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Robert H. Faught

The Fort Towson News October 24, 1930 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Dr. Robert Henry Faught, of Fort Towson, died at his home here Sunday evening at 8:00 o’clock. Death resulted from a stroke of apoplexy, which came on very suddenly Saturday afternoon.
    In the death of Dr. Faught Fort Towson loses one of her few remaining pioneer citizens. His loss will be keenly realized in more than one phase of the community life because of his widespread acquaintance, influence and medical practice. His position in the town and countryside was clearly shown by the host of sorrowing friends who came to pay a final tribute to their departed brother.
    Dr. Faught was born in Ri[?]ley, Miss. April 12, 1861 to Mr. Levi Faught and Mrs. Fredonia Moody Faught. In early manhood he was married to Miss Nannie Jane McHam near Jennings, Texas. Soon thereafter he began to practice medicine and moved to Faught, Texas. In 1901 the Faughts moved to Fort Towson and were here when the first building was erected in the town. He came here as a doctor and was active in his profession until immediately before his death. Forty years of his life were given to this vocation.
    To Dr. and Mrs. Faught were born seven children, five of whom are living. Those who remain to mourn his departure are: Walter Faught, San Antonio, Texas; Clyde Faught, Altus, Okla; Cleveland Faught, Fort Towson; Ishmael Faught, Fort Towson; Mrs. John Goode, Shawnee, Okla. Ten grandchildren are left by the deceased.
    Dr. Faught held a membership in the Paris Masonic order and was a member of the Presbyterian Church. Rev. H.E. Darrow, Methodist pastor, conducted the funeral services at 3:00 o’clock Monday afternoon, in the Methodist church. The body was laid to rest in the Doakesville Cemetery.

John W. Ball

The Fort Towson News March 6, 1931 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    John W. Ball died suddenly Monday night about 7:30 o’clock at his home just east of Fort Towson from heart failure. Other than some slight pains two weeks ago Mr. Ball had experienced no trouble of this nature. His health was good up [to] the time of death, which was almost instantaneous.
    Deceased was 54 years of age, coming to this country from Titus county, Texas in November 1899. He farmed in this community throughout the 32 years spent here and was one of the pioneers who developed Fort Towson into a town of churches schools, a town where people might live and rear their children.
    Mr. Ball leaves his wife, one brother, one sister, three sons eight daughters.
    Funeral services were conducted in the home at 2:00 o’clock Tuesday afternoon by Rev. J.G. Garrison, pastor of the Valliant Methodist church. Interment was made immediately thereafter in the Doakesville cemetery.

D.A. Allen

D.A. Allen Buried Here Tuesday, 27
The Fort Towson News January 30, 1931 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    D.A. Allen, 47, died at his home here Monday night at 11 o’clock after months of illness and laid to rest in the Doakesville cemetery Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock. Rev. Homer Davis, Nazarene pastor here, conducted the funeral services.
    Deceased leaves his wife, mother, three brothers and four sisters; also two daughters and one son.
    Mr. and Mrs. Allen came to Fort Towson from Clarksville, Texas several years ago. Later they moved to Royce City, Tex. And came back to this community a few weeks ago.
    Mr. Allen was well and favorably known here and his departure createt [sic] a vacancy that con not readily be filled.

William A. Sizemore

W.A. Sizemore Buried At Hugo Sun. Afternoon
The Fort Towson News December 12, 1930 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    William A. Sizemore, who died at his home here Friday morning, was buried with full Masonic honors in the Mt. Olivet Cemetery, at Hugo, Sunday afternoon.
    Funeral services were held in the Baptist Church here at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon, with Rev. J.C. Boatwright, of Valliant, delivering the address in well chosen words of comfort.
    One of the largest crowds ever to gather into the church here paid final tribute to their departed brother. In the audience were scores of people from other towns, friends and relatives of the Sizemore family. The funeral program, with a wealth of flowers lending silent solemnity, was altogether fitting and proper.
    Following the services the longest funeral procession in Fort Towson’s history wound its way to Mt. Olivet Cemetery where the body found its last resting place.

