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Soper Infant Buried Sunday Afternoon
The Hugo Daily News December 28, 1942 - transcribed by Ron Henson
Funeral services were held Sunday for Jerry McPherson, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. P.B. McPherson, of Soper, Sunday afternoon with the Campbell funeral home in charge. Burial was in the Soper cemetery. The child died Saturday night.
Well Known Resident Died Sunday P.M.
The Hugo Daily News December 21, 1942 - transcribed by Ron Henson
Funeral services for Mrs. Victoria Mae Bohanan will be held in the Snow funeral home chapel Tues. afternoon at 2:30 with Rev. C.M. Rosser, pastor of the Wesley Methodist church, officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet.
Mrs. Bohanan was born in the Indian Territory on October 28, 1902 and died at 4:45 Sunday morning at her home 1207 West Clayton.
She is survived by her mother, Mrs. Ada Bohannon, Hugo and father, Eli Bohannon, Los Angeles, Cal., brother Jessie Bohannon and daughter, Mrs. Margaret Grey, Hugo.
The deceased who had lived here all of her life was well known in this section.
Mrs. Collier Funeral Held Saturday P.M.
The Hugo Daily News December 20, 1942 - transcribed by Ron Henson
Funeral services for Mrs. Fred Collier were held at 3:30 Saturday afternoon at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Bowles on West Laury street with Dr. J.F. Murrell, pastor of the First Baptist church officiating and the Campbell funeral home in charge of arrangements. Burial was in Mt. Olivet.
Mrs. Collier was born in Birdstown, Ky. on July 14, 1906 and died at the home of her parents on Thursday night December 17 after a brief illness. She is survived by her parents and her husband, Fred Collier, four sons and four daughters. She is also survived by two sister [sic], Mrs. Tinnie Reed, McAlester and Mrs. Nannie Warren of Indiana.
The News joins the friends of the family in extending condolence.
Funeral For Mrs. Allen Held Here Sunday Afternoon
The Hugo Daily News December 14, 1942 - transcribed by Ron Henson
Funeral services for Mrs. C.L. Allen were held in the Clayton Avenue Baptist church Sunday afternoon at 2:30 with Rev. J.B. Ward, pastor, officiating and the Snow Funeral home in charge of arrangements. Interment was in Mt. Olivet.
Mrs. Allen, former Hugo resident, died in a hospital in Oklahoma City, where she was taken from her home in Pauls Valley.
Bearers were: Williford Cooley, S.L. Marshall, Grady ketchem, Fowler White, Monroe Sheppard and Sam Roundtree.
Mrs. Martha T. Van Died Friday Night; Funeral Today
The Hugo Daily News December 13, 1942 - transcribed by Ron Henson
Funeral services for Mrs. Martha T. Van will be held this afternoon at two o'clock in the Clayton Avenue Baptist church with Rev. J.B. Ward, pastor, officiating and Snow Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Burial will be in Springs Chapel cemetery.
Mrs. Van was born July 2, 1859, in Tennessee, but came to Oklahoma in 1912 and had resided in Hugo for many years.
She is survived by two daughters, one son and twenty-one grand-children, eighteen great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
The daughters are Mrs. Emma Carter, Hugo, and Mrs. L.A. Miller, Dallas. The son is J.B. Van, Durant.
She is also survived by one brother, O.W. Duncan, Brady, Texas.
The grandchildren are Mrs. Harvey Boyd and Mrs. Jess Tyson, of Hugo, and three of the grandchildren, Eula Faye Tyson, Billie Tyson and Douglas Tyson, of Hugo.
Bearers will be Eulas Grady, Carl Askey, William P. Kaizer, J. Mitchell Morton, Garland Ford and Othel Newman.
Mrs. Van was one of our most beloved residents. She was widely known among our people and they join the News in mourning the passing of an honored citizen.
Mrs. Riley Robertson Died Early Today; Funeral Friday P.M.
