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Frank Yoe

Frank Yoe Dies Suddenly Sunday
Pioneer Boswell Man Stricken by Heart Disease
The Hugo Daily News April 26, 1937 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Funeral services for Frank Yoe were held in the First Presbyterian church at Boswell, at 4 o’clock this afternoon and conducted by Dr. William A. Rolle, of DeQueen, Arkansas and Rev. R.R. Craig, Boswell, under the direction of the Pitts funeral home of Boswell.
    Mr. Yoe died suddenly at his home in Boswell at 4 o’clock Sunday afternoon of a heart attack. He had been slightly ill for several days but his condition was not thought to be serious until he was stricken.
    He was 57 years old and came to the Boswell community from Honey Grove, Texas, about 30 years ago, and has been one of the prominent young business men in Boswell since that time.
    He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Kate Yoe, and daughter, Miss Winnie Yoe; two brothers, George and Charley Yoe, and his mother, Mrs. G.H. Yoe, all of Boswell.

Mrs. A.J. Willis

Mrs. A.J. Willis Is Buried at Swink
The Hugo Daily News April 21, 1937 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Funeral services were conducted at Swink this afternoon for Mrs. A.J. Willis, 76 years old, who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. T.A. McKinney, Tuesday.
    Besides Mrs. McKinney, J.F. Willis, a son living at Valliant, and several grandchildren survive Mrs. Willis.
    Interment was in the Swink cemetery with Snow Funeral home in charge.

Mrs. C.A. Smart

Services Conducted For Mrs. C.A. Smart
The Hugo Daily News April 18, 1937 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Funeral services were conducted at Springs Chapel Cemetery Saturday afternoon for Mrs. C.A. Smart, who died at her home on North Second street Friday night.
    Rev. J.W. Browers preached the sermon and Snow Funeral directors had charge of arrangements.
    Mrs. Smart was born April 16, 1870 in Mississippi. She is survived by a son, Newman Smart and a nephew V.I. Smart and other relatives.

Ocie Monroe

Colored Teacher Dies After Long Illness
The Hugo Daily News April 28, 1937 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Ocie Monroe, colored county supervisor of education, died Tuesday after an illness of about six weeks. She was the wife of Sam Monroe, day porter at the Belmont hotel.

William H. Pissachubbi

Long Illness Is Fatal To Indian
Pissachubbi Buried In Long Creek Cemetery Monday
The Hugo Daily News May 11, 1937 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Funeral services for William Harrison Pissachubbi were held at the family home near Long Creek school house Monday afternoon and were conducted by Rev. Logan Harlin, full blood Choctaw Presbyterian minister who resides south of Soper.
    Mr. Pissachubbi died at his home early Monday morning following an illness of several years. He was a full blood Choctaw Indian, and was well known among the white people as well as among members of his tribe.
    He was a native of Kiamichi county Indian Territory and was about 59 years old at the time of his death. He was the son of Joseph and Eunice Pissachubbi and a grandson of a well known Choctaw tribesman by the name of Pissachubbi who was a brother of Hinahantibbi, father of Judge T.W. Hunter.
    He is survived by six children, four boys and two girls.
    How He Got Name
    In speaking of the death of this well known Indian, Judge Hunter gave some very interesting sidelights on the history of the family, and the Indian names.
    The name Pissachubbi means "[unreadable] and kill" and the name of Binabantibbi [sic] means "stay at camp and kill." Judge Hunter also relates that the name of his father was given to him by his grandfather while the two were at camp in the early days of the Choctaw occupation of this section of the Indian Territory.
    The story goes that while Mr. Hunter’s grandfather and his father were at camp, his grandfather killed a large buck deer at the camp and as a result named his son "Binabantibbi" in honor of this event.
    Judge Hunter’s father and the grandfather of Harrison Pissachubbi came from Mississippi with the first consignment of exiles to the Indian territory and settled at Ft. Coffee, near Spiro in 1832.
    This particular branch of the Choctaw tribe have been prominent in tribal affairs and their achievements in the settlement of the Indian Territory are recorded in the archives of the tribe.

Moses Roberts

Tuberculosis Is Fatal To Roberts
Well Known Choctaw Indian Dies in Sanitarium Sunday
The Hugo Daily News May 10, 1937 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Moses Roberts, native full blood Choctaw Indian, died at the Indian sanitarium at Talihina Sunday. At press time today no definite arrangements had been anonunced [sic] for funeral services but it is believed that burial will take place in Springs Chapel or Ellis Chapel cemetery.
    Mr. Roberts was one of the well known Indians in this section of the state. He never had aspired to any public office but had always been reckoned as a leader among his people. He was born in Kiamichi county, Indian Territory, about 60 years ago. He married Elen [sic] Taylor, also a full blood Choctaw who preceded him in death about 15 years.
    He is survived by six children, three adults and three minors, all residents of Choctaw county.
    He was stricken with tuberculosis about five years ago and has been in the sanitarium at Talihina about three months.

