Waurika News-Democrat
Waurika, Jefferson Co., Oklahoma

March 5, 1948

Delbert Ragan’s Body ‘Nearly Home’
GLENN BOYDSTUN, funeral director at Comanche, received word the body of ORAN DELBERT RAGAN, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. C. RAGAN of this community, arrived in Fort Worth Feb. 22, with a contingent of Navy dead. Delbert died in the Virgin Islands, May 28, 1943, while in the service of his country. He was a B. M. 2/c in the U. S. Coast Guard. Funeral services will be conducted at the Hastings Baptist church March 21 with interment in the Hastings cemetery, military honors.

Dillard Dyes Visit Home Folks
Mr. and Mrs. DILLARD DYE of Laredo, Texas, visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. O. DYE and friends here. The Dyes were called to Gainesville, Texas Saturday that her aunt, Mrs. W. J. PRICE, passed away suddenly of a heart attack. Funeral services were Tuesday with one son coming from New York City and the other from Georgia where both are practicing physicians.

March 12, 1948

Neil Johnson Attended His Father’s Funeral
Mr. and Mrs. NEIL JOHNSON came home from Westville where his father, J. P. A. JOHNSON, died Monday, March 1. Mr. Johnson was 70 years old and had been in ill health for two years. Funeral services were delayed until March 7 so that the four sons and four daughters, who with their mother, survive, might be present. The funeral rites at Westville had interment at Stilwell. Surviving sons are IRVIN JOHNSON of Eugene, Oregon; LUTHER and VERNON JOHNSON of Ferndale, Washington; and NEIL JOHNSON of Waurika; daughters, Mrs. SUDIE POWIS of Los Angeles, Cal., Mrs. MYRTLE NORTON of Muskogee; Mrs. GENEVA ARNOLD of Oklahoma City, and Mrs. LETHA MAE STRICKLAND of Little Rock, Arkansas. Despite the sadness of the family gathering, the first one since 1924, there was comfort for the mother and sons and daughters to be altogether. Mr. Johnson was born in Texas, and came to Mountain View, Oklahoma in 1897, lived there until 1923 when he and Mrs. Johnson moved to Oklahoma, then moved to Westville two years ago. Mrs. ALLEN BATTENFIELD, a sister of Mrs. Johnson Sr., died at the family home at Clovis, New Mexico just 8 hours after Mr. Johnson passed away.

A. A. HUNDLEY
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. HUNDLEY received a message Sunday that his brother, A. A. HUNDLEY, had passed at Gainesville, Texas. Mr. Hundley, age 82, was a patient at the Gainesville hospital for several weeks, then was taken home the preceding week. Funeral services were held Monday in the Methodist church at Saint Jo, Montague Co., Texas, with interment in the Hundley family plot at Mallard, Texas. Mr. Hundley was the oldest of his father’s family, who survived his death. The others are JIM HUNDLEY of Denton, Texas, REESE of Post, Texas, Mrs. SAM STOUT(?) of Pilot Point, Texas, and R. B. HUNDLEY of Waurika.

March 19, 1948

Sam Ash Home from North Carolina
SAM ASH, who says that Clay County, North Carolina, is full of his ‘kin folks,’ is home from two weeks visit there. Sam was accompanied by his sister, Mrs. LEE STOUT and Mr. Stout of Vernon, Texas, and they found travel in the car a little on the rough side. One night, they were guests of ‘Uncle BUD’ ASH, whose home was perched on a mountain side and come morning, they couldn’t get the car started for the sleet and snow. … One thing Sam is proudest of is that Dr. GEORGE TRUITT, one of the greatest men in religion, was born there, not many miles from Sam’s home town of Hayesville.

ORAN DELBERT RAGAN
Funeral services for Oran Delbert Ragan, Boatswain Mate 2nd class of the U. S. Coast Guard, will be held at the Baptist church at Hastings, Sunday, March 21, with Rev. A. C. MOWERY and C. J. CLEVENGER officiating. Oran lost his life in the Russell Islands in the South Pacific, May 28, 1943. Burial in the Hastings cemetery arranged by the Boydstun funeral home. A military committal service will be arranged by the Buddy Frost American Legion post of Waurika. Pallbearers: CALVIN MCCLARITY, REX FREEMAN, LEWIS MCCLARITY, J. E. PETRO, JACK TAYLOR and W. M. BIRD. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. ORAN RAGAN of Hastings, one brother, KENNETH RAGAN of Waurika, and one sister Mrs. NINA SMITH of Duncan.

Brother Dies in New Zealand
Mrs. TOM MITCHELL had a cablegram Wednesday of last week about the death of her brother, JOHN SHELENHAMER, age 72, at Dunedin, New Zealand, where he lived for many years and where he was manager of the New Zealand chain of theatres. Mr. Shelenham had a colorful life. He was in the Spanish-American War in 1898 and at the end, married an English girl whom he met and married in Shanghai, China. They lived there until after the birth of their daughter, BEATRICE, who visited here 20 years ago, and then went to Dunedin, where he established the theatre chain. Mr. and Mrs. Shelenhamer were the parents of four daughters, and last October, one of them, GERALDINE, married in Washington, D. C., Lt. J. L. SHINTON, who was with the last Byrd expedition. The expedition was tied up at Dunedin some time for repairs and the young couple met, and after his return to Washington, she went there to marry him. The last word Mrs. Mitchell had from her brother was a letter telling of a planned visit here and enclosed a large picture of the family with the parents, three daughters and sons-in-law toasting the picture of Geraldine, taken on the day and hour of her wedding.

