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- Edith Bellmon Of Near Billings Dies Thursday
Mrs. Edith Bellmon of east of Billings died at 4 p.m. Thursday at the Wesley hospital at Wichita, following an illness of the past year. She had been a patient at the hospital for the past week.
The 62-year-old county resident was superintendent of Sunday school at the Methodist church of Billings.
Burvivors include the widower, G. Delbert Bellmon; three sons, Marine First Lt. Henry Bellmon, now at a rest camp in the Pacific; Sgt. Sheldon Bellmon, of the marine corps, a veteran of Okinawa; Randall Bellmon of the home address; two step-sons, Weldon Bellmon of Palestine, Texas, and Leo Bellmon of Billings; seven step-daughters, Mrs. Alta Blakey, Broken Arrow; Mrs. Cora Regnier, Newkidr; Mrs. Carol Bloom, Oklahoma City; Mrs. D.G. Fisher, Okmulgee; Mrs. Lloyd Eveland, Tulsa; Mrs. A.J. Denton, Blackwell, and Mrs. F.R. Gilchrist, Pampa, Texas, and several brothers and sisters.
Funeral arrangements, under the direction of the Long funeral home of Billings, had not been completed Friday.
The Perry Daily Journal and the Perry Republican and the Noble County Sentinel, Perry Oklahoma. Friday, 8 June 1945, page 1.
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- Obituary
Edith Eleanor Caskey was born at Clarinda, Iowa March 6, 1883 and departed this life June 7, 1945 at the age of 62 years, 3 months, and 1 day. In the fall of 1901 her father and mother moved the family from Iowa to Oklahoma. In 1913 she moved to Kansas City, Mo., moving back to Billings in 1915 where she lived the rest of her life.
On August 18th, 1920 she was united in Holy Matrimony to George Delbert Bellmon. To them were born four sons, Henry Louis, First Lieutenant in the U.S. Marines, who is stationed in the Southwest Pacific; Irvin Caskey Bellmon who preceded her in death, July 22, 1940; Sheldon George Bellmon a Corporal in the 6th, marine division, now serving on Okinawa; Randall Yingling Bellmon, who is at home on the farm with his father.
Mrs. Bellmon was first a member of the Reformed Presbyterian church but was transferred to the Methodist church. She has been a good church worker and served as Superintendent of the Billings Methodist church Sunday School for a number of years. She taught school for fifteen years.
She is survived by her husband, George D. Bellmon; three sons, Henry Louis, Sheldon George and Randall Yingling; seven step-daughters, Alta Blakey, Cora Regnier, Lillie Fisher, Winnifred Bloom, Lida Gilcrist, Adelien Eveland, Auretta Denton; two step-sons, Leo Bellmon and Weldon Bellmon; three sisters and five brothers: Rose Hensleigh, Bel Terry, and Beth Zimmerman; S.J. Caskey, Joseph A. Caskey, Clyde J. Caskey, Albert B. Caskey and Glenn A. Caskey; other relatives and many friends.
Funeral services were held in the Billings Methodist church on Monday at 2:30 in the afternoon, the Rev. C.A. Booth officiating. Burial was made in the Billings cemetery O.W. Long funeral in charge.
Pall-bearers were Homer Main, Kenneth Jackson, Bert Osborn, Berry Holt, Paul Clayton, and Bob Chestnut.
The Billings News, Billing, Oklahoma. Thursday, 14 June 1945, page 1.
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