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SERVICES HELD FOR ED MIDDLETON AT GRANT.
HUGO DAILY NEWS - JANUARY 10, 1972 -- transcribed & submitted by Jo
Ann Bishop, Rosamond, CA.
Services for Ed Middleton, 72, Grant, were held today at 1:30 p.m. in the Grant Baptist Church with Rev. E. J. Poulson officiating. He died Jan. 8, 1972 and was buried in the Grant Cemetery on Jan. 10, 1972. Coffey Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Mr. Middleton, a retired mechanic, custodian and bus driver at Grant school.
He was born Jan. 1, 1890 in Ft. Towson Co., Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory. He had lived in Choctaw County all his life. He was a Baptist.
Survivors include his wife, Addie Mae, four sons, Harlan and Stacy of Grant, Thurman of Salina, KS. and Frank of Anchorage, Alaska; Pebblene Washer and Jo Ann Bishop of Abilene, TX. and Mary Monk of Paris; 16 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
OBITUARY FOR ADDIE MAE (GENTRY) MIDDLETON
[unknown newspaper -- Hugo Daily News or Paris Daily News] -- transcribed &
submitted by Jo Ann Bishop, Rosamond,
CA.
Addie Mae Middleton, a long time resident of Grant, died today ( May 5, 1977) at 5 a.m. in Garland, Texas.
Funeral services will be held Friday, May 6, 1977 at 1:00 p.m. in the Grant Baptist Church at Grant. Rev. Dick McClure officiating. Coffey Funeral Home in charge of arrangements and burial in Grant Cemetery.
Mrs. Middleton, 77, was born February 19, 1900 in Vasco, Delta Co., TX. She was a member of the Grant Baptist Church and had lived in the community all her life.
She is survived by four sons: Stacy E. Middleton, Marion, KS., Thurman Middleton, Layton, Utah, Frank E. Middleton, Hugo, OK., Harlan F. Middleton, Flagstaff, AZ; three daughters, Pebblene Washer, San Diego, CA., Jo Ann Bishop, Rosamond, CA., Mary E. Monk, Mesquite, TX. A sister, Hazel Rachel of Fredericksburg, TX. 16 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Man Slain At Apple Monday
The Ft Towson Sentinel August 26, 1938 – transcribed by Ron Henson
Undersheriff Lou Ellis said Tuesday no date has been set for preliminary hearing for Robert haggard, 45 year old World war veteran, now held in the county jail at Hugo on a murder charge following the death late Monday at Apple of G.L. Nugent, 67 year old farmer.
County Attorney M.W. Gross said Haggard admitted shooting Nugent when the latter was pursuing him. Gross said both Mr. and Mrs. Nugent were tenants on Haggard’s farm located a mile west of Apple. Haggard told officers he returned to his house Monday afternoon and was asked by Mrs. Nugent for part of some money Haggard had received for labor, the woman claiming Haggard owed her an amount for washing his clothes. Nugent, in the garden near the house at the time of the discussion over money, immediately came to the house and sided with his wife. Haggard got his clothes, as he intended attending an ice cream supper nearby, and left after picking up his shotgun. Haggard said Nugent followed him armed with a knife. After warning Nugent to stop, Haggard said he fired at Nugent when the man got about 30 yards from the house, the entire charge striking Nugent in the stomach. Nugent walked about 20 yards towards the house and fell dead.
Funeral services were held at the Spencerville cemetery Tuesday afternoon, the Rev. W.E. White, Hugo Baptist minister officiating.
Aged Minister Taken By Death
The Ft Towson Sentinel September 2, 1938 – transcribed by Ron Henson
Rev. John James Martin, 82 years old, resident of this section since 1901 died at the home of his son south of Hugo at 1:55 p.m. Sunday.
Services were conducted at Shoat Springs cemetery at 2 p.m. Mon., the Rev Malcum McFarland officiating and Coffey-Baker-Campbell funeral directors in charge.
Mr. Martin was born in Randolf, Tenn., Nov. 17, 1855.
He is survived by three sons: Charles Martin and George Martin both of Hugo, and Weaver Martin of Broken Bow. Nineteen grandchildren also survive.
Buchanan Funeral Is Held Wednesday Morning
The Ft Towson Sentinel September 2, 1938 – transcribed by Ron Henson
Funeral services for Mrs. Coy Buchanan, 18, who died at her home at Spencerville Tuesday were held Wednesday morning.
She is survived by her husband and parents, Mr. and Mrs. Brock Campbell, McCurtain county residents.
Hugo Doctor Dies In Crash, Four Injured
The Ft Towson Sentinel September 16, 1938 – transcribed by Ron Henson
Dr. G.E. Harris, pioneer Hugo physician, was killed and four persons injured Wednesday night in a three car collision near here.
The injured were Mr. and Mrs. Richard Baird and Baird’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Baird. None is in serious condition.