Madden Grove
Mrs. L. C. MCGINNIS of Terral visited the ROY MCGINNIS family.
The JOHN FAST family of Keene, Texas, visited their parents Mr. and Mrs. D. B. KINDER.
Mrs. EVA LEMMON visited her sister Mrs. COLLINS at Hastings.
The TOMMIE NATION family of Moran visited Mr. and Mrs. LEO LINDESMITH and DON.
The EARL KENDALL family of Ardmore visited the LUTEHR LEMONS family.
ODES WELCH visited OTTO YOUNG.
Mr. and Mrs. EVERETT LINDESMITH and daughter DAIRAE visited their parents Mr. and Mrs. W. M. BOYD at Comanche.
Mr. and Mrs. WALT WILSON and son of Hastings, Mr. and Mrs. PAUL THOMPSON and sons BOBBY and DICKY, of Moran visited the OTT YOUNG family.
The TOM SORRELL family visited the J. W. SEARS family of Comanche.
Mrs. IDA MILLER visited Mrs. W. F. THOMAS at Hastings.
Mrs. CECIL RIDING visited Miss LAVONNE LINDESMITH.
Miss LOIS JEAN LINDESMITH visited miss VALRAE WOOD.
The FRED FARRIS family of Addington visited the W. M. LINDESMITH family.
The L. B. LINDESMITH family and I. C. MCGINNIS of Terral visited spent Sunday with the M. C. MCGINNIS family.
The LEE LINDESMITH with Don spent Sunday with the BEN DAVIDSON family at Empire.
PRICE WOOD of Waurika visited his son, PRICE WOOD Jr. and family.
The I. C. MCGINNIS family of Terral and Mrs. WALTER BECKER of Waurika visited the ROY MCGINNIS family.

Death
CLARENCE OTIS JONES of Duncan was born March 11, 1891 at Maytown, Texas. He moved to Hastings in 1908 and married Miss VIRGINIA LEMONS at Hastings Sept. 5, 1910 and they lived at Hastings until 1930. He died of a heart attack in a Duncan hospital March 11, 1948. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. VIRGINIA JONES of Duncan; son, CEICL JONES of Long Beach, California; daughters Mrs. LILLIAN CALDWELL and Mrs. VIRDENA GUEST both of Duncan; three brothers, LEE of Duncan, BILL of San Angelo, Texas, and CURTIS of Bellflower, California; two sisters Mrs. WOODY MCDANIELS of Comanche and Mrs. W. E. JUSTICE of Dallas, Texas. Funeral services were held Sunday 2 p.m. at the Nazarene church in Duncan. Burial was in the Duncan cemetery. Pallbearers were JOE JONES, JACK JONES, ELVIA JONES, ISOM MCDANIELS, BILL MCDANIELS and JIM MALONE.

March 26, 1948

A deal was closed last week whereby Mr. and Mrs. HARRY ALTEN became owners of the home on North Meridian built by BILL BALLEW. The Ballews bought a home in El Reno which is Bill’s terminal Rock Island run. Mrs. Ballew and JERRY will stay here until the close of school.

Miss JOYCE THURMAN, who spent three weeks with her parents Mr. and Mrs. ALLEN THURMAN here, will return to New York City, where she is employed by the Western Union. Miss Thurman has been gone 18 months.

W. S. SCOTT
J. F. TALLANT received a message Saturday that his uncle, W. S. Scott, had died that afternoon in Dallas, age 100 years 2 days. He had been blind and deaf the past two years and lived with his only child, Mrs. GEORGE LIPSCOMBE of Dallas. Mr. Scott was the oldest member of his father’s family and the last to did, four brothers and seven sisters preceded him in death. Born in Mississippi, he, at age of 15, ran away from home and was on his on from that date. He joined the Confederate army, serving until the war was over. In 1886 Mr. and Mrs. Scott with their daughter came to Dallas and lived there since except for three years in Kansas City, Missouri. His body was taken to Kansas City where he sleeps by the side of his wife who died 15 years ago, the Scott family having a family plot in Kansas City cemetery where other relatives rest.

Pioneer Physician to Leave
Jefferson County is losing Dr. and Mrs. D. M. COLLINS who move to Lawton to be near his only son, Dr. H. B. COLLINS, and family. Dr. Collins, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. A. G. COLLINS, was born in Alabama and graduated from Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee. After graduation, he went back to his home county and began looking after ‘my sick folks’ riding horseback up the mountains and hills. Until today he enjoys recounting many humorous events that he met with in his practice and how some of the old fashioned people were able to teach the young doctor many things he had not learned in college. A few years after graduation, the family moved to Blue Grove, Texas, and lived there for a time before moving to Sugden, Jefferson County, where he practiced from 1903 to 1919, then moved to Waurika. In Sugden he was partners with the late Dr. DIXON and Dr. DICE now in Randlett. Shortly after coming to Waurika, Dr. Collins bought the Waurika hospital building and for 25 years, owned and operated it as a hospital. He recently sold it to Mr. and Mrs. LOY STOUT. (long history of the practice by wagon then by car)… In 1915, Miss BOBBIE MCCLURE of Comanche came here to teach and a few years later, she and Dr. Collins married. She has been his office assistant and worked with him through the years. …

Town Topics
Mr. and Mrs. EARL COLEMAN and daughter CAROLYN of Healdton were Sunday guests of parents Mr. and Mrs. O. E. HEACOCK and daughter CINDY COLEMAN who is staying with the Heacocks.

CLIFFORD CARTER PITTMAN is the name given to the new son of Captain and Mrs. WALTER C. PITTMAN of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, as reported by the grandmother Mrs. BYLLYE PITTMAN of Norman.

