Martha Elizabeth PINK SQUIRES
1881 - 1969 (88 years)
Generation: 1
1. Martha Elizabeth PINK SQUIRES was born on 19 Aug 1881 in Enon, Texas; died on 15 Dec 1969 in Pyote, Ward County, State of Texas; was buried in Pyote Cemetery. Notes:
Obituary
. 1970 Jan 18 - Services for Mrs Martha Elizabeth Sitton, 88, of Pyote, were held in the Pyote United Methodist church. burial was in Pyote cemetery. She died about 10:25 pm. in Monahans Convalescent Home falling an illness extend 5 years.
Born in Enon, Aug 19, 1881 she had lived in Ward County for 63 years.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs W L Beardon, Pyote, son Frank L Sitton of Littlefield, brother FrankSquires of Dalhart, a sister Mrs Tom Rogers of Fort Worth, 12 grandchildren & 15 great grandchildren.
Ref: Odessa American Newspaper, Texas.
. Pyote school teacher:
The first classes were held in a hay barn where Mrs. Betty Martin recalled Southern Comfort whisky cases were stored. She knew because she attended school in Pyote that year. Mrs. Martin, who was Ward County treasurer for many years, also recalled Mrs. C.G. Hallmark of Barstow was the first Pyote teacher. Mrs. Ransom Sitton, Pyote housewife, gave Mrs. Hallmark room & board in the Sitton home, a 3 room house Whether she actually was paid anything is lost in memory.
Ref: The Monahans News 22 Oct. 1998. - - -
Birth:
ALT Name: Pink Squires
Died:
Aged 88y 3m.Martha married Ransom Lynch RANCE SITTON in 1903 in Afton, Dickens Co., Texas. Ransom (son of Cicero Silas SITTON, .1 and Caroline PATTERSON) was born on 19 Aug 1874 in Texas Twp., Missouri; died on 11 Feb 1942 in Pyote, Ward County, State of Texas; was buried in Pyote Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Alma May PINKIE SITTON was born on 7 Oct 1905 in Afton, Dickens Co., Texas; died on 5 Jan 1990 in Pyote, Ward County, State of Texas; was buried in Pyote Cemetery.
- Cicero Squires SITTON, .2 was born on 6 Jul 1908 in Pyote, Ward County, State of Texas; died on 6 Mar 1959 in Elephant Butte Dam, New Mexico.
- Frank L SITTON, .2 was born on 2 Aug 1913 in Pyote, Ward County, State of Texas; died on 1 Feb 1983 in Harris Co., Texas.
- Tommy Bryant SITTON was born on 17 Apr 1915 in Pyote, Ward County, State of Texas; died on 4 Apr 1949 in Monahans, Ward Co., Texas; was buried in Monahans Memorial Cemetery.