The Hugo Daily News December 10, 1942 - transcribed by Ron Henson
Funeral services for Mrs. Riley Frank Robertson will be held in the chappel of the Snow Funeral home Friday afternoon at two o'clock with Rev. J.B. Ward officiating. Burial will be in Sprangs [sic] Chappel cemetery. She was born in 1901 in Texas but came to Oklahoma about twenty-one years ago. For many years the family resided in Hugo but had resided on route one for several years.
She is survived by her husband, three children, R.L. Robertson, Georgia; Sue Robertson and Nancy Ann Robertson, Route one; one brother, Robert Irion and two sisters, Mrs. Lena Tippitt and Miss Francis Irion, all of Paris, Tex.
Bearers will be Cap Duncan, Joe Wolff, J.W. Fry, R.D. Marlgrave, Frank Caldwell and Harry Hinkle.
Pauline Williams To Be Buried Here Today; Died Saturday A.M.
The Hugo Daily News November 29, 1942 - transcribed by Ron Henson
Funeral services for Miss Pauline Williams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S.C. Williams, will be held in the First Methodist church this afternoon at three o'clock, with Rev. C.W. Lester, pastor, officiating and the Campbell Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Miss Williams passed away in the tubercular hospital in Talihina about midnight Friday following an illness of several years.
She was born in Hugo, April 27, 1919, and graduated from the Hugo High School. She was employed for some time with the Farm Security Board, being transferred to Antlers, at which place she became ill.
She is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S.C. Williams, two sisters, Mrs. Wayne Sanguin of Philadelphia, and Nancy Ruth Williams, Hugo, and two nieces, Pauline and Katherine Sanguin of Philadelphia.
Pall bearers will be Ira Armstrong, Walter Leonard, Geo. T. O'Neal, Herron Wallace, J.A. Phinney and Ray Stafford of Antlers.
Pioneer Resident Died Thursday Noon; Funeral Held Today
The Hugo Daily News November 27, 1942 - transcribed by Ron Henson
Cade Lee, Pioneer resident and retired pace [sic] officer, died at his home at 12:30 Thursday afternoon following an illness of several weeks.
Funeral services were held in the First Baptist church this afternoon at three o'clock with Rev. J.F. Murrell, pastor, officiating and the Senner Funeral home in charge of arrangements.
Henry Cade Lee was born in Huntington, W. Va., on August 23, 1875 where he grew to young manhood. He then came to Honey Grove Texas, where he resided for a number of years and came to Hugo in 1908 and has resided here since that time.
He was elected chief of the Hugo police department several times and was reckoned as one of the best peace officers the city has ever had. Mr. Lee had been married twice. His first wife preceeded [sic] him in death many years. To this union two daughters were morn [sic], Mrs. Lewis Compton, Springfield, Mo., and Mrs. W.T. Miller, Jr., Ft. Towson.
In addition to his two daughters Mr. Lee is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ava Lee, whom he married about five years ago, a step daughter, Mrs. E.H. Lively, Dallas, two grand sons, Harold Cade Compton, Springfield, Mo., and Sergeant Oscar P. Bearden Ft Bliss Texas and one sister, Mrs. James F. Holcomb, Speer, Oklahoma.
Bearers were Fred Whisenhunt, Bob Jones, C.L. Yates, John R. Nabors, Tom Mitchell, Amber [sic] Chambless.
Honorary bearers were James Wright, Frank Caldwell, H.M. Pardue, Carl Sager, C.A. Kimmons, W.C. Henry, Ralph Eastland, Gordon Wilkins, Charley Taylor, J. Fry, Lloyd Simpson, B.E. Wilkins, Mr. Payne, Mr. Wilson, Lon Kile, Horace Jordan, Mr. Burdine, T.W. Hunter, Mack Woods and Judge Barrett.
The News joins the friends of the family in expressing condolence to the bereaved family.