HENRY NALL and nephew EDWIN POWELL NALL of Oklahoma City, Mrs. I. B. COGDELL and son JOE BENNETT of Altus and Mrs. C. R. TAYLOR of Healdton visited their mother, Mrs. LEON LAYFEILD, who is a patient at the Wichita Falls hospital.

Mr. and Mrs. JACK HAMMOND and small son DAVID moved to Davis where he is employed at the Palace Drug Store. He was with the City Drug Store here for months.

Mr. and Mrs. C. C. PORTER of Hastings community and niece, Mrs. PAT HAINES of Waurika were in Loco Saturday to attend the funeral of Mrs. RAYMOND PORTER’S father, W. C. STRATTON. Mr. Stratton lived in Loco for 52 years then moved to Oklahoma City four years where he passed away. He is survived by Mrs. Stratton and three daughters. Mrs. Raymond Porter flew here ten days ago to be with her father.

Mrs. D. B. COLLINS was in Addington where her brother-in-law, BEN GARRETSON, is very ill. His only daughter, Mrs. JOHN TRIPP, and son JOHNNIE RAY, who live in Mississippi, are here. The son of the family, PAUL TRIPP and his family live at Duncan.

Mr. and Mrs. RALPH PATTON and little daughter MARY ANN of Bristow visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. PATTON and sister Mrs. EDRIC DOWNEY here.

Miss JO ANNA WRAY, daughter of Mrs. DAVID WRAY and the Mr. Wray, is a student at the Oklahoma College for Women.

Mr. and Mrs. L. G. MORGAN and daughter JANE returned from Kansas City where LAWRENCE underwent surgery for cataracts on his eyes, a success.

There is an addition to the C. A. MARTIN family, a grandson. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. BILL MARTIN, born at the Wichita Falls clinic and named WILLIAM ALLEN, the first for his father, and the second for his grandfather and uncle, Lt. Col. CLARENCE ALLEN MARTIN Jr. stationed in Tokyo.

W. Y. DILLEY has some sample fruit from the Rio Grande Valley in this office this week, grapefruit and oranges.

Mr. and Mrs. CHARLES STORMS and little daughter BETTY JEAN arrived here from Memphis, Tennessee, to visit parents Mr. and Mrs. C. S. STORMS and MARY ANN. They will be in Shawnee where he will be assistant cashier of the Federal national bank.

Mr. and Mrs. W. S. DAVIS went to Oklahoma City where her sister, Mrs. GUY COLE, underwent surgery after being in ill health the past year. Tests showed no malignancy. Mrs. J. T. CAPEHART has been in the city with Mrs. Cole for two weeks and the Davises have made several trips.

Mrs. JACK COLEMAN and baby son came home from the Wichita Falls hospital where the baby was born Monday. He has been named HARRY LEWIS, first name for maternal grandfather, HARRY DOW of San Francisco, and the second for his paternal grandmother, Mrs. DICK COLEMAN, whose maiden name was Lewis.

Mr. and Mrs. DAVID KIMBALL and daughter KAY and Mr. and Mrs. DON MORRISON of Tulsa arrived to visit relatives. Mrs. Morrison visited with her parents Mr. and Mrs. VIRGIL BIFFLE then returned as far as Bristow with Mr. and Mrs. RALPH PATTON.

Mr. and Mrs. CHARLES SCHABRAN spent Sunday in Oklahoma City with their little son, CHARLES, who is a patient at the Crippled Children’s hospital. The baby, who will be 3 in May, in a cast. He will have heel cords cut this week, then begin a stretching process to lengthen the tendons.

WALTER ROBISON, who has been a patient at Mineral Wells, Texas, for arthritis, was called home Tuesday by the illness of his younger daughter, MARY CLYDE, who has being cared for by Mrs. JOE SMITH, while her mother was with her father in Mineral Wells. Mary Clyde fell at the Smith home and suffered a fractured skull, now a patient at the Waurika hospital.

Mrs. CHARLES TABER/TABOR underwent an operation for goiter and also a large mole removed at Oklahoma City. Her sister-in-law, Miss NORA TABER, R. N., was with her. Charles hopes to go for Mrs. Taber Friday and will be accompanied by their son, RICHARD, who is being fitted in a new cellophane jacket at the Crippled Children’s hospital to strengthen one side of his body, weakened by polio.

Mrs. JOE RYE
Miss MATTIE KARR was born Oct. 27, 1886 at Leonard, Texas, daughter of JOSEPH and SUSAN DEAL KARR. At age of six, she lost her mother and with her father’s aid, she filled a vacancy in the lives of the younger children to the best of her ability. She lived at Leonard all of her childhood and in 1906, married JOHN BATES, and to them a son, JOE BATES of Waurika, was born. In 1911 she moved to Caddo and in 1912, she married JOE RYE, and their home was blessed with five children, three of whom are deceased. Surviving are Mrs. EDITH KERR and HENRY RYE of Morton, Texas, and also, she was a mother to BEN RYE of Byers, Texas, and Mrs. CLARA CAPEHART, whose parents died when the children were young. They and her husband, JOE RYE, son JOE BATES of Waurika, nine grandchildren; two brothers, FRANK KARR of Caddo and GEORGE KARR of Leonard, Texas, survive. All of the family were present at the funeral services conducted at the Worley funeral home chapel Monday, March 22, 1948 by Rev. BREAZEALE of the Waurika Baptist church. Interment was in the Waurika cemetery. Mrs. Rye passed away Sunday in the Waurika hospital after a brief illness. She was a member of the Baptist church for 45 years.

