After a week's painful illness with Erysipelas William H. Dodson died at 2 am, February 23, 1918 at his home on his farm 5 1/3 miles Southeast of Rankin, Oklahoma, aged 61 years 2 months and 4 days. He was born in Hawkins, Tennessee, December19, 1856, and there became a successful merchant, and from a cataract he lost his eyesight, and he remembered only seeing the face of his first child Hugh.
Seventeen years ago he moved to the farm 1 1/2 miles North of Dempsey, now owned by his cousin Hugh Dodson. On selling the land he reserved the house, moving the house to the half section of school land where he spent the last years of his life.
He is survived by his wife Nannie A. Dodson and 5 children (one infant dying) Hugh W, Frederick C, Clyde D, all of Clayton New Mexico, Beatrice, wife of Oscar Rowen, living near home and Dewey who was his father's mainstay on the farm after the older boys left to found homes of their own.
The funeral was Sunday afternoon February 24 at 3 pm in the Dempsey Cemetery. A large number of automobiles following the remains from the home to the cemetery and there was assembled one of the largest crowds to listen to Elder George F. Martin, who spoke comforting words to all the children, with the mother and friends, who realized their great loss.
The pallbearers were businessmen from Sayre and Cheyenne.
GRANT McCOLGIN
Reprinted from the Cheyenne Star, of February 28, 1918.
Headline was; "Uncle Billie Dodson Died February 23"
Seventeen years ago he moved to the farm 1 1/2 miles North of Dempsey, now owned by his cousin Hugh Dodson. On selling the land he reserved the house, moving the house to the half section of school land where he spent the last years of his life.
He is survived by his wife Nannie A. Dodson and 5 children (one infant dying) Hugh W, Frederick C, Clyde D, all of Clayton New Mexico, Beatrice, wife of Oscar Rowen, living near home and Dewey who was his father's mainstay on the farm after the older boys left to found homes of their own.
The funeral was Sunday afternoon February 24 at 3 pm in the Dempsey Cemetery. A large number of automobiles following the remains from the home to the cemetery and there was assembled one of the largest crowds to listen to Elder George F. Martin, who spoke comforting words to all the children, with the mother and friends, who realized their great loss.
The pallbearers were businessmen from Sayre and Cheyenne.
GRANT McCOLGIN
Reprinted from the Cheyenne Star, of February 28, 1918.
Headline was; "Uncle Billie Dodson Died February 23"
After a week's painful illness with Erysipelas William H. Dodson died at 2 am, February 23, 1918 at his home on his farm 5 1/3 miles Southeast of Rankin, Oklahoma, aged 61 years 2 months and 4 days. He was born in Hawkins, Tennessee, December19, 1856, and there became a successful merchant, and from a cataract he lost his eyesight, and he remembered only seeing the face of his first child Hugh.
Seventeen years ago he moved to the farm 1 1/2 miles North of Dempsey, now owned by his cousin Hugh Dodson. On selling the land he reserved the house, moving the house to the half section of school land where he spent the last years of his life.
He is survived by his wife Nannie A. Dodson and 5 children (one infant dying) Hugh W, Frederick C, Clyde D, all of Clayton New Mexico, Beatrice, wife of Oscar Rowen, living near home and Dewey who was his father's mainstay on the farm after the older boys left to found homes of their own.
The funeral was Sunday afternoon February 24 at 3 pm in the Dempsey Cemetery. A large number of automobiles following the remains from the home to the cemetery and there was assembled one of the largest crowds to listen to Elder George F. Martin, who spoke comforting words to all the children, with the mother and friends, who realized their great loss.
The pallbearers were businessmen from Sayre and Cheyenne.
GRANT McCOLGIN
Reprinted from the Cheyenne Star, of February 28, 1918.
Headline was; "Uncle Billie Dodson Died February 23"
Seventeen years ago he moved to the farm 1 1/2 miles North of Dempsey, now owned by his cousin Hugh Dodson. On selling the land he reserved the house, moving the house to the half section of school land where he spent the last years of his life.
He is survived by his wife Nannie A. Dodson and 5 children (one infant dying) Hugh W, Frederick C, Clyde D, all of Clayton New Mexico, Beatrice, wife of Oscar Rowen, living near home and Dewey who was his father's mainstay on the farm after the older boys left to found homes of their own.
The funeral was Sunday afternoon February 24 at 3 pm in the Dempsey Cemetery. A large number of automobiles following the remains from the home to the cemetery and there was assembled one of the largest crowds to listen to Elder George F. Martin, who spoke comforting words to all the children, with the mother and friends, who realized their great loss.
The pallbearers were businessmen from Sayre and Cheyenne.
GRANT McCOLGIN
Reprinted from the Cheyenne Star, of February 28, 1918.
Headline was; "Uncle Billie Dodson Died February 23"
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