Highway patrolmen said Doctor Harris’s car swerved to avoid hitting a car parked on a curve, side-swiped it and struck the Baird car head-on. They said the physican’s [sic] car catapulted over the top of the Baird car and landed on its top. Patrolmen said two negroes were in the parked machine.
Dora Jean Swink Buried Wednesday
The Ft Towson Sentinel September 16, 1938 – transcribed by Ron Henson
Funeral service were held Wednesday afternoon at 4 o’clock in Swink for Dora Jean Swink, 14 year old daughter of Mrs. Jordan Swink. Rev. Morris Valliant officiated and interment under the direction of the Coffey Baker Campbell funeral home.
Pallbearers composed of former schoolmates, were as follows: Rush Winters, Bobby Wynn, Hoyt Adams, Marshall Jr. Ellis, Sammie Smith and F.W. Teague.
The child died Tuesday morning in the Hardy sanitarium in Ardmore following an operation.
Survivors include the mother. 4 brothers [remaining line missing]
John H. Barlow Killed By Auto
The Ft Towson Sentinel October 21, 1938 – transcribed by Ron Henson
John H. Barlow, founder and president of the Barlow Chemical association, Oklahoma City, a barber supplies firm, was killed almost instantly about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday when he was struck by an automobile on U.S. highway 70 five miles west of Hugo.
Barlow was standing on the road watching a fire to the north when a car driven by Claude Milton Durham of Antlers knocked the veteran druggist into his own car, then ran over him as Barlow fell to the pavement.
With Barlow were his wife, Mrs. Essie Barlow, 39 years old, and Mrs. Barlow’s father, W.J. Ray, who were not injured. Both were near the Barlow car watching the blaze, too, but neither was struck, according to Jess Faulkner and Jim Hall, state highway patrolmen who investigated the death.
Durham told officer that he had not seen the druggist on the road because of the thick smoke from the fire. The Barlow car, officers said, had been parked halfway on the pavement.
Barlow suffered a fractured skull, broken bones in both legs and his left arm and a broken neck. He was dead when an ambulance brought him into Hugo.
Peter J. Hudson Buried Sunday
The Ft Towson Sentinel October 28, 1938 – transcribed by Ron Henson
Funeral services for Peter J. Hudson, 75 years old, will be held at Tuskahoma Sunday afternoon, after which burial will take place in the cemetery at the old capitol building near that city.
Mr. Hudson died Friday but no announcement was made as to the cause of his death. He was one of the most outstanding and picturesque members of the old Choctaw tribe and was reckoned as one of the best informed members of the tribe on the history of the Choctaw Indian.
In speaking of his passing, Judge Tom Hunter stated Saturday that Mr. Hudson knew more Choctaw history than any other member of the tribe and that it was regetrable [sic] that his information was not a matter of record.
Mr. Hudson is survived by several children and near relatives, the names of whom could not be learned.
Sawyer Man Dies Thursday
The Ft Towson Sentinel November 4, 1938 – transcribed by Ron Henson
James R. McMurtie, aged 71, was found dead in his bed at his home at Sawyer, Thursday afternoon. Death was attributed to heart failure.
Mr. McMurtie had lived in this section for more than twenty-five years, having engaged in railroad work and farming until his retirement a few years ago.
His wife and one son, Warren of Headrick, Okla., survive the deceased.
Funeral services will be held Saturday with Rev. McFarlane [sic] conducting the rites. Burial will be made in the Sawyer cemetery.
Stinet Funeral Conducted Thurs.
The Ft Towson Sentinel December 2, 1938 – transcribed by Ron Henson
Funeral services for Mack Allen, one year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Stinett of Swink, were conducted Thursday afternoon at 4 o’clock at the Swink cemetery. Rev. James Paul, pastor of the Methodist church, here, conducted the services. Interment was under the direction of the Coffey Funeral Home.
Robert Miller Buried At Apple Tuesday
The Ft Towson Sentinel December 2, 1938 – transcribed by Ron Henson
Funeral services were held at the Apple cemetery Tuesday afternoon for Robert L. Miller, 50, farmer, whose death occurred early Tuesday morning in a Hugo hospital as the result of a fall from a pick-up truck Saturday night enroute to his home near Spencerville. The accident occurred six miles northeast of Hugo and Miller was one of six other Spencerville residents riding in the bed of the truck when he fell.
Young Lady Dies Here Monday
The Ft Towson Sentinel December 2, 1938 – transcribed by Ron Henson
Funeral service were held at the First Baptist church here Tuesday at 2 p.m. for Mrs. Ola Mae Skelton. Rev. G.R. Naylor, officiated and interment was under the direction of Snow’s Funeral home.
Mrs. Skelton died early Monday morning here at the home of her parents. The deceased was born on March 27, 1916 and had lived here nearly all her life.
Survivors are her husband, Walton Skelton; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Smith; two brother, Curtis and Charles Lee Smith; and three sisters, Ruby Smith, Mrs. Horace Wells, Ft. Towson and Mrs. G.R. Lancaster, Norman.