CHAILLETTE Family to Have Reunion
Mrs. RALPH SANDERS and her sister, Mrs. E. M. MILLS of Monterrey, California, left for Austin where they will visit a sister, Mrs. WYATT ROBERTSON. She will join them and the three will go to San Angelo, Texas, the old family home, where the following sisters and brothers live, Mrs. W. P. DUDLEY, Mrs. BERT FRYE, Mrs. M. T. COTTON, Mrs. ED TAYLOR; FRED, TYELL, and LOUIS CHAILLETTE. Tyell has been a recent guest of Mrs. Mills at Monterrey and made the trip home with her. There will be a big reunion there.

Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM LARSON announce the marriage of their younger daughter, Miss CAMILLIA FAYE, to LOY DAVIS, son of Mr. and Mrs. BEN DAVIS, all Waurika. They were married at the home of Miss DORA DAVIS at Wichita Falls, Saturday with Rev. L. H. HOOD, Baptist minister, officiating. The groom, a member of the Waurika 1945 class, is with the Foster & Davis Cleaning and Pressing plant at Walters.

April 2, 1948

Fowler Tells Parents He Didn’t Kill Beavers Woman at Duncan
LEFTY FOWLER, who last week signed a confession to the murder of HELEN BEAVERS, a Duncan waitress, told his parents and a Waurika attorney that he did not kill the woman, but signed the confession under pressure. The case attracted attention since the body was found in the back seat of a car at Duncan, Feb. 9, ten days after she disappeared. Several arrests were made and one man was brought back from Kentucky on the statement of another woman that he was guilty, but the woman knew nothing about the case other than what she read in the papers.
Lefty was on the police force at the time of the murder, but resigned soon after. He worked the case with other officers and was called in question some of the suspects. He was under suspicion for some time. Left spent much of the time in Waurika after the body was found. He was arrested here two weeks ago on a drunken charge, then arrested by Stephens County officers, held in a Duncan cell, then taken to Chickasha. …

Stouts have Kin in Dustin Storm
Mrs. LOY STOUT had a letter this week that her brother, Rev. HARMON, wife and four children under 11 years old, were in the tornado that struck in and around Holdenville and lost all their property. The family lived near Dustin. … Mr. and Mrs. Stout will go there to see what they can to do. Mrs. Stout is a registered nurse.

Waurika a Hot Spot for Burglars During Wednesday Night
Thieves swooped down on Waurika and Hastings Wednesday night….

Town Topics
GRADY TALLANT, recently joined the Army, called from Fort Ord, California, to say he likes the Army all right.

WINFREY DILLARD of Clinton visited his mother, Mrs. E. L. DILLARD, a patient at the Waurika hospital. She was also visited by another son, HILL DILLARD with his wife from Duncan.

R. A. BRIGHAM is in the Veterans hospital at Topeka, Kansas. His place at Cameron College in Lawton is being filled by Mrs. Brigham until he is able to return.

Mrs. WILMETH KAUFMAN/COFFMAN visited old friends at Lubbock Texas. This is the first time in 8 years that she has been away from her mother, Mrs. C. P. CLOWNEY, during which time she has stayed constantly with her mother, giving unremitting care.

Mrs. BILL SPRADLING and children, BUZZ, TORCHIE, and SISTIE, of Fort Worth visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. HYDE. They were joined by her sister, Mrs. BILL KARTY, Mr. Karty and children, RANDOLPH and PENNY, of Oklahoma City.

Mr. and Mrs. BILL BALLEW and son JERRY with their mother, Mrs. N. E. WEAVER, and her son, M. O. WEAVER, of Kansas City, Kansas, visited here while recuperating from a broken ankle. They visited Mrs. Weaver’s niece, Mrs. ORZ WILSON, at Temple.

Mrs. LLOYD MCKINLEY and little daughter LOUANNE of Grand Island, Gulf of Mexico, where her husband, is a radar operator, visited her sister-in-law, Mrs. R. A. BRIGHAM and children at the home of Mrs. W. R. SPARKS then went to visit at Lawton.

Mrs. S. L. MOORE, Mrs. ZACK HARDY, Mrs. RAY WILLIAMS and children, ZACKIE and VICKI of Comanche, were here to see the Band Festival and to visit Mrs. THELMA MCBRIDE, Mr. and Mrs. ROY SILKWOOD and baby daughter ROILENE, here from Edmond.

Mr. and Mrs. CHARLES COOPER and little daughter BECKY LEE of Sulphur spent Easter here and brought back their mother, Mrs. C. D. SNIDER Sr. who had spent the week with them.

Mrs. CARL CHRISTIANSEN of Savannah, Missouri, are visiting her sister, Mrs. DEAN ALLEN and Mr. Allen. They will go to the West Coast.

The Garland, Texas newspaper had a photo of WANDA ECHOLS, granddaughter of Mrs. ROSA BURRIS of Waurika. She was selected as citizen of the week at one school. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. ECHOLS of Garland.

It was ‘old home week’ Sunday at the Christian church when the whole SULLINS family, OSCAR, KATHRYN, SUE and KAY of Edmond, were home again, the first time the whole family had been back since they moved from there. They lived here 11 years.

R. S. HOWELL
R. S. Howell, age 53, son of J. W. HOWELL of Addington, who grew up in the Madden Grove community, died at Will Rogers hospital in Oklahoma City, March 19. He saw service in World War I and came home with a heart ailment, an invalid most of the time, spending most of his time in hospitals. Funeral services were held at Wichita Falls, Sunday, March 21, conducted by Rev. T. C. SIMMONS of Terral, who had known the Howell family when the children were young and who was a close friend. Interment was in the Rosemount cemetery at Wichita Falls, Texas. Mr. Howell is survived by two sons, RICHARD HOWELL who is a student at the University of Texas at Austin, and BOB HOWELL who is in the service, stationed at Houston, Texas; his father, J. W. HOWELL, and sister Mrs. ALBERT HUFFER of Addington; a brother, D. W. HOWELL of Comanche, two other sisters and three other brothers.