Felix Smith Funeral To Be at 3 P.M. Wednesday
The Hugo Daily News November 17, 1942 - transcribed by Ron Henson
Funeral services for Felix Smith will be held in the First Methodist church Wednesday afternoon at three o'clock with Rev. C.W. Lester, pastor afficiating [sic] and Lynn Browning, minister of the Church of Christ, assisting and the Campbell funeral home in charge of arrangements. Burial will be in Springs chappel [sic] cemetery.
Mr. Smith, pioneer resident, died at his home 602 South K street early Monday morning following an illness of one year.
Bearers will be John Bell, Dave Stovall, Speck Andrews, C.S. Lambeth, Jim Milling and Bob Jones.
Funeral For Fort Towson Resident This Afternoon
The Hugo Daily News November 8, 1942 - transcribed by Ron Henson
Funeral services for B.W. Thompson will be held this afternoon at the First Baptist church in Ft. Towson at three o'clock with Rev. G.A. Ratterlee, of Ft. Worth Texas, officiating and the Snow Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Bradford William Thompson was born May 10, 1865, at McNeal Arkansas, and died at his residence in Ft. Towson at 4:10 a.m. Saturday.
He had resided in Oklahoma for the past thirty-seven years and was well and favorably known in this section.
He is survived by his wife and four daughters. The daughters are Mrs. W.E. Stamey and Miss Mildred Thompson of Ft. Towson; Mrs. C.T. Williams, Dallas and Mrs. H.C. Fultz, New Orleans La. He is also survived by one sister, Mrs. Frank Runyon, Camden, Ark., and a brother, Sam Thompson, of McNeal, Ark.
Bearers will be Arthus Tate, W.F. Meador, J.M. May, O.B. Medford, E.E. Meggs and Henry Coker.
The News joins the many friends of the family in extending condolence.
Chester Adams Funeral To Be At 10 A.M. Monday
The Hugo Daily News November 8, 1942 - transcribed by Ron Henson
Funeral services for Chester A. Adams will be held in the First Christian church Monday morning at ten o'clock with Rev. A.A. Harman, pastor, officiating, and the Campbell Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Chester Arthur Adams was born in Russell county, Georgia, September 18, 1883, and died in the Frisco hospital in St. Louis Thursday.
On Jan. 27, 1907 he was married to Mary Golden Yates in Hugo and to this union three sons were born. They are: Bonner Adams, Belin, N.M., Chester Adams, Jr., Wichita, Kan., and Armond Adams of Shreveport, La.
In addition to this wife and three sons he is survived by six sisters. They are Mrs. Lula Knowles, Mrs. Lena Burk, Mrs. Alfred A. Jones, Mrs. Bob Owens, all of Columbus Ga., Mrs. Ruth Prater, Atlanta, Ga., and Mrs. Sam Ruthland, of Montgomery, Ala.
He is also survived by his mother, Mrs. R.B. Adams, of Columbus, Ga.
Mr. Adams had been in the employ of the Frisco railroad for the past thirty-eight years and had served the Firemen as secretary for twenty-five years.
Bearers will be Willis Fry, R.M. McNabb, W.M. McBee, Will Watson, W.F. Wantland and G.W. Rice.
Funeral Services For Max Anderson Held Today
The Hugo Daily News November 10, 1942 - transcribed by Ron Henson
Funeral services for Max Anderson, eight year old son of Dr. and Mrs. G.W. Anderson, were held in the First Methodist church at four o'clock this afternoon with Rev. C.W. Lester officiating and the Campbell funeral home in charge of arrangements.
The lad was killed during the noon hour Monday as he was returning to school when struck by an automobile driven by Aaron Sharp, Jr. of Wichita Falls, Texas.
Bearers were Don McDowell, Claude Patterson, Buddy Furlong, and Walter Griffith.
