© Carnegie Herald Carnegie, Oklahoma Wednesday January 6, 1937 Well Known Farmer Dies Here Thursday D.W. Armitage, prominent farmer living northeast of Carnegie passed away Thursday at his home after a long illness. Funeral services were conducted at 2:30 Friday afternoon at the Baptist church at Alfalfa with Garland Howard in charge. Burial was made in the Alfalfa cemetery under direction of the Pitcher Funeral Home. Music was furnished by the Carnegie highschool mixed quarter composed of John Rodgers, Lewis Winter, Anna Maud Covin and Imogee Kendrick, with Dora Dean hull at the piano. A solo was sung by Anna Maud Covin. Pallbearers were Fred Burch, A.M. Kelly, Roy Benward, Ernest Phifer, Albert Kelly and J.W. Patterson of Norman. David Wayne Armitage was born June 21, 1881 in Greenville, Tenn., and departed this life Dec. 31, 1936, age 55 years, 6 months and 10 days. He was united in marriage to Ona M. Burns March 9, 1905. To this union four children were born, one daughter dying in infancy. He is survived by his wife, two sons, Haskell of Port Arthur, Texas, and Gilbert of Carnegie, and one daughter, Mrs. James Dees of Carnegie and two grandchildren, LaVerne and Joyce Dees of Carnegie. He also leaves three brothers, S.F. Armitage, Waco, Texas; J.H. Armitage, Wellston, and M.D. Armitage, Cloud Chief, two sisters, Mrs. Emma Graham, Carnegie, and Mrs. Izabelle Graham, Greenville, Tenn., besides a host of other relatives and friends to mourn his going. Mr. Armitage was converted in 1925 and united with the Baptist church and lived a faithful Christian life until death. He was a kind and true husband, a loving father, patient and endearing, always concerned about his family and their interests. |
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