Aged Woman Dies Here December 8
The Ft Towson Sentinel December 16, 1938 – transcribed by Ron Henson
Funeral services were held at the Doaksville cemetery Friday, for Mrs. Matilda Music Sales with Rev. G.R. Naylor officiating.
Mrs. Sales was born April 18th, 1869, joined the Baptist church in 1883 and the following year was united in marriage with Daniel Sales.
To his union 19 children were born, nine of them survive their mother. J.B. Sales of Ratan [sic]; Frank Sales, of Randie[?]; Bire and Ira Sales, Miss Kizzie Sales and Mrs. Northa Standfield all of Ft. Towson; Mrs. Pariee Davis of Vandever, Tenn; Mrs. Elizabeth Whitson, of Detroit, Texas; Mrs. Marie Wynn, of Manchester, Texas; and forty grandchildren also survive.
D.C. Wilson Dies Friday
The Ft Towson Sentinel December 16, 1938 – transcribed by Ron Henson
W. [sic] C. Wilson, 70 year old farmer of Sawyer, died Friday morning at 4 o’clock at the Sanitarium of Paris where he had been a patient since November18 [?].
Snow Funeral home of Hugo is in charge of arrangements which were incomplete this morning.
A Good Woman Gone
Mrs. Lovett Dies At The Akin Hospital in Paris Tuesday
The Soper Herald August 29, 1907 – transcribed by Ron Henson
Mrs. Girtrude [sic] Lovett, (nee Jeter) who had been confined to her bed since the 8th of June, died Tuesday afternoon at the Akin Hospital.
She left her home in Boswell in June and came to the home of her parents where a loving mother and father could take better care of her, but she gradually grew worse until it was decided to take her to the hospital and and [sic] have an operation preformed. She was carried to Paris Sunday morning and seemed to stand the trip very well and on Monday she was greatly improved. Tuesday at noon a telephone message was received here stating that she was not expected to live. Whitney Jeter left immediately, but she died before he arrived. She bore her afflictions patiently and heroically, and was cheerful and hopeful to the end.
She was the oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Jeter, and [print faded and unreadable] ... member of the Methodist church and was a great worker and of great assistance to Bro. Lovett in his work of saving souls for Christ.
She was married to Rev. G.A. Lovett September the 5th, 1905 at the age of 27 years. Her married life was a brief, but a happy one.
During her long illness Bro. Lovett waited upon her lovingly and faithfully and all that medical skill could do was done to save save [sic] this good woman, but to no avail.
The remains were shipped to Hugo Tuesday night and at her request she was laid to rest in the orchard at her old home where she spent her childhood days in the presence of a large concourse of sorrowing relatives and friends. Funeral services conducted by Rev. E.C. Wallace of Grant.
The Herald and its many readers extend condolence to the bereaved husband who is left [unreadable] in this world without a companion and the poor broken hearted father, mother and children.
Death of S.R. Brooks
The Soper Herald November 28, 1907 – transcribed by Ron Henson
S.R. Brooks, who has been sick for several weeks at the Palace hotel, died in his room, last evening, at 7:10, aged 60 years. His two sons, L.O. and C.E. Brooks were here with him. The body was turned over to W.A. Clark to be embalmed and was shipped on the 12:40 Katy train to Vetisburg, Ind., where the burial will take place. His sons accompanyed [sic] the body on its last journey – Durant News
The Soper Herald January 16, 1908 – transcribed by Ron Henson
Mrs. Wall who lived one mile east of town died Sunday afternoon of pneumonia. The remains were laid to rest in the city cemitary [sic] Monday afternoon.
The Soper Herald January 23, 1908 – transcribed by Ron Henson
Mrs. Holiway who lived two miles West of town died Sunday morning of heart disease and was laid to rest in the city cemitary [sic] Tuesday afternoon.
The Soper Herald March 5, 1908 – transcribed by Ron Henson
The little three year old child of Mrs. Davenport who lives in the south part of town died Thursday of measles. The remains were laid to rest in the city cemetary [sic] Friday.
The Soper Herald April 30, 1908 – transcribed by Ron Henson
Sometimes in the April kissed springtime, the little flower we welcome as the snow drop, droops and dies, but its delicate face has inspired us to hope, and perfumed our life with thoughts of purity. It was even so with "our baby" – the tiny blossom of humanity that came to the home of Mr. and Mrs. G.A. Johnson of our city.
The sunshine of love could not warm her to life nor the affection of parenthood beguile her from drooping. Her breath went out like the exhalation of a sweetly fragrant minion of woodland and in her stead was left only a holy and beautiful memory – a memory that will last and sanctify as long as parental existence. Little Alfa J. Johnson died Sunday morning at the early dawn. The small body was laid to rest in the city cemetary [sic] by hands that had tried to make her young life happy. May God’s purest angles guard her slumbers.
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