Ludie [?] May McHam

Funeral Services For Mrs. H. McHam
The Hugo Daily News May 6, 1937 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Funeral services were conducted for Mrs. Ludie [?] May McHam, 39 years old, who died Wednesday night after an illness of several days. Rev. J.B. Ward, delivered the message of condolence in the Clayton Avenue Baptist church.
    Burial was in Springs Chapel cemetery with Coffey-Campbell funeral directors in charge of arrangements.
    Survivors are: Husband, Harry McHam; children, Frank, Helen, Peggy, Burl [?] and three brothers.

J.F. Draper

J.F. Draper Dies In Hugo Saturday
The Hugo Daily News April 25, 1937 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    J.F. Draper, a farmer who lives near Soper, died here Saturday following an operation for appendicitis. Funeral services will be held at Soper Sunday afternoon at 2:[?] with Snow Funeral directors in charge.
    Mr. Draper was born in Arkansas in 1889. He had lived in this county for many years and was well known. He was stricken several days ago and was brought to Hugo after his condition was considered critical.

Fred Trigler

Boswell Youth Dies In Paris Sanitarium
The Hugo Daily News May 19, 1937 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Fred Trigler, 16 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Trigler, of Boswell, Okla., died Monday night at 8:30 o’clock at the Sanitarium of Paris where he had been ill with pneumonia several days.
    The body was taken by Emberson-Brown-Roden funeral home to Boswell for funeral services some time Tuesday.

John Springs, Sr.

Funeral Held For John Springs Sr.
Aged County Resident Buried in Springs Chapel
The Hugo Daily News May 14, 1937 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Funeral services were conducted at 11 o’clock this morning for John Springs, 76 years old, who died at his home southeast of Hugo Thursday. Burial took place in Springs cemetery with Senner Funeral home in charge.
    The deceased is survived by his wife, Dora and 10 children: Lois, Ely, Jack, Ben, Houston, Rufus, all of Hugo; Chris, of California; John, of Commerce, Texas; Mrs. J.D. Calder, Hugo; Mrs. Lilly Wallis, Hugo; one sister, Mrs. Martha Wright, Hugo.
    Rev. Malcom McFarland preached the sermon. Bearers were Delbert Worthy, Virgil Kernell, J.P. Calder, Jim Rankin, Ben Grubb, Ed Everidge.

Joseph Chmielinski

Joseph Chmielinski Dies of Poisoning
The Hugo Daily News May 14, 1937 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Joseph Chmielinski, who died here Wednesday night as the result of streptococcus poisoning, was returned to his home near Antlers, in a Woodruff-Jones ambulance for burial.
    Blood poisoning set in following an infection on the nose, caused by picking a pimple.

Edgar Willis

Edgar Willis Is Suicide Victim
Brother of Mrs. T.A. McKinney Dies In Valliant
The Hugo Daily News May 12, 1937 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Funeral services were conducted at Valliant this afternoon for Edgar Willis, who died late Tuesday afternoon of self inflicted bullet wounds. Burial was in the cemetery at Swink.
    Willis, who was employed by the highway department as patrolman, was a brother of Mrs. T.A. McKinney. Since his mother’s death several weeks ago, he has been in bad health and this was believed to have been the cause of suicide.
    He is survived by a wife and three children.

J.O. Walton

J.O. Walton Sr. Funeral Services Held Here Today
Many Attend Ceremony in First Presbyterian Church
The Hugo Daily News April 11, 1937 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Funeral services for J.O. Walton Sr. were conducted in the Presbyterian church this afternoon at 3 o’clock. Rev. G.C. Crowell, pastor, delivered the message of consolation, and interment followed in Mt. Olivet cemetery.
    Many persons from all walks of life heard the impressive last rites and the eulogy of Mr. Walton, who numbered hundreds of friends, over the county, as well as in Hugo.
    Bearers were Enoch Needham, S.C. Williams, J.P. Ward, Carl Askew, Lee Loftin and A.L. Kelly.
    Died Wednesday
    Mr. Walton died early Wednesday morning following an illness of several days. He has been in poor health for several years, but became seriously ill only a few days ago.
    Survivors are his wife, a son, J.O. Walton, Jr., mother, Mrs. T.M. Walton of Dallas, four sisters, Mrs. Estelle Bean, Mrs. Margaret Chandler, Miss Betty Walton, Mrs. Emma Howe all of Dallas, and a brother, T.M. Walton [unreadable], also of Dallas.
    Came Here in 1908
    Mr. Walton was 56 years old at the time of his death, having been born in Okolona, Mississippi in 1881. He came to Hugo in 1908 and was engaged in contracting for a number of years. Lately, he has been in the filling station business with his son, J.O. Walton jr.
    Snow Funeral directors had charge of arrangements.

