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Woods County, Oklahoma

Submitted by: Jean Whiteneck

John Samuel Whiteneck Obit

Submitted by: Jean Whiteneck

John Samuel Whiteneck was born June 8, 1863, near Greenville, Illinois to Martin and Elizabeth Whiteneck, and departed this life July 18, 1957 at the age of 94 years, one month and 10 days.

In 1885 he moved near Sedgwick, Kansas. He made the Run in the opening of the Cherokee Strip Sept. 16, 1893, staking a claim but later giving it up and returned to Kansas. The next year, 1894, he returned and staked another claim nine miles south and two east of Alva, OK, where he lived several years.

He was united in marriage to Cora Lee Beard on October 20, 1896. To this union were born 14 children, of whom eleven are still living. They are Mrs. Lucy Prentice, Aline; Mrs. Ida Prentice, Waynoka; Mrs Jennie Newton, Waynoka; Mrs. Lola Jeffries, Ringwood; Dr. John S., Bakersfield, Calif.; Wray of Virden, Ill.; Dr. Otho, Enid; Dr. Wilbur, Woodward; Perry, Aline; Dr. Rhonald, Waynoka, and Eldon, Miller, MO.

Brother Whiteneck came from a large family, himself, having five sisters and two brothers. They all preceded him in death as did his wife and three sons. His wife died in Jan. 1922.

In 1898, Brother Whiteneck moved 10 miles west and one mile south of Aline where he lived for 17 years.

In 1908 he was converted and became a member of the Church of the Brethren. He longed to be nearer to the church of his choice and in 1915 moved his family six miles east and 3 1/2 miles south of Aline where he would be nearer the Pleasant Plains Church of the Brethren. Here he was elected to the office of deacon and held that office at the time of his death. The church and his children were his ultimate goals in his life.

For many years Brother Whiteneck has been retired from the farm. During this time he has made his home with his children and interest was manifested almost unto the end.

He leaves besides his children, 26 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren, a large number of other relatives and a host of friends to mourn his passing.

CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our sincere thanks and deep appreciation to our firends for the many acts of kindness, messages of sympathy and for the beautiful floweres. Also for the food sent to our homes at the time of the loss of our loved one. The Family of John S. Whiteneck.

Aline Chronoscope dated July 25, 1957, page 6, columns 3 & 4

Cora L. Whiteneck

Submitted by: Jean Whiteneck

MRS. WHITENECK PASSES AWAY

We just received the sad message today of the death of Mrs. Whiteneck, who had been operated on in a hospital, at Enid, for gallstones.

EFFECT OF OPERATION AT ENID HOSPITAL CAUSE OF DEATH. MOTHER OF FOURTEEN CHILDREN, HUSBAND AND TWELVE CHILDREN SURVIVE HER.

Miss Cora L. Beard, born in the state of Iowa, 1878, united in marriage with John S. Whiteneck, 1896, to this union fourteen children were born, two having died in infancy.

Mrs. Whiteneck was taken to the Enid hospital about two weeks ago and underwent an operation for gall stones. It was thought for a while she would survive the operation but after ten days of suffering the angel of the Lord relieved her suffering, and she passed to her reword on the 23rd day of Jan, 1922, her body was laid to rest in the Sand Springs cemetery, Januray 25.

Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. R. H. Miller of Nash, OK, pastor of the Dunkard church.

Mrs. Whiteneck was converted at the age of 17 and lived a consistant Christian life.

To know Mrs. Whiteneck was to love and respect her, for a good many traits of character, and a place is made vacant in our community by her death. But she is not dead just sleeping, while she is gone from our midst, yet her influence will be felt and our lives made better by having had her with us.

She leaves a husband and twelve children to mourn her loss.

We extend our sympathy of the entire community to the family in their sorrow, yet their keen sense of religion will bear them out in this their bitter trial.

She died, as she lived, with a sweet sense of peace that all was well with her.

The Helena Star Newspaper; Helena, OK Thurs. Feb. 2, 1922 pg. 1