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Hugo Man Killed When Car And Truck Collide
The Ft Towson Sentinel January 2, 1942 – transcribed by Ron Henson
Funeral services for Ellwood Reed Allen, whose death occurred about 6:30 o’clock Monday evening as the result of an automobile-truck accident three and one half miles south of Hugo on the highway to Paris, were conducted Tuesday at 4 o’clock from the First Baptist church. The rites were read by the Rev. Henry W. Young Baptist minister. Burial in Mount Olivet cemetery was directed by Campbell Funeral home.
Condition of Allen’s two companions Wednesday morning was reported serious, although Roy L. Harrison, 34, was reported improving. Douglas D. Kirkham 59, suffered internal injuries which made his condition more critical than Harrison’s. Both men suffered concussions. Their home are in Clarksville. They are in the Hugo hospital.
Harley William Roper, driver of the truck, is in the Sanitarium of Paris, where he is reported suffering with brain concussion and internal injuries. Roper, whose home is in Paris, is 45 years of age.
The accident brought the total of deaths in the county due to traffic accidents in 1941 to nine.
Officers who investigated the accident said that indications caused them to believe that Allen was driving the 1938 model Plymouth automobile toward Hugo at a fast rate of speed. A Frisco freight truck, driven by Roper, was traveling south loaded.
The Plymouth collided with the truck 680 feet north of Horse Creek bridge, first striking the long truck bed. The impact forced the passenger car almost under the truck. The bed was knocked off. Both the Plymouth and truck were damaged extensively.
Allen suffered several injuries, any one of which could have been fatal, investigators said. His body was brought to town by Campbell Funeral home.
Sawyer Resident Died Saturday
The Ft Towson Sentinel January 16, 1942 – transcribed by Ron Henson
Funeral services for Harry Stelle [sic], well known Sawyer resident, were conducted at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Sawyer school by the Rev. M.N. McFarland. Snow Funeral home was in charge of burial in Sawyer cemetery.
Mr. Steele died Saturday at his home in Sawyer. He was a native of the state of Illinois, where he was born June 27, 1868. He had lived in Oklahoma for 40 years and was widely acquainted in the state.
Surviving him are his wife, Mrs. Belle Steele, of Sawyer; six daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Earnest, Mrs. S.J. Fennel, Mrs. Clarence Songer, all of Sawyer, Mrs. O.M. Rankin, of Idabel, Mrs. Melvin Revelle and Mrs. R.C. Young, of Drain, Oregon; one son, Blake Steele, of Spencerville, and one stepson, Jess Loftin, of Spencerville.
Aged Lady Is Called By Death
The Ft Towson Sentinel February 20, 1942 – transcribed by Ron Henson
Mrs. Liza Leather, aged 88 years died at the home of her nephew W.O. Key, northeast of here Tuesday morning after a lengthy illness.
Mrs. Leather was born in Neosho, Missouri, and had resided here since about nine years ago.
Funeral service was held at the Swink cemetery Wednesday with Rev. G.M. Biltings pastor of the assembly of God church here officiating. Burial was under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.
She is survived by one stepson, Waford Mote, and several nephews.
Spencerville Youth Died Thurs
The Ft Towson Sentinel February 27, 1942 – transcribed by Ron Henson
James Edgar Cox, 10, died at four o’clock Thursday morning in the Medical Arts hospital.
Funeral services will be held at the Springs Chapel cemetery Friday afternoon at three o’clock with Rev. M.F. Sullivan, pastor of the Wesley Methodist church officiating, and Campbell Funeral home in charge of arrangements.
Edgar was born near Spencerville on May 28, 1932, and was the son of Mrs. And Mrs. R.A. Cox, well known residents of that community.
He is also survived by two brothers, J.W. and Roy, Jr., and one sister, Essie, and grandmother and grandmother [sic], Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Boles, of Hugo.
Hugo Lady Slain In Mississippi
The Ft Towson Sentinel March 13, 1942 – transcribed by Ron Henson
Greenwood, Miss. – Officers Saturday night said robbery was apparently the motive for the slaying in her room here last night of Ernestine Holt, 33 years old of Hugo, Okla.
Miss Holt, fatally stabbed in the chest, lived about an hour after the attack, friends here said.
At Hugo, her mother, Mrs. D.F. Holt, said she had a letter this week from her daughter who was traveling representative for a Kansas City cosmetics manufacturer, stating she was staying in a house she visited on her last trip to this city.
Miss Holt was a native of Hugo. She was born there June 8, 1908 and was graduated from Hugo highschool in 1928. She later studied at East Central State college, Ada, and at Arkansas university and taught for several years in Clinton, Okla. schools.