April 9, 1948

CURT GARDNER will not be a candidate. … when he completes his present term as deputy, he will finish 18 years either as sheriff or as deputy…

Former Addington Man Dies
AMBUS EBERSOLE, who resided at Addington from statehood until a years ago when he moved to Stephens County, died at a Duncan hospital Wednesday. His home was on a farm south of Comanche. He was born at Lane, Texas, Dec. 9, 1884. Funeral services will be held at the Boydstun funeral home chapel at Comanche, Friday, with interment in the Addington cemetery. Survivors are his widow, Mrs. HALLIE EBERSOLE of Comanche; six sons, A. A., LUTHER, and WILLARD EBERSOLE of Sherman, Texas; CHARLES, STANLEY and GEORGE EBERSOLE of Comanche; four daughters, Mrs. AGNES AARON of Wellington, Texas; Miss MYRIL of Sherman, Texas, and Mrs. EDNA CLARK of Henderson, Texas, and Miss JOYCE EBERSOLE of Comanche.

J. L. GRYDER of Durant has leased the fixtures at the Owl Café from E. G. PATTON and will have it redecorated. He plans not to sell beer, but will have a soda fountain in connection with the café.

Mrs. JORDON BURGE of Waurika and her father, ELMER BENSON of Hastings, were in Lawton, April 1, to attend the funeral of her uncle, his brother-in-law, CHARLES TUCKER, age 59.

Mountain Home School Plant Burned Saturday
For the second time in ten years, the Mountain Home school district lost its school plant by fire. A practically new plant went up in flames in 1938 and on Saturday morning of last week, what was considered to be the best school building in the county, was destroyed by fire The building was located about 4 miles northwest of Ringling. Workmen were putting a new roof on the building and two men were sleeping in the basement. Early Saturday morning, the fire was turned on under the asphalt furnaces to heat asphalt for the work. The furnaces got too hot and the hot asphalt burned over, igniting the asphalt on the ground and next to the building. … High school students will be transported to Ringling which offered the use of the auditorium, gym, and agricultural buildings. School for the grade school will continue, using the Mountain Home church building, a building that is being moved to the grounds and some other improvised rooms.

April 16, 1948

Nocona-Burns Bridge Burned
The Nocona-Burns bridge across Red River was practically destroyed by fire Thursday afternoon of last week, closing the main artery of traffic between Nocona and the Oscar oil fields. The only explanation of the cause of the fire is from a lighted cigarette thrown by a passing motorist in a rotten place in the flooring.

Mrs. S. B. LEWIS
Mrs. NANCY ELIZABETH LEWIS, known as the widow of Uncle SAM LEWIS, passed away in Oklahoma City at the home of her son, HUGH LEWIS, April 10, 1948, age 91 years, 5 months, 8 days. The body was brought back here and funeral services were held at the Worley funeral home chapel Sunday afternoon with Rev. G. LYLE SMITH, pastor emeritus of the Christian church, officiating. Mrs. Lewis was born Nov. 2, 1856 at McKinney, Collin County, Texas. In 1874 she married SAMUEL BOGARD LEWIS, and to them three children were born, BEN, who died in infancy; HUGH LEWIS of Oklahoma City, and OSCAR LEWIS of Waurika. There are eight grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews, and friends. She is the last member of her father’s family. She and Uncle Sam moved here in an early day and were among the well known pioneers of the community. He passed away 23 years ago and she continued living here until four years ago, lived with her son Hugh at Oklahoma City. She was converted at an early age and joined the Christian church. Six years ago, Mrs. Lewis fell and was injured so that she was a semi-invalid, cared for by her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Lewis, and their daughter and son, Miss SARA BELLE and Hugh Jr.

Mrs. FRANK HIEGLE
Mrs. Frank Hiegle of Wichita Falls was laid to rest Sunday afternoon in the Waurika cemetery in the family plot, where her mother-in-law, Mrs. ANNIE HIEGLE, is buried, who passed away here in 1925 at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. LOUIS BOZEMAN, where she had been cared for by them and her sister, Mrs. AL JACKSON. Funeral services were held in Wichita Falls.

BAXTER EUGENE WILLIS
Baxter Eugene Willis was born Oct. 8, 1896 at McMillan, Indian Territory, near Durant, second son of A. J. and SALLIE WILLIS. He died in a Pauls Valley, April 10, 1948, age 52. For the past 14 years, he made his home with Mr. and Mrs. J. R. HANCOCK in the E. B. Ranch community and was like a son to them, taking responsibility and duties he considered too heavy for them. He was on a visit to his sister, Mrs. TOM WADE, at Elmore city, when he suddenly grew worse and was taken to the hospital at Oklahoma City, where he lived a few hours. His parents preceded him in death years ago. Of his immediate family, three brothers and three sisters survive, CLYDE WILLIS of unknown address, RAYMOND WILLIS of Skellytown, Texas; CHARLES WILLIS of Arizona; Mrs. CORA HICKS of Fresno, California, Mrs. JUNE JAMES of Carlsbad, N. M., and Mrs. ELIZABETH WADE of Elmore City. Raymond and Mrs. Wade attended the funeral. Funeral services were held April 13 at the Holiness church in Addington with Bro. STEWART DICKEY officiating. Interment in the Waurika cemetery arranged by Worley funeral home. Pallbearers: WILLIS COCKRELL, TRAVIS MELTON, GEORGE PURTELL, HOWARD EDWARDS, WINFORD and WILLARD HARRISON. Attending outside of the E. B. and Addington communities were the ROCHELL family of Duncan, the ABNER HANCOCK family and the RALEY family of Terral.

