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Belle Glover Jones

Pioneer Citizen Dies
The Boswell News January 6, 1939 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Funeral services were held at the Church of Christ, Wednesday afternoon for Mrs. J.M. Jones pioneer resident of this section, with Rev. McKenzie, pastor of the Church of Church [sic] in Hugo, in charge.
    Interment was in the Boswell cemetery.
    Belle Glover was born February 11, 1865 at Amity, Arkansas. She was married to J.M. Jones, February 11, 1878. To this union were born four children, two of whom preceded their mother in death.
    The family moved to Mayhew, in the Indian Territory in 1891 and Mr. and Mrs. Jones have resided in this vicinity approximately 48 years.
    She died Tuesday after a protracted illness. She is survived by her husband, a son, Jay, of Purcell and a daughter, Mr. Annie Love of Rush Springs and her family.
    Other relatives who attended the funeral from out of town were W.E. Love, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Mayrant and Mrs. Leo Gibson and family of Rush Springs

Robert Cleo Thorsley

Small Child Buried At Sugar Creek
The Boswell News April 7, 1939 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Funeral services were held Monday morning in the Sugar Creek cemetery for Robert Cleo, the year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Thorsley of Sand Bluff community. The little fellow had been ill for several weeks and was in a Hugo hospital at the time of his death Saturday night.
    Services were in charge of Rev. Mack Hatcher with music by the Miller Trio.

Sally Adkins

Soper Woman Succumbs
The Boswell News March 17, 1939 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Mrs. Sally Adkins, 72, died Sunday at her home in Soper, after a long illness. She was buried in the Soper cemetery Monday afternoon. Mrs. Adkins, a charter member of the Soper Baptist church was its first clerk. A daughter, Miss Vera Adkins, Supt. Of a Baptist Orphanage at Tompkinsville, N.C. was with her mother at her death.

William Green

Services Held For Aged Boswell Man
The Boswell News April 14, 1939 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Funeral services were conducted at the Baptist Church Thursday afternoon at 2:15 for William Green, pioneer settler of Choctaw county, who died at 1 o’clock Wednesday afternoon. He had been seriously ill with heart trouble for two weeks.
    Services were conducted by Rev. W.A. Washburn and Rev. J.G. Patterson, of Boswell, and Rev. Dennis Wilcoxson, of Hugo.
    One of the most widely known residents of Boswell, the aged farmer is survived by the following children: George, of Belton Texas; Perry and Sam, Boswell; Emil, Whitewright, Texas; Claud, Robstown, Texas; Joe, of Hugo, and a daughter, Mrs. Myrtle Howard of Commerce, Texas.
    Interment was in the Boswell Cemetery, with the Pitts Funeral home in charge.

Cleo Stafford

Funeral Services Conducted Here Monday Evening
Calr [sic] DeHart Recovering From Third Degree Burns
The Boswell News April 14, 1939 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Cleo Stafford, twenty year old son of Mr. and Mrs. R.L. Stafford became a human torch when gasoline was thrown all over him when a stove exploded at the DeHart Produce Company cream station Saturday afternoon. Fellow workers rushed to his aid and extinguished the flames. He, with Carl DeHart who was also burned about the head and hands were taken to Dr. Hale’s office where both Dr. Hale and Dr. W.H. Brown dressed the burns. Stafford was then rushed to a Hugo Hospital where he died at 4:40 Sunday morning.
    Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the Church of Christ with Rev. [unreadable] C. McKinzie of Hugo in charge. Burial was in the Boswell Cemetery. He is survived by his father and mother; four brothers, Virnie, of Dunn, Texas, Coy of Lawton, Jiloe and Haskell of Boswell and three sisters, Mrs. Jenkins, Mrs. Johnson and Melvina all of Boswell.
    Mr. DeHart is slowly recovering at his home, here, under the care of local doctors. His burns were most severe and very painful.

John Stillwell

John W. Stillwell Dies
The Boswell News April 14, 1939 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    John William Stillwell, 72, died Tuesday morning early and was buried at Old Church near Bennington in the afternoon. He was born in East Texas December 10^th, 1867. He is survived by his wife, a son, Harve, and two daughters, Mrs. Verdel Massey and Mrs. Stanly Shoemake all of Boswell. The family had resided in this section many years.