Hal Grady

Hal Grady Dies Early Monday In Lubbock, Tex.
Funeral Services Here At Christian Church Tuesday
The Hugo Daily News May 24, 1937 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    The many Hugo friends of Hal Grady were saddened today at his untimely death in Lubbock, Texas. Mr. Grady died of blood poisoning and pneumonia following a tonsil operation. Funeral services will be conducted in the First Christian church at 4 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, according to a telegram from his brother, Otis.
    Mr. Grady was 28 years old at the time of his death. He leaves a wife and one child Mary Sue, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Grady and three brothers, Otis, John, and Glen.
    Funeral services were conducted in Lubbock this afternoon at 2 o’clock and the body will arrive in Hugo sometime Tuesday.
    Mr. Grady attended school in Hugo during his youth. Since leaving school he has been in the theatre [sic] business. At one time he was manager of the Erie theatre [sic] here and has since worked in movie houses in many towns. At the time of his death he was manager of a theatre [sic] in Lubbock.
    Though Mr. Grady has been considered critically ill for more than a week, there was some hope that he might recover during the latter part of the week. Three blood transfusions were made, but he was never able to rally sufficiently to overcome the effect of the malady with which he was stricken.

Jackie Worthy

Jackie Lynne Worthy Buried Here Sunday
The Hugo Daily News June 7, 1937 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Jackie Lynne Worthy, one year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Worthy, who reside southeast of Hugo, was buried Sunday afternoon following services at Springs Chapel cemetery, Rev. Lionel O’Neal officiating.
    Survivors are his parent, Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Worthy, and one sister, Emma Jean. Interment was in Springs chapel with Senner Funeral home in charge of arrangements.

Arminda Pollard

Mrs. Arminda Pollard Buried at Fort Towson
The Hugo Daily News June 7, 1937 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Mrs. Arminda Pollard, 66 years old, died Friday night at her home near Fort Towson. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at the Doakesville cemetery in Fort Towson with Rev. T.B. Wilson, pastor of the Assembly of God church, officiating. Interment was in Doakesville, with Senner funeral directors in charge.
    Survivors are four sons, Ober Pollard, Dearington, Washington; W.R. and M.H. Pollard, Fort Towson; Edward Pollard, Sweetwater, Texas; and one daughter, Mrs. Unice Daniel, Sweetwater, Texas.

Teddy Burton

Small Boy Buried At Messer Saturday
The Hugo Daily News May 30, 1937 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Teddy James Burton, son of Allen Burton was buried Saturday afternoon in the Messer cemetery, with Snow Funeral home in charge.
    Teddy James was four years old. His parents live on the Ervin route.

Anne Manhan

Mrs. Anne Manhan Buried at Boswell
The Hugo Daily News May 30, 1937 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Mrs. Anne Manhan, 51 years old, was buried at Boswell today, following funeral services in the First Methodist church of Boswell, with Rev. Patterson in charge.
    She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Lela Latham, Boswell; and a son, Cleburn Manhan, Powderly, Texas, and five sisters, Mrs. Will Carlock, and Mrs. Jordon Nix [?], Paris, Texas; Mrs. Eddy Upchurch, Dodge City, Texas; Mrs. Willie Garrett and Mrs. Jesse Holden, lake City, Arkansas.
    Bearers at the funeral were J.P. Wilson, J.P. Patterson, J.L. Stewart, D.F. King. Coffey-Campbell funeral directors were in charge.
    Mrs. Manhan had been a resident of Boswell since 1917.

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J.T. James

Pioneer Resident Buried Saturday
J.T. James Laid To Rest in Mt. Olivet Cemetery
The Hugo Daily News May 30, 1937 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at 5 o’clock for J.T. James, 85 year old pioneer citizen, who died early Saturday morning. Mr. James is one of the pioneer citizens of this county, having resided here many years. He resided at the time of his death at 501 East Central.
    Survivors are his wife, five daughters, Mrs. L.P. Williams, Depoy [?], Ky., Mrs. Yula Hancock, Earlington, Ky.; mrs. Al Hammonds, Earlington, Ky.; Mrs. C.A. Light, Oklahoma City; Mrs. Will Surbur, Riverside, Calif.; sons, W.L. James, Heavener; R.D. James, Oklahoma City.
    Thirty-four grand children and twenty five great grandchildren survive Mr. James.
    Burial was in Mt. Olivet cemetery with Snow Funeral directors in charge. Rev. W.E. White preached the funeral sermon.