William Henry Bonham~~~1866-1939

Submitted by: Shirley Harlan

Funeral services for William Henry Bonham, 72, who died suddenly at his home, 815 East College, at 6 p.m. Thursday, will be held at the Roberts mortuary Saturday, at 4 p.m. with Rev. E. W. Harrison, pastor of the Christian Church, officiating.

Burial will be in the IOOF cemetery.

Mr. Bonham was born in Ohio Nov. 4, 1866 and had been a resident of Blackwell since 1924, coming here from Cherokee.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Effie Bonham; a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Day of Jefferson; four sons, Charles, who resides in Montana; Johnnie of Blackwell; Howard of Enid and Earl, who makes his home in Arkansas; a sister, Mrs. Lizzie Rogers of Mt. Hope, Kansas; and a brother, George Bonham of Supply, Okla.

© Blackwell Daily Journal

July 14, 1939