S.A. Davis

S.A. Davis is Buried Here
The Boswell News April 14, 1939 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon for S.A. Davis, 84 years old retired farmer at the Church of Christ here, with Rev. Delmar Owens, of Durant in charge.
    Mr. Davis was born June 2^nd, 1854 at Gettysburg, Miss., and died at his home in Boswell, April 6. He was married in 1897 to Miss Ida Summers at Lorrance, Texas. To this union was born one child, a daughter.
    Some time after the death of his wife he moved to Boswell to make his home. Here he met and married Mrs. Lilly [unreadable].
    He is survived by his wife and his daughter, Mrs. Anna Simmons of Fort Smith, Ark.
    Interment was in the Boswell cemetery under the direction of the Pool Funeral Home of Durant.

William W. Whitley

Funeral Services Held For W.W. Whitley
The Boswell News June 16, 1939 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    William W. Whitley was born February 2, 1866, near Memphis Tennessee and died June 9, 1939, at his home here. When he was about one year old his parents moved to Lonoke County, Arkansas, where he grew to manhood.
    His early profession was school teaching, which he followed several years, during which time he took up the study of law. He was admitted to the bar for practice in 1895. Mr. Whitley was a member of the Arkansas legislature from Polk county for four years, being first elected in 1902, having moved to Mena several years prior. He moved from Mena to Boswell in January, 1907, where he has since resided.
    Soon after coming here he purchased property for a home and it was his delight to make it attractive in several ways, always raising a variety of vegetables, fruits and flowers. He was a man who practiced economy using as a motto, "Pay as you go, owe no man anything except a good will and best wishes." He was congenial and sociable, entertaining and a great lover of children. In early life he professed faith in Christ and united with the Methodist Church and was a regular attendant at the different churches of the town. For about two years before his health failed, he was the men’s class teacher at the Presbyterian Church.
    He was thrice married, first in 1888 and to this marriage three girls were born; second was in 1897, and one son was born to this union, and the third was to Mrs. Eva Brewton, October 8, 1934.
    Survivors are his wife Mrs. Eva Whitley, 2 daughters Mrs. J. I. McGowan, of Shreveport, La., and Mrs. Bell Knight of Houston, Texas and one son W.W. Whitley, Jr., of Okmulgee, and one brother Rev. D.R. Whitley, Hot Springs, Arkansas; a half brother Clarance Whitley of Norman, 13 grand children and 6 great grand children to mourn his going. Funeral services were held at the Presbyterian Church, Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock, conducted by Rev. G.M. Taylor, and W.A. Washburn and Rev. W.W. Moran, after which interment was in Boswell, Cemetery, with Pitts Funeral Home in charge.

John Moore

Funeral Services Held For John Moore
The Boswell News April 21, 1939 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon for John Moore, 67, Boswell pioneer, at the Baptist church here, with Rev. J.B. Ward of Hugo officiating. Interment was in the Boswell cemetery.
    Mr. Moore was born in 1872 in Alabama and moved to Texas in 1891 where he married Mary Elizabeth McClure. They have made their home in Boswell since 1903 until his death last Wednesday.
    Pallbearers were Johnny and Stephen Aspling [?] of El Campo, Texas, Guy and Johnnie McClure and Theron Standley, Madill and Leland Dominick, Boswell.

John Moore

Pioneer Citizen Dies
The Boswell News April 14, 1939 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    John Moore, one of the earliest settlers died at his home, here, Wednesday night. He had been seriously ill with a heart ailment more than a yeur [sic] Mr. Moore was a most highly respected citizen and his passing is a community loss.

Mrs. Nick Cocheneur

Young Mother Dies
The Boswell News April 21, 1939 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Mrs. Nick Cocheneur died Thursday night at the Indian Hospital in Talihina following the birth of a baby son. She was laid to rest in the Crowder Springs Cemetery Sunday.
    She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Barnes, and was born August 13, 1922.
    She is survived by her husband little son, Lee Alexander, her parents, her grandparents mr. and Mrs. W.F. Barnes, and Mrs. Mattie McMillin and her mother-in-law, Mrs. Betty Cocheneur.

