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Democrat Journal, Stilwell, OK, 3 Mar 1960, p.7
Mrs. Comstock Dies Saturday
Mrs. Winnie Comstock, 95, among Westville's older citizens (if not the oldest) died at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Herman Nunn, Saturday night, February 27, after a few weeks illness.
Funeral services were conducted from the Roberts Funeral Chapel Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock, with the Rev. Luther Nelson, pastor of the First Baptist church, officiating.
Mrs. Comstock was born in Orange County, Alabama, May 2 1864, during the War Between the States. With her parents, Mr. & Mrs. Nathaniel Rose, in 1870 she moved to what was then the "Far West" - Sebastian County, Arkansas, near Fort Smith, for a short time and then to Lees Creek in adjoining Washington County, and lived there and on Cove Creek for many years.
After her marriage to Harvey Comstock in 1879, they moved to Westville in 1915 where she has maintained her home.
Mrs. Comstock was a member of the Free Will Baptist Church. Burial was in the New Hope Cemetery, northwest of Westville, with the Roberts Funeral Home Directing.
Suvivors include four sons, Harvey and Charley Comstock of Westville, Gratis Comstock, Oilton, Texas, Tony Comstock, Marysville, California; six daughters, Mrs. Clifford Edminston, Mrs. Herman Nunn, Mrs. Rosa Edmiston, Westville, Mrs. Jim Campbell, Union Town, Arkansas, Mrs. Ren Morton, Proctor, Mrs. Cora Burgess, Uba City, California; 34 grandchildren, 54 great grandchildren and 11 great, great grandchildren.


Westville Reporter 1960
March 4, 1960
COMSTOCK
Funeral service for Mrs. Winnie COMSTOCK, Westville's oldest citizen, was held Tuesday afternoon at 2 p.m. in Roberts Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Luther NELSON, pastor of the First Baptist church officiating. Interment was in the New Hope Cemetery
Mrs. Paul CARRINGTON and Mrs. Carl ISHMAEL, accompanied by Mrs. Grover HOWARD, sang, "Beyond the Sunset," "Land Where We Never Grow Old" and "Lord, I'm Coming Home."
Mrs. COMSTOCK died Sunday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Herman NUNN and Mr. NUNN, with whom she lived.
She was born May 2, 1864, in Orange County, Alabama, during the War between the States. With her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel ROSE, in 1870 she moved to what was then the "Far West" to Sebastian County, Ark., near Fort Smith where they lived for a short time, then to Lee's Creek in adjoining Washington County, Ark., and lived there and on Cove Creek at Union Town for many years.
On December 28, 1879, she married Harvey COMSTOCK, who was a neighbor as well as her childhood sweetheart. It was in the same community they established their home and their ten children were born, all of whom are living.
In 1915 Mr. and Mrs. COMSTOCK moved to Westville, where they maintained their home until his death in 1940. She soon went to the home of Mr. and Mrs. NUNN and through the years since has lived there and with another son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford EDMISTON.
Many early days experiences in Arkansas were related by Mrs. COMSTOCK, and always heard with interest by her family and friends. She was a member of the Free Will Baptist Church.
The survivors include the ten children, Mrs. Clifford EDMISTON, Mrs. Herman NUNN, Mrs. Rosa EDMISTON, Hardy COMSTOCK and Charley COMSTOCK, all of Westville; Gratis COMSTOCK of Oilton, Texas, Mrs. Jim CAMPBELL of Union Town, Ark.; Mrs. Rena MORTON of Porter, Okla.; Tony COMSTOCK of Marysville, Calif., Mrs. Cora BURGESS of Yuba City, Calif.; 34 grandchildren; 54 great grandchildren and 11 great great grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Onnie LEWALLEN, Mark EOFF, Calvin MOORE, Autry NUNN, Gratis EDMISTON and Dean PARKER. Flower bearers were Jerelene COMSTOCK, Marjie PARKER, Leta LEWALLEN, Hazel EOFF, Violet Gene MOORE and Junaita EDMISTON.

Birth	2 May 1865	Lawrence County, Alabama
Marriage	28 Dec 1882	Crawford County, Arkansas - James Harvey "Harve" Comstock
Death	29 Feb 1960	Westville,Adair, Adair County, Oklahoma

Spouse	James Harvey "Harve" Comstock (1850 - 1940)
Child	Gratis Monroe Comstock (1884 - 1971)
Child	Hettie May Comstock (1886 - 1984)
Child	Charles Cornice Comstock (1888 - 1982)
Child	Cora Ada Comstock (1892 - 1971)
Child	Rosalie Comstock (1892 - 1968)
Child	Elsie Violet Comstock (1898 - 1995)
Child	Zora Lorena "Rena" Comstock (1900 - 2003)
Child	Hugh Tony Comstock (1902 - 1982)
Child	James Hardy Comstock (1905 - 1990)
Child	Zella Miranda Comstock (1908 - 1990)

Father	Nathaniel Rose (1841 - 1916)
Mother	Mary Elizabeth Greer (1844 - 1898)
Sibling	Louisa "Lou" Rose (1863 - 1951)
Sibling	Lewis Walker Rose (1865 - 1945)
Sibling	Oliver Goldman "Ollie" Rose (1866 - 1943)
Sibling	Isaac Rose (1868 - )