Submitted by
Loyd Bishop

Col C J Peckham

The funeral of Col. C.J. Peckham was largely attended Sunday at Winfield. The Grand Master Workman of the A.O.U.W. conducted the services, which were strikingly impressive. The special train out of this city was loaded with relatives and friends of the deceased.

DEATH OF COLONEL PECKHAM.

In last week’s issue we briefly mentioned the death of C.J. Peckham, but were unable to give any of the particulars. It seems that the Colonel had been to Lawton for the transaction of some business before the land office officials, and with a driver was returning to Mountain Park, overland; when several miles out of Lawton the driver got out to let down a fence, and gave the lines to the Colonel, and when ready told him to come on; he spoke to the Colonel the second time and getting no response, returned to the buggy and found Mr. Peckham dead, The body was taken to Lawton and prepared for shipment and under instructions from here was shipped direct to the old home at Winfield, Kans., where the funeral was held last Sunday. A special train of the Bes line conveyed the relatives and friends to Winfield, Sunday to attend funeral services held in the Episcopal Church. Colonel Peckham was 67 years of age, and was one of the best known and ablest lawyers in this section of country. He has not been actively engaged in his profession for several years, but has been a sort of an associate counsel to his son Ed. L. Peckham, of this city, who is General counsel and General Manager for the B.E.S. line. The Colonel had for years made his home in this city, but securing a claim in the new country, had moved to mountain Park to look after his interests there.