Obit of Morris, Walter G. - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 24 Jul 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: Morris, Sesse Originally Posted at: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5YB.2ACE/5866 Walter G. Morris was born in Swindon, England, March 2, 1852 and died at his residence in Cheyenne, O.T. February 6, 1905, aged 52 years, 9 months and four days. Mr. Morris came to this country in 1872 and worked at his trade in New York for several years, coming west in 1884. He was married to Miss Georgie Sesse, May 9, 1892 and during the year 1893 located at Cheyenne, where he engaged in the newspaper business, as manager of the Cheyenne Sunbeam. He purchased the Sunbeam shortly after taking charge of the same as manager and was editor and publisher of the paper until ther year of 1903, when he disposed of the plant to the preseant proprietor on account of ill health. Mr. Morris was well and favorably known to all the old residents of this county, and had the respect and esteem of all Honorablle and upright in all his dealings, generous to a fault, energetic and enterprising, he was one of the men who did much to make western Oklahoma the empire of the west. Mr. Morris had been in feeble health for the past two years, but bore his suffering with fortitude and resignation. He leaves a wife and four small children, besides a host of friends to mourn his loss. The funeral services were held at the Methodist church Tuesday afternoon and the remains were interred in the Cheyenne Cemetery. CARD OF THANKS I desire publicly and most profoundly to thank the friends who aided us in our recent bereavement. Every assistance and consideration which ready hands and sympathetic hearts could render was freely and abundaazntly given. For all this and for numberless words and actions expressing sympathy for us in our great sorrow, my gratifude overflows in depth too great for expression. Georgia Morris Cheyenne Sunbeam Feb-1905 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Roger Mills Archives http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html