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Fletcher Knowles Dead
The Choctaw Herald April 1, 1915 – transcribed by Ron Henson
Fletcher Knowles died Sunday at noon at his home on Brown street. The announcement came as a severe shock to his hosts of friends in the city, as it was not generally known that he was ill.
Last Sunday night he was taken with a hard chill and was slightly ill the first part of the week. Wednesday he developed pneumonia, and died Sunday, being ill just a week.
Mr. Knowles was quite well known in Hugo, where he had resided for the past four years. He was the local cotton buyer for the McFaddens, the large cotton factors of New Orleans, and in the summer months worked at his trade, that of carpenter. He had represented McFadden for the past eight years. Mr. Knowles came to Hugo from Blossom, where his relatives live, and his family is one of the oldest and most highly respected of that section of Texas. His father, Henry Knowles, and two sisters, Mrs. Tom Jones, of Paris, and Miss Benna Knowles of Blossom, arived [sic] in the city Saturday night and were with him when dissolution came.
The body has been embalmed and will be shipped to Blossom on the early train tomorrow, where the burial will take place at 2 p.m.
Fletcher Knowles was a member of the local lodge I.O.O.F., and the W.O.W., and held the esteem of all who knew him.
The Choctaw Herald April 8, 1915 – transcribed by Ron Henson
S.H. Skelton died at his home at McCann’s Spur Sunday about noon. Mr. Skelton had had charge of the pumping station for a long time and was well known in the city. He had been ill for a year or more of tuberculosis, and a few days ago he had an attack of pneumonia, which was the immediate cause of his death.
Mr. Skelton was a Mason, belonging to the lodge at Shreveport, La., and a message from that lodge to the local lodge Saturday requested that he be given every attention. He will be buried at Spring Chapel this afternoon, the Hugo Furniture company undertaking parlors having charge of the body, brining [sic] it up from McCann Spur this morning. The local Masons had charge of the funeral.
The Choctaw Herald April 8, 1915 – transcribed by Ron Henson
N.G. Burton, a well known resident of the Shoals section of the county, died Sunday night of dropsy, after a lingering illness. He was 65 years of age and had lived in the Shoals community for [remaining portion of obit unreadable]
Death Tuesday
The Choctaw Herald April 15, 1915 – transcribed by Ron Henson
James M. Rackley aged about fifty years, died at his home near Rock Hill school house Tuesday, after a short illness. Mr. Rackley was one of the prosperous formers [sic] of his section of the county, and well and favorably known to almost everyone in the community. The body was shipped on No. 5 this afternoon to Roxton, Tex., his former home, for burial.
He was a prominent member of the W.O.W. and the M.W.A., and his burial will be under the auspices of one or both of these lodges.
Mrs. Tom Self passes Away Saturday
The Choctaw Herald April 22, 1915 – transcribed by Ron Henson
Mrs. Tom Self, who had been very ill with pneumonia, died here Saturday morning at 11:53 and the remains were carried to her old home in Selfs, Texas, Sunday, where interment was made in New Salem cemetery, on mile north of Selfs.
Some two or three weeks ago when her son, Henry Self, at Bennington, was at the point of death she came over to administer to his wants, but was in bed with lagrippe when the message came for her to come to her son’s bedside, and despite her own illness she watched over her son day and night until death claimed him. When the body was brought to Boswell for interment she was brought here and taken to the home of R.F. Self on West Hunter Avenue where she suffered intensely for one week with the dread disease, pneumoina [sic].
Deceased was born in February, 1867, and had lived a life that had caused her in no wise to fear death. For many years she, with her husband and children, resided in Boswell where all who knew her learned to love her.
It had been just even one week since her son, Henry Self, had died with the same disease. The many friends of the family deeply sympathize with them in their sad hour. – Boswell News
The Choctaw Herald April 22, 1915 – transcribed by Ron Henson
Arthur Fleming, age about thirty years, died about 6 o’clock Saturday evening at his home on the West Side. He had been ill several days with pneumonia and a day or two ago developed typhoid. The burial will occur at Spring Chappel [sic] this (Sunday) afternoon.