In addition to her mother, three sisters, residents of Hugo, survive. Arrangements have not been announced.
John W. Maples Died Saturday In Paris Hospital
The Ft Towson Sentinel March 27, 1942 – transcribed by Ron Henson
John W. Maples, aged 59 years, well known local barber, died at the Sanitarium Paris, Paris, Texas, last Saturday night at 10:25 o’clock after an illness of several months.
Funeral services were held at the First Methodist church in Fort Towson Monday afternoon with Rev. W.V. Waithal pastor, officiating. Interment was made in the local cemetery in charge of Coffey Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were J.M. May, S.S. McDonald, R.J. Ashley, O.B. Medford, J.E. Loar and Clarence Adams.
Mr. Maples was born in Water Valley, Mississippi, February 8, 1883. For many years he and his wife resided in Paris, Texas before coming to Fort Towson about ten years ago. During the time of his residence here Mr. Maples had operated a barber shop.
He was a member of the Methodist church and Masonic Lodge. He was regarded by all who knew him as one of the best citizens of this community.
Surviving Mr. Maples are his wife; one son, Lowell Maples of Dallas, Texas; one sister, two brothers and one granddaughter.
Swink Lady Is Called By Death
The Ft Towson Sentinel April 10, 1942 – transcribed by Ron Henson
Funeral services for Mrs. Angeline Darity Kyle, of Swink, relative to a number of Choctaw county people, were conducted Sunday afternoon at the Swink cemetery. Coffey Funeral home was in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Kyle died at 5:45 p.m. Saturday afternoon at the home of a son, John Darity, in Swink. She was born in Hat county, Mississippi nearly 68 years ago. Before moving to Swink she was a resident of Hall’s Chapel community.
She is survived by the following sons and daughters Mrs. Mary Jeffrey and Mrs. Collie Matlock, of Soper, Frank Darity, John Darity, Arie Darity and Mrs. Sallie Matlock, of Swink, and Mike Darity, of Center Valley, California.
Surviving grandchildren include Lorene, James, June, Jack and Claudine Jeffrey, of Soper, and F.D., Ruth, J.B., Dovid and Leroy Darity, of Swink.
Walter Pharis Died At Swink
The Ft Towson Sentinel April 10, 1942 – transcribed by Ron Henson
Funeral services for Walter P. Pharis, of Swink, will be held at four o’clock Friday afternoon at Swink, with Rev. Jim Lick, officiating and the Coffey Funeral home in charge of arrangements.
Bearers will be Aston Little, Bert Swink, Ed Forbs, Erwin Wilson, Nolen Li[?]tle and Dave Clark.
Mr. Pharis was born in Grant in 1881 and had resided in this county all his life.
He is survived by his wife, Lola Pharis, and the following children: Ruddle, Opal, Hazel, Pat, Walter Jr., Carl Steen, Rex, Alvis Jones Billy Rae and one grandson.
Mr. Pharis was well known in the east end of Choctaw county.
The Sentinel joins the friends of the family [remainder missing]
J.A. Cranford Called By Death
The Ft Towson Sentinel April 17, 1942 – transcribed by Ron Henson
Johnathan A. Cranford, 90 year old resident of Walnut Grove, northeast of Fort Towson, died at the home of his son, H.L. Cranford, at 5:15 o’clock Sunday afternoon.
Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. G.M. Billings in the stone chapel at the Fort Towson cemetery at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon. Senner Funeral home was in charge of arrangements and interment.
Mr. Cranford was born March 24, 1852 in the state of Arkansas. He had lived in this section for many years and was highly regarded by a large number of friends.
He is survived by three sons, H.L. Cranford, of Fort Towson, Jack Cranford, of Finley, Early Cranford, of Ada, and one daughter, Mrs. Mary Crow of Deport, Texas.
Pallbearers were Henry Priddy, Willis Williams, John Holcomb, T.K. Snead, A.C. Barnes and Dan Patrick.
J.A. Townsend Died At Home Here Wednesday
The Ft Towson Sentinel May 1, 1942 – transcribed by Ron Henson
John Albert Walter Townsend aged 82 years, died at his home here Wednesday night at 9:30 o’clock, after an illness of many months duration.
Funeral services were held at the First Methodist church here Thursday afternoon at 3 o’clock with Rev. W.V. Walthal, pastor, officiating. Interment was made in the Valliant City Cemetery and was in charge of Snow Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were A.G. Herdin, H.H. Coker, C.L. Gilliland, T.M. Groves, R.W. Harkey and W.S. Davis.
