James Absalom McVEY ¹⁶

  Death Notes:

From The Gospel Messenger -- April 4, 1925

McVey, James Absolom born August l6, 1851 at Rose Hill, Mo., and died March 12, 1925 at Elk City, Okla. He was united in marriage to Anne Quick August 8, 1880. To this union were born six children, three of whom with their mother preceded him in death. April 5, 1893, he was united in marriage to Mattie E. Byerly. To this union was born one son who died in infancy. In early manhood Brother McVey united with the Christian church, the church of his fathers. Later he united with the Church of the Brethren. He went his simple ways of life seeking the light and desiring it for his fellow man; bearing the sorrows of his life with majesty, as the sea its storms, loving little children, and giving his great right hand in friendship to his fellow men. He leaves his wife and three children. Fruneral services March 14 at the Elk City church by Eld. J. R. Pitzer from Rev. 13;14, Interment in the Elk City cemetery. --J. R. Pitzer, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Died at his home in Elk City

Obituaries on file at the Sayre County Library OK.
McVEY, JAMES ABSOLOM

B. 16 Aug 1851
M. 8 Apr 1893
D. 12 Mar 1925
Fairlawn Cemetery
Beckham Co OK
(above was printed on the page at a later time, not sure where the info came from)


DEATH OF J. A. McVEY
(Handwritten dated 13 Mar 1925) ---------
James A. McVey, a well-known resident of Elk City died yesterday afternoon, March 13 at 4:30 o'clock age 73 years. He leaves a wife and three children. Mrs. Ottiline Short, Okmulgee Okla., Miss Anne McVey, of New York City, and a son Daniel B. of Barwley, California. The daughters were at his bedside but the son was unable to come on account of illness in his own family. Funeral services will be held at the Church of the Brethren on Saturday morning at 10 o'clock conducted by Rev. Pitzer of Oklahoma City. Obituary will be printed next week.

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J. A. McVEY
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(Ja)mes Absolom McVey was born
(Augu)st 16th, 1851, at Rosehill **n, and
(died) March 12th, 1925, at Elk City,
(Okla)homa. (Handwritten dated 20 Mar 1925)

** was united in marriage to Miss.
(Anna) Quick, August *th, 1880. To this
(union) were born six children, three of
**, with their mother preceded him
(d)eath.

** April 5th, 1895, he was untied
(m)arriage to Miss Mattie E. Byerly
(t)his union was born one son, who
(died) in infancy.

** early manhood Mr. McVey united
(in) the Christian church, the church
*s father. Later he chose to unite
(hims)elf with the Church of the Breth-
(ren) in which faith he labored to the
*n devout christian, a devoted
(husba)nd and a loving father.

** went his simple ways of life,
*ng the light, and desiring it for
* fellowmen fighting for the right
* was given him to see, bearing
(s)orrows of his life with majesty,
* *he sea its storms, loving little
(child)ren and even the dogs in the
*. Giving his great right hand in
(friend)ship to his fellowmen, and thus
*ed.

(H)e leaves to morn their loss, his
(wife) and three children, Mrs. Ottoline
(Sho)rt, of Okmulgee, Okla., Daniel Ben-
(jam)in McVey, of Brawley, California
** Anne McVey, of New York, also
members of his church and ***ed
*nd*.

(T)he funeral services were held last
(Satu)day morning at the Church of
(the) Brethren, where the large crowd
(atte)nding attested to the love and re-
** in which he was held by our
**le. The casket was covered with
**y beautiful floral offering and
(ma)ny others were banked around the
**n. These came from the children.
**nds and neighbors and several
**e from Okmulgee, from the court
*se there, where Mr. Short County
***essor, and from the church
**er organizations to which Mrs.
(Sh)ort belongs.

(")Rock of Ages" was sung by Mr
**d Mrs. John Tracy, Wm. Howlett,
*s. Walter Hedlund and Miss Irene
**dulund.

Eld. Carman of the Church of
(Ch)rist read the 23rd Psalm which he
*ought was very appropriate for Mr.
(M)cVey as the Lord was his Shepherd
**d in his closing days there was no
**r. He was calm and peaceful for
*** had loved and served God many
(ye)ars and loved him devotedly, could
**y with David. "Though I walk
(th)ough the valley and shadow of
(de)ath I will fear no evil for thou art
(wi)th me" He paid a tribute to the
**e of his friend.

  Burial Notes:

Funeral Notice

J.A. McVey
Died at his home in Elk City
March 12, 1925

Funeral services will be at Dunkard Church
Saturday, March 14, 1925
11:00 a.m.
Rev. John R. Pilzer, officiating

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census, 1900, Bogard Twp., Henry, Missouri. ⁵⁰ Farmer.

2. Religion: called to the office of deacon, Jul 1911, Elk City Church, Elk City, Beckham, Oklahoma. ¹⁶⁹

James married Anna Freemont QUICK on 8 Aug 1880 in , Johnson, Missouri, USA.¹⁶⁸ (Anna Freemont QUICK was born on 12 Sep 1858 ¹⁷⁰ and died in Aug 1887 ¹⁷¹.)

James next married Martha "Mattie" Ellen BYERLY, daughter of Benjamin BYERLY and Delilah WISE, on 5 Apr 1893 in , Johnson, Missouri, USA.⁴⁵ (Martha "Mattie" Ellen BYERLY was born on 20 Feb 1853 in Lima, Allen, Ohio, USA,⁴⁶ died on 11 Jul 1933 in Elk City, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA ⁴⁷ and was buried in Fairlawn Cemetery, Elk City, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA ⁴⁸.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. Alt. Marriage, 1887. ⁵⁵

  Marriage Notes:

Married at the home of John Byerly by JM Mohler Minister of the German Baptist Brethren Church