Mrs. Courtney S. Lambeth

Hugo Woman Dies
The Boswell News April 7, 1944 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Funeral services for Mrs. Courtney S. Lambeth of Hugo were conducted Thursday afternoon at 5 o’clock at the First Methodist church.
    Mrs. Lambeth had lived in Hugo for the past 30 years, coming here as a school teacher. She and Mr. Lambeth were married in 1916.

Ed Linthicum, Jr.

Ed Linthicum Jr. Died in South Dakota
The Boswell News March 31, 1944 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Ed Linthicum, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Linthicum, Sr., died in the veterans hospital in Hot Springs, South Dakota, late Tuesday following an illness of some duration.
    His father left here March 13 to be at his bedside and was there when the end came. He wired today that he was enroute [sic] to Hugo with the body but the time of his arrival was not announced.
    Mr. Linthicum grew to manhood here and went with the Choctaw county men to World War One. He was a traveling salesman for an Omaha, Neb., firm when his health forced his retirement.
    He is survived by his parents and other relatives whose names were not available at press time.
– Hugo Husonian

Bob Connell

Bob Connell Former Sheriff Dead
The Boswell News March 24, 1944 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    R.M. (Bob) Connell, former sheriff of Choctaw county, died March 16 at 8 o’clock p.m. at his home, Lemmon avenue, Dallas.
    Funeral service were conducted Friday afternoon at 4 o’clock in Preston Road Christian church, Dallas, by the Rev. Ray Lindley and Dr. Graham Frank. Burial was in Restland Memorial Park there.
    Mr. Connell was the second sheriff of Choctaw county. He was first appointed to fill the unexpired term of Jim Merideth.
    In addition to his work as a peace officer here he operated drug stores in Hugo for a number of years.

A.R. Henry

A.R. Henry Funeral Saturday
The Boswell News May 26, 1944 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Alan Ross Henry, aged 74, died at his home here, May 19, 1944. Mr. Henry had lived in and around Boswell for the past 15 years.
    The Rev. W.W. Moran was in charge of the funeral services held Saturday afternoon at 4 o’clock in the Boswell cemetery. Burial was under the direction of the Mhoon Funeral Home of Durant.

William Y. Morrison

Funeral For W.Y. Morrison Thursday
The Boswell News May 26, 1944 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Funeral services were conducted Wednesday for William Young Morrison in the Boswell Methodist church with Rev. W.W. Moran and Rev. Ross Davis of Antlers officiating.
    Mr. Morrison was born Nov. 25, 1843 and died May 23, 1944. He was married to Miss Kittie Boren in Bonham, on Nov. 23, 1895 and to this union were born five children. He has resided here for the past 21 years.
    The survivors are his wife, and four children, Mrs. Annie George Fellows, Kansas City, Mrs. Tela Sipers, Darwin, Earl Morrison of Granite, and E.W. Morrison of Boswell and five grand-children.
    Pall bearers were Bill Ford, L.R. Chambers, Harry Pierce, Henry Bryan, Henry Duncan, and Emmett Ross.

A.W. Littrell

A.W. Littrell Funeral Monday
The Boswell News June 23, 1944 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Funeral Services for A.W. Littrell were held in the Methodist church at Soper at four o’clock Monday afternoon with Rev. Davis of Boswell officiating and Coffey Funeral home in charge. Burial was in the Soper cemetery.
    Mr. Littrell was born in Berryville, Ark., on May 31, 1858 and died at his home in Soper Sunday.
    He moved to what was then Indian Territory forty-seven years ago and settled on a farm near Soper where he resided until his health failed him when he moved to Soper.
    He is survived by two sons, W.A. Littrell, Talihina and Harley Hughes, Soper, and three daughters, Mrs. Lena Larecy, Mrs. H.D. Lindsey, Soper, and Mrs. Bell Roach, Abiline, Tex.
    He is also survived by a sister, Mrs. Tresa Davis, Valley View, Texas, sistenn grand children, one of them being Walter J. Larecy, county commissioner of this district, nineteen great grand children.
    He has been a life long and active member of the Methodist church and a member of the Woodmen of the World for many years.
    Bearers were Wilson Griggs, Homer Maloney, L.E. Butler, Ben Wilkerson, E.J. Norwood and Scott Ferguson.

