 © Audrey (McConnell) Calger |
Obit written by Jeff Smith
Sarah Ann (Eden) Adkins
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© Audrey (McConnell) Calger |
Obit written by Jeff Smith
Mrs. Sarah Ann Adkins, pioneer resident of Jefferson County,
died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Hicks Smith, 5 miles south of Waurika,
early Sunday morning, following a brief illness.
Mrs. Adkins was born in Texas, October 17, 1870. Her husband died about
1918 & in 1919, she moved with her family to Jefferson county, OK, where she has
continued to reside with the exception of a brief period when she made her home
with a son near Rush Springs.
She is survived by 4 sons, & 2 daughters: Ed Adkins of Rush Springs, Ben
Adkins of Waurika, Route 2, Leon Adkins of Sugden, Tillman Adkins of McAlester,
Mrs. Hicks Smith of Sugden & Mrs W O Edens of Pueblo, Colorado. All of the
childred attended the funeral.
Mrs. Adkins was a member of the Christian Church & funeral services were
conducted Monday afternoon from the Methodist Church in Sugden by Rev. G Lyle
Smith, pastor of the Waurika Christian Church.
Interment was in the Sugden Cemetery.