Roger Mills Co. - Obit for Phoebe Frances Owen

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Obit for Phoebe Frances Owen

Phoebe Frances Owen, nee Phoebe Frances Cann, having been born unto Clark M. 
Cann and Zimenia Hulin Cann on the 26 day of September 1874, in Jackson County, 
Kansas, departed this life on the 17th day of November, 1960, aat Cheyenne, 
Oklahoma, at the age of 86 years.

Mrs. Owen came to Oklahoma Territory in the year of 1896 from Chalk, Kansas, 
and was, on the 20th day of March, 1898, united in marriage to John T. Owen, 
in a house constructed of cottonwood lumber and situated upon the land to which 
she had made homestead entry near Hamburg, Oklahoma.

To this union were born seven daughters and two sons.

She was prececeased by a son, Harold Owen, who died in the year of 1900, and 
her husband John T. Owen who departed this life on the 19th day of February 1946, 
at Amarillo, Texas. 

She is survvived by her son, Alfred Owen of Reydon, Oklahoma, and her daughters, 
Faith Cole of Cheyenne, Oklahoma, Ruth Baker of Pritchett, Colorado, Mary Pryor, 
of Guymon, Oklahoma, Dorothy Watson of Amarillo, Texas, Nora McCormick of Gallup, 
New Mexico, Tommy Rhodes of Amarillo, Texas, and Pauline Hale of Gruves, Texas; 
also by twelve grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

Mr. Owen became a mber of the Methodist Church at an early age and remained during 
her lifetime.

Gentleness, compassion, steadfast courage and devotion to Christian precept; 
these quatlities she exemplified in a spirit of rare and splendid beauty, which 
cannot but abide beyonds the grave.

Services for Phoebe Owen were held Saturday afternoon, November 19, 1960 at 
the Methodist church in Cheyenne in the presence of a large crowd of relatives 
and friends.  The officiating ministers were Rev. Carl Shelton of Burns Flat, a 
former pastor at Reydon, and Rev. Bill J. Dunham pastor of the Methodist church 
at Reydon.  The singing was by the Methodist church choir of Reydon with Mrs. 
W.L. Chalfant of Cheyenne at the organ. 

Pall bearers were Bryan Berry, Ralph Hanawlt, Quentin McColgin, Al Hammond, 
Milford Shaw and Harry Chapman.

Committal was in the Cheyenne cemetery, Cheyenne, Roger Mills County, 
Oklahoma under direction of Scroggins Funeral Home of Cheyenne.

Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, oK