Former Citizen of Hastings Died
JOHN D. GREEN, a citizen of Hastings from statehood to 1925, died at his home in Weatherford, Texas, April 11, 1948, following a stroke of paralysis. Surviving are his daughter, Mrs. M. S. COOPER of Comanche, Okla., and son WILLIE C. GREEN of Weatherford, Texas. Funeral services were held at the family home in Weatherford, Monday, April 12, with Rev. WILLARD MORROW officiating. Burial was in the family plot at the Hastings cemetery arranged by Boydstun funeral home of Comanche.

Former Waurikan Died in Dallas
A former resident of Waurika and Ryan community, JOHN HAMMOND died April 3, in Dallas at the Methodist hospital where he was a patient for several weeks, bedfast for many months. His son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. MARION HAMMOND, who live on the old Bullard farm, spent the last weeks with other family members in Dallas, assisting in his care. Funeral services were held April 5 in Dallas with interment in the family plot at Denton, Texas. Mr. Hammond, age 70, is survived by Mrs. Hammond; three sons, ELMER and FOREST HAMMOND of Dallas; MARION HAMMOND of Waurika, and 8 grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. FRANK MARQUARDT of Waurika attended the funeral; Mrs. Marion Hammond is the former Miss RITA MARQUARDT.

RICHARD DAVIS
Richard Davis, age 77, a resident of Waurika since 1933, died Tuesday night at the home of his son, CURTIS DAVIS, and Mrs. Davis, after a long illness. Funeral services were held Thursday morning at the Worley funeral home chapel, conducted by Rev. BREAZEALE of the Baptist church, with interment in the family plot at the Addington cemetery. Mr. Davis was converted when a young boy and joined the Baptist church. He had been bedfast for three years. Mrs. Davis preceded him in death, Feb. 19, 1934. He is survived by five sons and a daughter; FRANK DAVIS of Amarillo, Texas; EUGENE, CURTIS L., EARL and ROBERT DAVIS of Waurika; and Mrs. MARY PROVINCE of Bridgeport, Texas.

WILTON HOWARD
Wilton Howard, prominent east side business man and ranchman, died at an Ardmore hospital, Thursday, April 8, after a brief illness. He had been active and in his usual good health when he was taken to the hospital. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church in Ringling, Friday, April 9, by Rev. S. E. DICKEY and Rev. JOHN H. BRIDGES. Pallbearers: SID VAN SICKLE, BUDDY MORRIS, HOLLIS DICKEY, DALE ALLEN, DALE WOSLEY, PHILIP VANCE HOWARD, DON DENNIS, and HOBEN HOWARD. Interment was in the I.O.O.F. cemetery at Cornish. Wilton Howard, son of NOAH J. and NANNIE HOWARD, was born about 5 miles south of Cornish, July 23, 1888. In 1900 he moved with his family to Spanish Fort, Montague County, Texas, where he grew to manhood. He graduated from Nocona high school and attended college at Greenville, Texas. He was converted at age 21 and united with the Nazarene church. In 1910 he married Miss JESSEL BROWN of Spanish Fort and they moved to a ranch near Claypool in 1911 where Mr. Howard engaged in farming and ranching with his father. The family moved to Ringling in 1920 where they resided at the time of Mr. Howard’s death. Six children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Howard, all of whom together with their mother survive. They are MELVIN HOWARD of Oklahoma City; PAUL, DON, RUTH and DORIS of Ringling, Mrs. HAZEL LEVALLEY of Norman, other surviving relatives are five grandchildren, two sisters, Mrs. SCOTT DENNIS of Grady and Mrs. VERA SALMON of Lubbock, Texas, and brother, S. D. HOWARD of Nocona, Texas.

April 23, 1948

WILL ECHOLS
Will Echols, age 85, passed away at Enloe, Texas, Thursday, April 15. The funeral was held at the following Saturday at Enloe with interment there. Attending the funeral from Waurika were Mrs. M. K. ECHOLS and daughter Mrs. PAUL HARRIS and son DONALD PAUL. Mrs. T. M. ECHOLS of Fort Worth attended. Returning, the group visited at Dallas with Mrs. ELMER WILSON and children.

O. M. JOHNSON
O. M. Johnson died Thursday at his home on Route 3 Waurika. Mr. Johnson was born Nov. 1, 1900 and lived on Route 3 for some years. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. ARMANDA JOHNSON and son JESS JOHNSON of Oklahoma City. Funeral services are being arranged by the Boydstun funeral home at Comanche. Interment will be in the Addington cemetery.

WILLARD H. WRIGHT
Services for William (Willard?) H. Wright were held at the Methodist church at Byers, Texas, Thursday, April 15, 1948, by Rev. LUTHER A. HILL, assisted by Rev. A. A. FARLEY, pastor of the Methodist church at Byers. Mr. Wright was born Jan. 6, 1859 at Nashville, Tennessee. He married Miss SARAH BULLINGTON June 26, 1884. To this union were born five boys and three girls. Mr. Wright is survived by his wife and six children, Mrs. SARAH TUCKER of Byers, Texas; TOM WRIGHT of Fort Worth, Texas; CLYDE WRIGHT of Seymour, Texas; Mrs. G. A. KING of Mercedes, Texas; CLARENCE and JOHN WRIGHT both of Byers. Mrs. JOHN MCCLENDON and WILLIAM A. WRIGHT, a daughter and a son, preceded their father in death. He became a member of the Methodist church early in life and was an honorary member of the Masonic lodge. He was a retired farmer and will be missed.