Death In The County
The Choctaw Herald May 8, 1915 – transcribed by Ron Henson
A.S. Bowen, who resides at the Spencer crossing east of the city, died of pneumonia Friday afternoon after a several days illness. He was forty-five years of age and had been a respected resident of the county for several years.
He leaves a family in Alabama and they have been notified of his death. The interment will take place at the Messer graveyard Saturday.
Death Of An Old Citizen
The Choctaw Herald May 13, 1915 – transcribed by Ron Henson
Judge James Usray died at his home northwest of the city today at the ripe old age of 80 years. For a long time the judge has been making his home with his daughter, Mrs. John West, and has for years been an invalid. The immediate cause of his death was Bright’s disease, accompanied by old age.
There was possibly not a better known man in Choctaw county than Judge Usray, he having lived in this section for the past 50 years. He gained his title of judge about 25 years ago, when he was elected judge of what was then Kiamichi county, in territorial days, begin elected by the Indians. He afterwards served one or two terms as sheriff of the same county. Mr. Usray was one of the most substantial men of the county, always having plenty and making a success of anything he undertook. During the latter years he has been so crippled up that he could not take very good care of his property, and last fall informed a News man that he had probably lost 50 head of horses because he was not able to see after them, and rustlers got them.
He leaves three daughters, Mrs. John West, of near Hugo, Mrs. Ozzie Lattimer of Wynnewood, and Mrs. Tom Self, who lived on an adjoining farm to her father. Mr. Usray was married to a Miss Roebuck shortly after he came to this country from Texas, years ago, and his wife has been dead for many years.
The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon at two o’clock at the West home, and the burial will take place at Cold Springs.
The Choctaw Herald May 20, 1915 – transcribed by Ron Henson
Jud Cole died at his home near the Frisco round house early this morning. Mr. Cole was employed at the round house, and had been a resident of the city for a number of years, and was quite well known by all the older residents. He worked yesterday and ate a hearty supper last night after getting home from his work. During the night some time he suffered an attack of neuralgia of the heart and died in a very short time. He had been suffering attacks of this kind for several years. He was 64 years old. The funeral will occur at the house Wednesday morning and the burial will take place at Spring Chapel.
The Choctaw Herald May 20, 1915 – transcribed by Ron Henson
The body of Mrs. Mary L. Mooneyhan arrived in the city today from Ft. Worth, where she died Sunday night. Mrs. Mooneyhan was 82 years of age and died of old age and general debility. She leaves several children and grandchildren, among them being Mrs. Neil, on the West Side, and the body is at Mrs. Neil’s residence. The funeral will occur there tommorrow [sic], burial at Spring Chapel. Relatives have been notified at several points in Oklahoma and Missouri, and they will probably arrive today for the funeral.
Death Of Old Conductor
The Choctaw Herald May 27, 1915 – transcribed by Ron Henson
"Uncle" Billy Pryor died at 6:55 this morning at his room at the Bunn boarding house, 806 West Jackson. For some time it has been known among "Uncle" Billy’s friends that it was only a matter of a short time until he would answer the call of his Maker. There was no more popular railroad man in Hugo than "Uncle" Billy. He had been running out of Hugo as a freight conductor for the past eight years and was a favorite both with the officials and with "the boys." Since his illness many of the high officials of the road have written him at intervals expressing the hope that he would recover and soon take back his old run. But they realized this was impossible.
William J. Pryor was born in Jackson, La., in October, 1867, and had never done much besides railroad. He came to Hugo eight years ago from Ft. Smith, and has been here ever since. A short time ago it was desired to send him to a hospital for treatment, but he never made up his mind to go and be away from those friends he knew so well.
He is survived by an only brother, who is attorney [sic] for the Iron Mountain railroad at Ft. Smith, and who was with him when the end came. He was ill for eight months, suffering from cancer.
The funeral was held at the house this afternoon at four o’clock, the interment taking place at Mt. Olivet immediately afterwards.
Mrs. Tom Pryor, his brother’s wife, arrived on No. 5 to attend the funeral.