Mr. Townsend was born at Sanatobia, Mississippi on December 28, 1859, and had resided in Oklahoma for the past 38 years. Before moving here several years ago he resided at Valliant. He was well liked and respected by all who knew him.
He is survived by his wife; three daughters, Mrs. G.W. Cunningham of Millerton, Mrs. Jim Moore of Valliant and Mrs. John Wilson of Garvin; two sons, J.E. Townsend of Bowie, Texas, and L.T. Townsend of Shafter, California.
Aged Man Died Of Self-inflicted Wound Near Here
The Ft Towson Sentinel June 5, 1942 – transcribed by Ron Henson
Funeral services will be held at the Fort Towson Cemetery Sunday afternoon for Ewing G. McDaniel, aged 74, who died of self-inflicted shotgun wounds at his home six miles north of Fort Towson Wednesday afternoon.
Investigating officers were J.S. White, Justice of the Peace, County Attorney Norman Horton, Deputy Sheriff Clyde Collins and Constable Clarence Keys. White acted as coroner and the jury was composed of Dan Patrick, foreman; Carley Barnes, H.L. Cranford, jack Matthews, M.A. Vandever and Henry Priddy. Dr. H. L. Boyer was the examining physician.
Verdict of the jury was "death apparently self inflicted". His wife testified that shortly before the tragedy he indicated that he was going to end his life and saw him leave the house with a shotgun.
His body was found just across the road in front of the McDaniels home beside a log. The gun was rested across the log with the barrel pointed in the direction of the dead man. A long forked stick also lay across the log, evidently used by Mr. McDaniels to release the trigger. Most of his head was blown off by the blast.
Neighbors testified that on several occasions he had expressed his intention of committing suicide.
Surviving besides his wife are four daughters: Mrs. Ruby Peterson, Mrs. Gussie Helnie [?] and Mrs. Helen Robinson, of Los Angeles, California, and Mrs. Andy Collins of Floydata, Texas; and two sons Oscar McDaniels of Oilton, and Ode McDaniels of Portersville, California.
Infant Tidmore Buried Here Sunday Afternoon
The Ft Towson Sentinel June 5, 1942 – transcribed by Ron Henson
Infant Jewel Lee Tidmore, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jewel Tidmore, was buried Sunday afternoon at the Fort Towson Cemetery, funeral services being conducted by Rev. G.M. Billings and Rev. Jim Lick.
Other survivors include his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Mills, Mrs. C.L. Phillips, all of this community, and H.C. Tidmore of Valliant.
Mrs. M.E. Foster Called By Death
The Ft Towson Sentinel June 26, 1942 – transcribed by Ron Henson
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Foster, 72, resident of Choctaw county since 1918, were conducted Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Church of Christ in Fort Towson by W.A. F[?]y. Senner Funeral home was in charge of arrangements and burial in Fort Towson cemetery.
Mrs. Foster died at 6 o’clock last Friday at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Chesshir, five miles southwest of Fort Towson.
She was a native of Mississippi, where she was born February 17, 1870. Fifty years ago she became a member of the Church of Christ and throughout the years she had remained a faithful member.
She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Chesshir, of Fort Towson, Mrs. N.V. Barnett, of Paris, [?], J.W. Freeman and Mrs. T.W. Myers, of Tulsa. Fourteen grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren also survive her.
Man Killed By Frisco Freight Here Tuesday
The Ft Towson Sentinel July 3, 1942 – transcribed by Ron Henson
Frank Fields of Fort Towson, 38 was killed by a freight train about 8 p.m. Tuesday on the trestle half a mile east of town, and about the same distance from the spot where his six year old step daughter was also killed by a train about two years ago.
Engineer Charlie Miller asserted that Fields was lying across the tracks as the 29 car freight crossed the trestle. The man’s body was badly mutilated, especially about the waist.
Justice of the Peace J.S. White acted as coroner and swore in a coroner’s jury composed of John Kelly, foreman, Bill Stinson, Cliff Borinson, J.W. Taylor, Johnny Co[?]ios and Bill Miller. Their verdict was "accidental death by impact of Frisco freight train." Assisting Judge White in the investigation was E.A. Blythe, assistant County Attorney, Deputy Sheriff Cass Vandergriff and Constable Clarence Keys.
The man, who had returned last week from Montana where he was employed in the beet fields, leaves his wife, a daughter and two step children.
Funeral services were held at Fort Towson cemetery Wednesday at 4 p.m. by the Rev. Ross Davis, pastor of the Assembly of God church at Antlers. Campbell Funeral home was in charge of arrangements.