Edna Jane Hall

Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carter Hall Died Monday
The Fort Towson News November 21, 1930 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Edna Jane, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carter Hall, died here about 5:00 o’clock Monday afternoon from an attack of malaria which had kept the baby with high fever from the time of birth, nineteen days before death brought relief.
    Rev. J.G. Garrison, Methodist pastor, said the last rites as the body was laid to rest in the Doakesville cemetery at 11:00 o’clock Tuesday morning.

Thomas L. Groves

The Fort Towson News March 27, 1931 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Thomas Leroy Groves, of Fort Towson, died in a Paris sanitarium Sunday night, March 22, at 11:20 o’clock after a short illness from an attack of appendicitis.
    Mr. Groves was first stricken on Friday, March 13. He was apparently recovering from this attack when, on Saturday, 21, his condition suddenly became very serious. The patient was rushed to Paris but was beyond medical or surgical aid.
    Deceased was born in Atlanta, Texas April 30, 1893. With his family he came to Fort Towson in 1907 and has resided here since that time. In 1924 he was married to Miss Lillian Kelly, of this city. From that union three boys, Thomas, Bobby and Billy were born, and remain to mourn their father’s death.
    In addition to the children Mr. Groves is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T.M. Groves, of Fort Towson; three sisters: Mrs. J.P. Heard, Bernice, La.; Mrs. L.W. Carpenter, Walters, Okla; Mrs. H.C. McPherson, Latex, Tex. And one brother, Mr. Artie Groves, of Fort Towson.
    Mr. Groves was a Mason, a man with intense civic zeal, known and respected throughout the town and countryside. He was among those who answered his country’s call during the late war, serving honorably for twenty two months in the U.S. navy. His aims and desires centered around his home and family and happiness was most complete when by his own fireside.
    Early in life he joined the Methodist church and remained true to his belief until death brought rest and peace as its reward for faithful service.
    Rev. J.G. Garrison, Methodist pastor, delivered the funeral address at 2:00 o’clock Tuesday afternoon in the Methodist church before an overflowing house of friends and loved ones.
    From the church the procession wound its way to the Doakesville Cemetery where the body was given a Masonic burial, with all its dignity and touching solemnity.
    The wealth of floral offerings, innumerable acts of kindness, the sense of loss, so keenly realized, bespeak the position of our departed friend in the community where he lived and died.

David M. Campbell

The Fort Towson News April 10, 1931 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    David Mayfield Campbell died at his home in Fort Towson Saturday afternoon, about 4:30, from a sudden and unexpected attack of acute indigestion.
    Mr. Campbell had worked during the morning and was apparently in the best of health. In the early afternoon he complained of sharp pains and his condition grew steadily worse. Dr. Boyer was called and the patient readily responded to treatment. About 4:00 o’clock however, he suffered another attack and though he appeared not to suffer as before, died before medical aid could arrive.
    Deceased was born in the state of Louisiana, February 27, 1885. He came to Fort Towson in 1912 and was a constant resident up to the time of death. On October 17, 1913, he was married to Miss Lillian Myrtle Faught and four children were born from this union. The mother passed on in October 1928 but the children, Robert Henry, David Mayfield jr., Argonne Forest and Nina Francis all remain to mourn their father’s untimely departure.
    Funeral services were conducted in the Methodist Church at 3:00 o’clock. Rev. J.G. Garrison paid final tribute in comforting words, wisely selected. A host of sorrowing friends filed by the casket and soberly made their way to the Doakesville Cemetery, where the body found its final resting place.

T.J. Hunt

T.J. Hunt Dies At His Home Near Swink
The Fort Towson News May 8, 1931 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    T.J. Hunt aged 82 yrs. Passed away at his home near Swink, Saturday May 2^nd, at four o’clock A.M.
    He leaves to morn [sic] his going a wife, two sons, Early and Jim Hunt of Choctaw county near Swink, four daughters Mrs. A.J. Belcher and Mrs. Ben Chapman of Dallas. Mrs. Jim Brown of Hawley Texas and Mrs. Collie Bond of Ringold Okla. And several grand children.
    Mr. Hunt was a devoted husband and father. He was a true christian [sic] he had been a member of the Methodist Church for 62 years.