Took Carbolic Acid
The Choctaw Herald May 27, 1915 – transcribed by Ron Henson
Eli Mayes, residing near Messer, took carbolic acid about 9 o’clock last Tuesday morning and died from the effects Friday morning at 2:45 o’clock. He was about 45 years old and leaves a wife and three children. There is no cause stated for his rash act. He had been living in the Messer neighborhood for some time and was quite well known. The burial took place at Messer this (Friday) afternoon at 5 o’clock.
Young Man Drowned
The Choctaw Herald June 3, 1915 – transcribed by Ron Henson
Ben Wisinger, one of the best known and popular young men of the Rattan section, was drowned Saturday.
He went horseback to Rattan to get some song book for a singing to be held Sunday and on the return trip was drowned in Rock Creek. The water was high, being backwater from the Kiamichi, and the young man, it appears from the tracks made by his horse, attempted to make the horse jump down a steep embankment instead of going to the regular ford. It must have been that after the horse struck the water the young man tried to jump from his back. The horse went home without the rider and a search was begun at once. In less than two hours after he was drowned his body was found within ten feet of where the horse leaped off the bank into the water. Where the young man was drowned was a dead eddy, there being no current at all. A box of matches he had purchased was found floating near where the body was found, but the song books he had have not been found. He was 26 years of age and had never learned to swim. The body was buried Sunday at Spencerville.
Hosea Fowler Dead
The Choctaw Herald July 15, 1915 – transcribed by Ron Henson
Hosea L. Fowler, one of the first settlers and probably the first merchant of Valliant [sic] died at the home of his son, Dave Fowler, one mile north of Millerton, Thursday morning at 10:00 o’clock, after an illness of several weeks with fever. He was taken ill at his home at Oak Hill and was carried from there to Idabel, later returning to the home of his son near Millerton. Mr. Fowler is survived by his wife and several children who have the sympathy of a large number of friends. – Valliana [sic] Tribune
Mr. Fowler was one of the pioneers of this section and was well known in Hugo.
Death At Forney
The Choctaw Herald July 22, 1915 – transcribed by Ron Henson
W.B. Warren died at his home near Forney at 8:30 this (Wednesday) morning, after an illness of several weeks of malarial fever. He was 35 years old and married, and had been living near Forney for some time.
Mr. Warren was a member of the M.W.A., and his funeral will be conducted by the members of that lodge Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Joe Neal Dead
The Choctaw Herald July 22, 1915 – transcribed by Ron Henson
Mrs. Joe Neal died at the family residence, on West Kiamichi, Saturday afternoon of perotinitis [sic] after an illness of only four days. She was 36 years old and had been a resident of the city for several years. She was well known and loved by a large number of friends in the 2nd ward, where she resided. She will be buried in Spring Chapel this afternoon.
Child Died At Fallon
The Choctaw Herald July 22, 1915 – transcribed by Ron Henson
Dorothy, the little 2 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L.R. Roath, died at Fallon this morning and will be buried at Messer cemetery Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Roath were visiting in Fallon when the little one was taken ill. They reside in the western part of the state.
Death At Ervin
The Choctaw Herald August 5, 1915 – transcribed by Ron Henson
Mrs. Will Gibson died at the family home near Ervin Tuesday night, and was buried at Shoals Wednesday afternoon. She was well known in the Ervin section of the county, where she had resided for a long time. Mrs. Gibson had been sick for about two weeks, and was about 23 years of age. She leaves a husband and parents to mourn her death.
Death Of A Child
The Choctaw Herald August 19, 1915 – transcribed by Ron Henson
Beulah May Hammonds, the seven year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.C. Hammonds, of near Messer, died Sunday and was buried at Spring Chapel today. She had been ill for several weeks of malarial fever.
The Choctaw Herald August 19, 1915 – transcribed by Ron Henson
Mrs. L.V. Craft was born Jan. 29, 1828, and died Aug. 14, 1915. She was converted and joined the Baptist church in 1872 and lived a Christian life until her death.
The cause of her death was due to ol [sic] age, she being 87 years and six months and sixteen days of age at the time of her death.
She died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C.C. Dictson, an only surviving daughter, other children having gone before.
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