Snead Resident Called By Death
The Ft Towson Sentinel July 17, 1942 – transcribed by Ron Henson
Funeral services for John Dickerson of the Snead community, were held Thursday afternoon at the Fort Towson cemetery. Coffey Funeral Home was in charge of the service.
Mr. Dickerson, who was 78 years old, died of a rare blood disease, chronic lymphic Leukemia, in which the white blood cells crowd out the red blood cells according to attending physicians. He was a patient in the Hugo Hospital.
Mr. Dickerson had lived in the Snead community for more than 15 years and was well and favorably known. He was a bachelor and his only survivor is his brother Ed Dickerson who was unable to be present at the funeral.
Spencerville Man Takes Own Life Monday Night
The Ft Towson Sentinel July 24, 1942 – transcribed by Ron Henson
Clyde Buchanan, 31 year old farmer and stockman, killed himself Monday night at the home of his brother, Pete Buchanan, where he resided, a mile east of Spencerville.
Sheriff M.M. Cap Duncan and Deputy Sheriff Bird Collins investigated and Roy Kerr, justice of the peace, conducted the inquest verdict of suicide being returned.
Pete Buchanan told officers he was sitting on the porch when Clyde passed him, going into the house, saying, "My time here ain’t long." Immediately afterward, Pete heard a shot, and going indoors, found his brother dying, one shot from a .38 calibre [sic] pistol having gone through his heart.
Clyde Buchanan, recently called for army service, had passed his physical examination and was to report for duty Saturday. He had been given a temporary deferment recently because of illness, and had sought another in order to dispose of cattle he owned, before reporting.
Funeral services were held Wednesday at Spencerville.
Survivors include four brothers, Pete, Robert, George and Walter Buchanan, all of Spencerville.
Hugo Man is Killed In Calif.
The Ft Towson Sentinel July 24, 1942 – transcribed by Ron Henson
Hugo – The body of Woodrow Wilson Sherrer, 26, who was killed Wednesday while working at a ship building plant in Oakland, Cal., will arrive Saturday. Jones Funeral Home of Antlers is in charge of arrangements for interment.
Sherrer started work at the plant on July 14 and details of his death here are unavailable other than he was operating a large crane at the time.
Besides his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.L. Sherrer, who live on the Hugo - Antlers highway, survivors include his wife and two children. His wife was visiting relatives in Texas when notified of the death of her husband.
Funeral Held For Mrs. J.I, Dozier
The Ft Towson Sentinel July 31, 1942 – transcribed by Ron Henson
Funeral services for Mrs. Mildred Dozier, wife of J.I. Dozier, of near Hugo, were conducted at the Fort Towson cemetery Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock by Rev. Bill Golden, Baptist minister. Snow Funeral home was in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Dozier died at 2:10 o’clock Tuesday morning at Saint Joseph’s Infirmary at Paris, where she had been in ill health for sometime.
Mrs. Dozier was 36 years of age having been born December 27, 1906.
She is survived by her husband and two children, Ruth and Donald Dozier, and four sisters.
Funeral Held For Sobol Child Mon.
The Ft Towson Sentinel August 21, 1942 – transcribed by Ron Henson
Funeral services for Floyd Thomas Allinsworth, 2 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Allinsworth of Sobol, were held in the Sobol cemetery Monday afternoon, August 17, at 2:30. Coffey Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The young lad took suddenly ill Saturday morning, August 15, and died that night.
He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Allinsworth of Sobol, and one sister, Evelyn.
Mac Wright Is Called By Death
The Ft Towson Sentinel August 24, 1942 – transcribed by Ron Henson
Funeral services for M.C. Wright will be held today at 2:30 but the place was not announced. Coffey Funeral Home will be in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Wright, 56, was a resident of Swink, but died in Leavensworth, Kansas, Wednesday afternoon.
He is survived by two sons and one daughter, Maxie Mae Wright and Gilbert Wright, who reside at Swink, and the other son, William Earl Wright, is with the armed forces at some camp in Missouri.
Local Man Accidentally Killed Near McAlester
Arthur Bishop Struck By Truck Friday Night
The Ft Towson Sentinel August 24, 1942 – transcribed by Ron Henson
Arthur Biship [sic], 50 year old resident of this community, was killed when struck by a truck about midnight Friday, nine miles south of McAlster [sic], where he had gone to take a defense industry job, word has been received here.
Surviving are several children, including Mrs. Ed Collins of Fort Towson and Mrs. Fletcher Stuart of Phoenix, Arizona, and also David and Bennie Bishop, both in army service; Miss Estella Bishop, living somewhere in California, and Miss Myrtice Bishop, somewhere in Arizona.
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