Obit of William C. Tomlinson (t542) - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 2 Sep 2002 ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ==================================================================== Surnames: Tomlinson, Thomas, Watson, Patterson, Quattlebaum Originally posted at: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5YB.2ACE/5080 William C. Tomlinson of Elk City was buried Tuesday afternoon at Pampa, Texas, following funeral services in Elk City at the Church of Christ, conducted by Rev. John H. Bannister. Mr. Tomlinson came to Roger Mills County in 1900 and homesteaded near Durham and resided there until 1918 when he moved to Weatherford, Oklahoma, in order that his children might have college advantages. For the past few years he has resided in Elk City. He is survived by his wife and two daughters, Mrs. Edward Patterson of Elk City and Mrs. Wylie Quattlebaum of Sayre. Mrs. Tomlinson is a sister of J.W. Thomas and Mrs. edna Watson, both of Durham. A great number of firends from the Durham community and from Cheyenne attended the funeral in Elk City. Mr. Tomlinson was one of the early day influental citizens of the Durham Community, being a zealous worker for better schools and always seeing that a Sunday School was conducted in the community. Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK 1-Apr-1937