FERN BARBER
Fern Barber was born Nov. 12, 1904 at Texola, Oklahoma, and passed away at his home, 1310 Cypress, Duncan, Okla. April 17, 1948. He was the second child born to J. E. BARBER and the late Mrs. Barber of Waurika. He was united in marriage to Miss GERTRUDE PROCTER, Dec. 8, 1926, and two children were born to this union, CHARLES age 18 and VALDA RHEA age 10. Fern lived in and around Hastings for the greater part of his life. He lived at Duncan the past 7 years, employed at Halliburton Co. During his long illness, he was cared for by his wife and others. In December 1946 Fern was baptized into the Immanuel Baptist church at Duncan. He is survived by his wife, son and daughter of the home; his father, J. E. BARBER of Waurika; brothers and sisters, HOWARD, TRAVIS and Mrs. LEATRICE AULSTON of Modesto, California; Mrs. ETHELYNE WILLS of Arizona; ALFRED and Mrs. WILLIE PORTER of Waurika; and other relatives. Funeral services were held Monday, April 19, at the First Baptist church in Duncan with Rev. J. C. DODSON and Rev. THOMAS F. GLOSSUP officiating. Burial in the Duncan cemetery arranged by Worley funeral home of Waurika.

Mrs. Capehart Good ‘Fisherman’
The Harbor Island Causeway Co. of Aransas Pass, Texas, gets out a little mimeographed daily, ‘They Bite Every Day.’ Among their lists of fishermen and their catches: Mrs. JULIE CAPEHARD of Waurika, Oklahoma, was credited with a large gaff top and five whiting. She was fishing that day from the Ferry Landing.

Town Topics
Mrs. ETTA RYNEARSON of Mount Pleasant, Iowa, arrived here to visit her sister, Miss MOLLIE WHITE and her aunt, Mrs. MAE B. TALLEY. Mrs. Rynearson and Miss White have not met in eight years.

W. M. ECHOLS, who will be 94 years old in a few days, made his first trip to town in a long time Monday, in company with his daughter, Mrs. W. E. CRONLEY, with whom he makes his home in the Independence community. Mr. Echols came for a visit to the barber shop.

Mr. and Mrs. ARTHUR GRUNDY and BARBARA HELEN spent Sunday at Stratford with Mrs. Grundy’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. WATKINS. They were joined by Mr. and Mrs. O. L. WATKINS, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WATKINS, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. BUCHER, Mr. and Mrs. TOM MONTGOMERY, all of Ada. O. L. WATKINS and J. H. WATKINS are brothers of Mrs. Grundy and Mrs. Bucher and Mrs. Montgomery, sisters.

Mr. and Mrs. W. H. BOYDSTUN and daughter Miss MILDRED were at Electra, Texas, April 16, where they attended the wedding of his nephew, CLARENCE LE BAUF to Miss TOMMIE ANN RATLIFF, at the Christian church, with a reception at the home of the bride’s aunt, Mrs. DEWEY DOBEL.

Mrs. CORA GARRISON of Ryan sold her old family home to Mr. and Mrs. IVAN ENGLISH. The old Garrison home was one of the show places in Ryan in the early days with 15 foot ceilings, its big rooms, and massive woodwork. Since Mr. Garrison’s death, Mrs. Garrison had found its upkeep too much and she moved to a smaller place. Mrs. English is the former Miss MARY TABER.

Mr. and Mrs. H. S. WORLEY and children, DOUGLAS, EUGENE and SHELBY of Riverside, California, arrived to visit. Mrs. Worley is the former Miss LORA KISER, who made her home for years with the SMITH-COLE family and Mr. Worley lived in the Hastings community until 12 years ago when he went to California. Mrs. Worley joined him there four years later and they were married. He will leave by train for home while Mrs. Worley and the children visit her sisters, Mrs. OTIS BETTY of Waurika, and Mrs. C. M. MCINTYRE of Temple. Mr. Worley has been seven years with a cement company in Riverside.

Mrs. RAY GENE WILLIAMS and children ZACKIE RAY and VICKI were guests of her mother, Mrs. THELMA MCBRIDE and aunt, Mrs. ANNIE WISEMAN.

Mr. and Mrs. E. B. ANDERSON and twins, NAN and DAN, mother Mrs. CORA ADAMS, were guests of Mrs. Adams’ daughter-in-law, Mrs. JACK STEPHENS and Mr. Stephens at Electra, Texas. With the Stephens family live at Olden, Texas, but are at Electra on an oil lease for the time being, are their grandchildren, RICHARD ADAMS of Olden and JOE DON CRAWFORD of Kermit, Texas, also Mrs. Stephens’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. V. FORD of Olden.

Mrs. RALPH SANDERS came home from a three week vacation during which time she saw her three brothers and seven sisters, a family reunion. Accompanying her on the trip was her sister, Mrs. E. M. MILLS of Compton, California. They visited Austin, Brownwood, San Angelo, the old family home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. JOHN CHAILLETTE.