Robert L. Cundiff

The Fort Towson News May 1, 1931 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Robert L. Cundiff, 81 years of age, died at his home here Sunday morning at 8:30 o’clock, after a lingering illness of several years. Since 1917 Mr. Cundiff had been an inmate in the state sanitarium at Vinita. He was brought home last Thursday, near the point of death.
    Deceased was born in Tennessee in 1850 and came to this country as a mere boy. His willing hands had a part in wresting civilization from territorial wilds.
    Mr. Cundiff is survived by his wife, Mrs. R.L. Cundiff, five daughters and three sons. Two of the children, Mrs. M. Wilkerson and Mr. Wiley Cundiff still live in this community.
    Funeral services were conducted in the home at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, by Rev. J.C. Boatwright, Baptist pastor at Valliant. Interment was made in the Doakesville cemetery.
    In addition to the children the death is mourned by thirty-two grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

Mrs. Leroy Brown

Ft Towson Colored Woman Dies at Norman
The Fort Towson News April 24, 1931 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Mrs. Leroy Brown, colored, of the Eastern Star district south of Fort Towson, who was carried to the state hospital for nervous diseases at Norman about two weeks ago, died in that institution Monday morning. The body was interred at Norman.

Hugh Gilliland

Hugh Gilliland Dies of Pneumonia
The Fort Towson News May 29, 1931 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Hugh Gilliland, 34, died at his home six miles west of town at 3:00 o’clock Monday afternoon, from an attack of pneumonia. Death at this time was unexpected as Mr. Gilliland had been sick for only a week.
    Deceased leaves his wife and one child, in the immediate family, to mourn his departure.

Jack Everidge

Jack Everidge Dies Saturday Night
The Fort Towson News May 29, 1931 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Jack Everidge, 26, died Saturday night about 11:00 o’clock, at the home of Mr. Geo. Pritchard, from rheumatism and a sudden attack of congestion.
    Mr. Everidge became violently ill late Saturday afternoon and steadily grew worse up to the time of death. He is survived by his mother, one child and other close relatives in this community.
    The body was taken to a Hugo funeral home Sunday morning and at 3:00 o’clock in the afternoon was laid to rest in the Everidge Cemetery, near Frogville.

Mrs. Ora Thornburgh

The Fort Towson News July 17, 1931 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Mrs. Ora Thornburgh, 54 years of age died at her home here Monday July 13, from a sudden death of only one days illness. Paralysis was given as the cause of death.
    Mrs. Thornburgh was born at Marble Hill, Missouri March 13, 1877, where she was reared and educated. In an early part of her life she made her home in Fort Towson, Indian Territory where she married Mr. Ora Thornburgh, living here until death.
    Mrs. Thornburgh was a faithful worker in her church, being one of the first members of the Methodist Church. Also lending her ever [sic] efforts in cooperating with the schools, having at one time being a school teacher. Deceased was a member of the Woodman Circle.
    The death is mourned by a husband and five children; Russell, Mary, Webb, Neal and Owen, all were at home; a sister, Mrs. C. Cooper, Grand Junction, Colorado, a brother, I.J. Teeters, Woodward, Okla.
    Funeral services were conducted in the Methodist Church at 4:00 p.m. Tuesday by Rev. Smith, pastor of the Methodist Church at Hugo. A long procession of sorrowing friends followed the body to the Doaksville Cemetary [sic] where it found its final resting place.
    Mr. and Mrs. John Huskey of Greenville, Texas and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Huskey of Colorado, Texas attended the funeral services of Mrs. Ora Thornburgh here Tuesday, returning to their respective homes Thursday.