No Charges Filed In Car-Bicycle Fatality
The Hugo Daily News November 10, 1942 - transcribed by Ron Henson
Officers who made the investigation of the car-bicycle fatal accident at noon yesterday report that no charges will be filed against the driver of the car as it was an unavoidable accident.
The car was driven by Aaron Sharp, Jr. of Wichita Falls, Texas.
B.M. Finley Funeral Wednesday Afternoon At Four O'clock
The Hugo Daily News November 10, 1942 - transcribed by Ron Henson
Funeral services for B.M. Finley, retired Frisco engineer, will be held Wednesday afternoon at four o'clock in the First Methodist church with Rev. C.W. Lester, pastor officiating and the Coffey Funeral home in charge of arrangements. Interment will be in Mt. Olivet.
Mr. Finley died suddenly at his farm home near Grant Monday, a victim of a heart attack. He had been in failing health for several months but was not considered seriously ill.
Britton McGraugh Finley was born at New Hope, Tenn., November 21, 1878 and died at 10:15 a.m. November 9.
He had been a resident of this community for many years having been in the employ of the Frisco for thirty-eight years before he retired several years ago.
He is survived by his wife, Julia Finley, two sons, Joe Finley, Newport, Ark. and William Howard Finley of Seattle, Washington. Two daughters also survive. They are Miss Mattie Mae Finley, Oklahoma City and Mrs. Henry Collins of Fort Worth. He is also survived by two grandchildren, Joe Finley and Elizabeth Ann Collins and a step daughter, Mrs. Fannie Lee Barnet, Hugo and a sister, Mrs. Roxana Haynes, Greenville, Miss.
Mr. Finley was a lifelong member of the Methodist church and the Masonic lodge. The Masons will be in charge of the funeral service.
Mr. Finley was reckoned as one of our most honorable citizens and had many friends both in and out of railroad circles.
The News joins the friends of the family in extending condolence.
Funeral For Waits Children Held Monday Afternoon
The Hugo Daily News November 3, 1942 - transcribed by Ron Henson
Funeral services for the two children of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Waits was held Monday afternoon with Barrett Fellows officiating and the Snow Funeral home in charge of arrangements. The children, Billy aged 3 and Marjorie aged twenty-two days were burned to death when the family home was destroyed early Monday morning.
Roy Harmon Funeral Wednesday Afternoon At First M.E. Church
The Hugo Daily News November 3, 1942 - transcribed by Ron Henson
Funeral services for Roy E. Harmon will be held in the First Methodist church Wednesday afternoon at three o'clock with Rev C.W. Lester, pastor, officiating, and the Campbell funeral home in charge of arrangements.
Roy Edgar Harmon was born at Paris, Texas December 20, 1891 and died at his home 806 West Finley street at four o'clock Monday afternoon, November 2, a victim of a heart attack.
Mr. Harmon who had been employed at Camp Maxey as a guard for several months was spending his day off duty at home. He was in his usual good health and had done some repairing on his home in the forenoon. After the noon meal he went to his bedroom which was his custom, and was thought to be sleeping until an attempt was made to awaken him when it was found that he had passed on.
He had resided in this community for many years having been engaged in farming and operating various gins. He served as sheriff of Choctaw county from 1939-1941.
He was reckoned among our most highly respected and honored citizens and numbered his friends by all who knew him.
He is survived by his wife and one son, Roy Harmon Jr., who is now stationed with the armed forces at Hondo, Texas, his mother, Mrs. J.L. Harmon, Hugo and two sisters, Mrs. J.S. Merida, Hollis, Okla. and Mrs. Earl Andrews, Hugo.
Three brothers also survive Sam H. Harmon, Hugo, J.L. Harmon, Oklahoma City and Dallas Harmon, Victoria, Texas.
Bearers will be C.E. Barnhill, Roy Marshall, Van Raulston, Floyd Brown, L.E. Holms and Chap Davidson.
All members of the board of stewards of the First Methodist church have been named as honorary bearers.
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