Mrs. C. H. LOCHRAN
Mrs. LEE B. LOCHRAN, wife of C. H. LOCHRAN, former residents of Ryan, died at the family home in Shawnee, Okla., Wednesday of last week. Mr. Cochran (Lochran?) was employed for years at Addington with the Magnolia Pipeline Co. Mrs. Lochran formerly lived at Wewoka and Tecumseh. She was a member of the Church of Christ. She is survived by her husband, one sister Mrs. GLADYS GILCREASE of El Paso; three brothers, WESLEY MOONEYHAM of Keota, Okla., CHARLES MOONEYHAM of Muleshoe, Texas, and HENRY MOONEYHAM of Paden; two sisters, Mrs. TONY BRIGHT of Bossie(?) City, Louisiana, and Mrs. GEORGIA DAVIS of Seminole, two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

April 30, 1948

A. P. BAKER
A. P. Baker, pioneer Jefferson County settler, died at Norman Friday of last week. Mr. Baker was in failing health for some time. He was born in Clay County, Missouri, Sept. 26, 1868, and would have been 30 years old his birthday. He and Mrs. Baker moved to what is now Jefferson County about 1905 and settled on a farm 7 miles southwest of Waurika. They had no children. They moved to Waurika about 1929 and Mrs. Baker died here Nov. 7, 1933. Mr. Baker was one of the county’s best farmers and most highly respected citizens. In the early days he was a stockholder in the First State Bank, now the Farmers National Bank. Funeral services were held at the Worley funeral home chapel Sunday afternoon by Rev. LEONARD PAYNE, pastor of the Methodist church. Pallbearers were from among his old friends of early days. Interment was in the family lot in the Waurika cemetery by the side of his wife. Mr. Baker was a member of the Methodist church. Surviving relatives are two sisters, Mrs. ANNA B. HARNED of Pryor and a sister of Dallas, Texas.

JOHN C. CANTERBERRY
John C. Canterberry of Addington died at the Waurika hospital, Tuesday, April 27, following a brief illness. He suffered a stroke Wednesday of last week. He suffered another stroke before reaching the hospital. Mr. Canterberry was born in Attala County, Mississippi, Nov. 11, 1876. He was a resident of Jefferson County since 1929. He married Miss ROSA LEE PERKINS Dec. 24, 1905. He is survived by his widow, one son ELBERT B. CANTERBERRY of Oklahoma City and a half-brother, LUTHER F. SHORT of Fort Worth. Funeral services were held Wednesday at the Holiness church in Addington by Rev. S. E. DICKEY. Interment was in the Addington cemetery arranged by Boydstun funeral home of Comanche. Pallbearers: LEO GREEN, J. W. ANDERSON, D. E. ADKINS, DAVE MARTIN, HOSEY WEBB, W. A. ISENBERG.

Judge CHAM JONES
Judge Cham Jones, pioneer of Jefferson County and one of the best known men in Oklahoma, passed away at his home in Waurika, Tuesday, April 26. Judge Jones had been confined to his home for months, not out very much since his retirement from the district judge’s court in January 1947. He expected to practice law again but a heart attack prevented this and kept him at home under the care of his physician. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church Thursday, by Rev. JOHN A. CALLAN, pastor of the First Methodist church at Duncan, and Rev. LEONARD PAYNE, pastor of the Waurika Methodist church. Interment was in the family plot in the Waurika cemetery. (long list of honorary pallbearers) Active pallbearers were all nephews of Judge Jones: FON BOUTWELL and PAT WILSON of Leonard, Texas; M. H. BARRETT, J. H. BARRETT, S. S. BARRETT, and C. B. BARRETT, all of Ryan, JONES MARCOM of Dallas and BILL BOUTWELL of Texas. Judge Jones had been in public life from 1906 to his retirement January 1947. He was first elected as a member of the Constitutional convention in 1906...active member of the democratic party… Judge Jones was born near Leonard, in Fannin County, Texas, June 1, 1876. He moved to Ryan in the early days and began the practice of law in 1896. In 1908 he formed a partnership with the late GUY GREEN… He married Miss ADA POOLE of Ryan March 7, 1900 and to this union three sons and two daughters were born, all of whom, with their mother, survive. The children are Cham Jones Jr., who was with his father all during his illness; BEN and WILSON JONES, Mrs. CLINT ROBERTS and Mrs. DICK KING, all of Duncan. Four sisters and one brother survive, Mrs. NELLIE BARRETT of El Paso, Texas; Mrs. B.A. MARCUM of Dallas; Mrs. JONES PENNINGTON of Del Rio, Texas; Mrs. HATTIE BAXTER and BERT JONES of Leonard, Texas. Judge Jones was a member of the Methodist church and the Masonic lodge.

Terral News by Mrs. J. P. PEALOR
A large group from Terral attended the funeral of CARL WEATHERLY at Ryan Wednesday afternoon.
VIRGIL SESSUMS, formerly of Terral, died at his home at Little Rock, Arkansas, Tuesday, April 20.
The infant son born to Mr. and Mrs. LOYD SMITH Friday passed away Sunday night and was buried Monday afternoon at Terral.
Mother Payne
ANNA ELLA REYNOLDS was born Aug. 28, 1861 in Mississippi an passed away April 21, 1948 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. M. F. SHORTES and Mr. Shortes of Terral. She married THOMAS E. PAYNE July 3, 1877. Since their marriage, they lived at Norfolk, Virginia; Long Beach, California; Goliad, Texas, but for 20 years made their home at Mangum. Mr. Payne preceded her in death several years ago and since that time, she made her home with the Shortes family. Mr. and Mrs. Payne were the parents of 11 children, nine of whom survive. They are Mrs. DORCAS L. PFAU of Victoria, Texas; Mrs. MAUDE L. LINNEN, THOMAS BIFFLE, ROBERT THURMAN, DENNING, EDMOND, Mrs. KATIE TILGHMAN, Mrs. CALLIE SMITH, all of whom live in California; and Mrs. Shortes in Terral. Only Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Shortes attended the funeral. Mother Payne was a member of the Christian church. Failing in health for some time, she quietly passed away April 21. Her granddaughter, CEDREL SHORTES, had been a close companion of her grandmother through the years she lived with the Shortes. Funeral services were conducted Saturday at the Grantham funeral home by Rev. BAGLEY of Ryan and the body was taken to Montague, Texas, and laid to rest in the family plot.