Inez Creasey

The Fort Towson News February 12, 1932 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Mrs. Inez Creasey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H.H. Coker, of this community, died in a Paris, Texas sanitarium at 2:50 P.M. on Tuesday, February 9^th. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. J.G. Garrison, Methodist pastor of Valliant, at 3:00 Wednesday afternoon, in the Methodist church here. The body was laid to rest in the Doakesville cemetery. Active pall bearers were Walter McDonald, Belread Laurent, Leo Draper, Jewel Ashley, Oran Meador and Orvil Hardin.
    Mrs. Creasye, the second daughter of six children, was born in Swink, Oklahoma, November 28, 1904. She lived the major part of her life in this community, attending and finishing high school here. She lived an active life among the young folks here, and was ever to be identified with movements of merit and worth, both in the school and in civic actions. Her loss will be keenly realized not only in the family circle, but in the social life of the entire neighborhood.
    In May, 1924, Mrs. Creasey was married to Mr. Jack Robinson, of Sawyer. To this union were born three children; two girls, Elizabeth Ann, deceased, and Billie Gene, and one boy, Willis Henry. In November, 1931 she was married to Mr. Elvin Creasey, of Antlers, Oklahoma.
    She is survived by her husband and two children, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H.H. Coker, three sisters, Misses Lucille and Idelia and Mrs. W.L. Massey, of Dallas and two brothers, Bill, of this community, and Arvil, of Dallas.

Myrtle Davis O’Keefe

The Fort Towson News January 8, 1932 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Mrs. Myrtle Davis O’Keefe, of Ft. Towson, passed quietly away at her home here Friday, January first, at one A.M., after a lingering illness which lasted almost three years. Several years ago Mrs. O’Keefe contracted tuberculosis. She was sent to many different climates for her health, none of which bettered her condition. She finally returned to her home here, where she remained until death.
    Mrs. O’Keefe was born in Detroit, Texas October twelfth, in 1900, and made her home there until her parents moved here in the spring of 1919. She married Mr. Jimmie O’Keefe January 6^th 1920. To this union were born two children, a boy and a girl.
    Funeral services were held in the Baptist church January 3^rd at 1 P.M. and the remains of the deceased were removed to the Doakesville cemetery, where interment was made.
    Mrs. O’Keefe leaves her husband, two children, mother and father, two sisters and two brothers.
    The News extends its deepest sympathy to the family of the deceased.
[see also Myrtle O'Kief]

Mark C. Caudle

The Fort Towson News September 18, 1931 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Mark C. Caudle, age 71 died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. O.B. Medford here Monday night, Sept. 14. Coming here on a visit some four weeks ago he took cold or flu which developed into pneumonia which was given as the direct cause of his death.
    Deceased was born in Titus Co. Texas June 11, 1860 and lived in various parts of Texas until 1915 when he moved to Idabel, Okla. living there about a year and a half. He then moved to Broken Bow and resided there until his death. A stroke of paralysis some eight years ago rendered him an invalid.
    He is survived by his wife of Broken Bow, Okla.; O.W. Caudle, Dallas Texas; Mrs. W.E. Story, Clarksville, Texas; Mrs. Ed Greer, Broken Bow, Okla.; Mrs. Troy Gilliam and Mrs. Ellen Williams, Duewey, Mo. And Mrs. O.B. Medford of this city.
    Funeral services were held at The First Baptist Church in Broken Bow at 4:00 p.m. Tuesday Sept., 15, Rev. N[?]ul, pastor of The First Baptist Church at Clarksville, Texas officiating. Interment was made in a Broken Bow Cemetery.
    That Mr. Caudle was held in high esteem and respect by his fellow townsmen was shown by the many beautiful florial [sic] offerings.

Mrs. Jim Hunt

The Fort Towson News June 3, 1932 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Mrs. Jessie Hunt, wife of Jim Hunt, died at the home of her brother, Butch Woods, last Sunday morning at seven o’clock.
    Burial was made in the Swink cemetery after a very fitting service was conducted by Res. Jas. A. Bryant.
    Mrs. Hunt is survived by her husband and one daughter, Alice.
    The News joins the many friends of the bereaved ones in extending heartfelt sympathy.