F.M. Clark

Pioneer Boswell Man Died After Long Illness
The Boswell News July 14, 1944 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Funeral services for F.M. Clark, 74, were conducted at the city cemetery at 10 a.m. Wednesday. W.J. Loe, a friend from Oklahoma City, delivered a brief eulogy. Coffey Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
    Mr. Clark, who had been a resident of Boswell for more than 40 years, died at his home here after an illness of many weeks.
    Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Veda B. Clark of Boswell and the following sons and daughters: Paul M. Clark, Mrs. Mary C. Rawls, Mrs. Mariel C. Fomby, Mrs. Pauline C. Harrison, Mrs. Nota Jese price, Mrs. C.R. Ebrita. Grandchildren include 1^st Lt. William S. Yoe, Martha Lou Fomby and Paula Rae Miller.

S.W. Durant

The Boswell News November 10, 1944 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Funeral services for S.W. Durant, 66, were held Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Pigeon Roost Church a mile and a half west of Boswell. The service was conducted by Rev. Louis Lawrence. Coffey Funeral home was in charge of burial in Pigeon Roost Cemetery. Mr. Durant was born in 1880 in the Indian Territory and had lived in this country all his life.
    Surviving are his sister, Mrs. Lena Davis, of Wright City and a brother.

Robert Wayne Lester

Funeral For Gunshot Victim Held Monday
The Boswell News October 13, 1944 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Funeral services for Robert Wayne Lester, who died early Sunday morning as a result of the accidental discharge of his 12 guage [sic] shotgun, were conducted Monday afternoon at Sugar Creek cemetery by the Rev. Mr. Noblett, Baptist minister. Jones Funeral Home of Antlers was in charge.
    The youth and young cousin were together when the accident happened on White Bird Lake, seven and one half miles north west of Soper. The gun was discharged as Robert Wayne was placing it in a boat. Sheriff Cap. Duncan said after investigation. The accident occured [sic] about 8 a.m.
    The boy was born May 20, 1930 at Soper, where he had lived all his life. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lane R. Lester, two brothers, Henry Clay and Frank Loyd Lester; two sisters, Jean and Mart Sue and his grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Lester, all of Soper.

Penney JoAnn Fowler

The Boswell News September 8, 1944 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Funeral services were conducted at 3:00 p.m. Thursday afternoon for Penney Jo Ann Fowler, little 8 months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Orbin J. Fowler.
    The little one was born December 30, 1943 and died Monday, September 4, 1944 after a brief illness. Surviors [sic] are a brother, Jackie Lee and the parents and grandparents, mr. and Mrs. C.M. Fowler and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Humphrey.

Mrs. J.M. Wilson

Mrs. J.M. Wilson Died Wednesday
The Boswell News July 21, 1944 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Funeral services were conducted yesterday afternoon from the Church of Christ for Mrs. J.M. Wilson, who died at 2:10 p.m. Wednesday in the Johnson Hospital in Hugo after a short illness. Elder Merl Bryant of Hugo conducted the service.
    Mrs. Ara Adna T. Wilson, was born in Randolph county, Arkansas, on February 2, 1877 and came to Boswell with her family in 1932, this being her home since that time.
    Mrs. Wilson is survived by her husband, J.M. Wilson, Justice of the Peace of Hunter township, and eight children: Mrs. May Nickens, Warm Springs, Ark.; Mrs. Lora Crane, Paris; O.D. Wilson, Ardmore; Mrs. Zelma Harris, Hugo; Ray Wilson, address not known; Mrs. Helen Steen, Paris; Woodrow Wilson and Mrs. Jewell Scott, Boswell. She is survived by the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Evelyn Moody, Detroit, Mich.; Mrs. Belle Price, Sherman; J.M. Jones, St Louis, Mo.; Mrs. Bonnie Randolph, Campbell, Ms., and Victor Jones, Supply, Ark.
    Coffey Funeral Home had charge of arrangements and burial was in the Boswell cemetery.