Kingfisher County: Cashion

The Independent

April 17, 1913

BUTCHER, Rebeccah A. Mrs. BUTCHER, who has been sick for sometime, is very low not expected to live very long at this writing.
We learn, as we go to press that Mrs. Rebeccah A. BUTCHER died at her home northeast of Cashion. She wa a pioneer to this country. Obituary will be published next week.
Funeral services will be held this Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Christian church.
Submitted by:  Charlotte Cross [email protected]

March 28, 1922

RICHTER, BECK, MEINZER, HAMMOND
Minnie J. RICHTER was born at Itseho, Germany, april 17, 1863. She came to America in 1887 locating in Abilene, Kansas where she met and later married Geo. M. BECK on March 5, 1889. To this union were born seven children, five girls and two boys. One of the girls died in infancy two grew to womanhood, and bore children and left them, to pass on to the eternal realms beyond. Two daughters remain to mourn the loss of their mother, Mrs. Lilly Meinzer and Miss Rilla Beck, also two sons, Jake and Raymond, her husband and six grandchildren, one of whom is little George P. Hammond, who looked upon her as a mother, having been in her care since infancy. She was christened and later confirmed in the Lutheran faith, and lived a devoted life of faith, in her God and Savior.
She died Tuesday afternoon, March 28, 1922, at the age of 58 yr., 11 mo., 11 days. Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church in Cashion Thursday morning at 10:30.

Submitted by Charlotte Cross [email protected]

March 28, 1922

JENNINGS, SHORT, SHADDEN
Lydia JENNINGS was born at Tomkinsville, Kentucky, March 4, 1858. She was converted into the Christian Faith at Buffalo, Mo. in the year 1880 and lived a devoted Christian life until her death, March 28, 1922, at Isabel, Kansas thus being at the age of 81 years, 8 months and 5 days.
She leaves to mourn their loss one son, John Henry SHORT, of Oklahoma City, a daughter, Jossie SHADDEN, of Riverside, Oklahoma, a number of grandchildren and a host of friends.
The body was bought to Cashion for interment beside her husband who preceeded her about five years ago. Services were conducted by Rev. Anthis at the M.E. Church Thursday afternoon.
Submitted by Charlotte Cross [email protected]