 530 where he had lived and where he had reared his family of 3 sons and 1 daughter. His wife, formerly Miss Louisa Fowler, preceded him in death, December 9, 1893. Two sons, J.M. and W.M., live at Dempsey, Thomas S. in Oklahoma City and the daughter, Mrs. Anna Coloma, in Burlington, Iowa. An older brother Sam Frankford, lives at Stahl, Missourii, and a sister Mrs. Frew in Cuba, New York. Nine grand children and 11 grteat grandchildren survive him. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. S.F. Lancaster who had known Mrf. Frankford since his boyhood. Members of the American Legion Post from Elk City and Sayre, Senator Alvin Moore of Cheyenne and several ex-soldier boys around the community including two veterans of the Spanish War were present and took part in the funeral, firing a salute over the grave. A large concourse of people were present at the interment. Burial in Dempsey Cemetery, Dempsey, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK 18-Jul-1929 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Roger Mills Archives http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html