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Caddo Co. Oklahoma - Civil War 
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Ogle, James Washington

The Anadarko Tribune 04-Jan-1923
PROMINENT CITIZEN GONE.
James Washington Ogle Passes Over the Divide Sunday Morning, at About 9:45 O'clock
The expected came when at 9:45 o'clock Sunday morning, December 31, 1922, James Washington Ogle departed this life. He had, for some months, as readers of The Tribune had cause to know, been afflicted with cancer of the mouth of a malignant nature. Nothing was left undone to administer comfort to him in his last days on earth. Relatives and friends were in constant evidence in their efforts to be of assistance to him.
The funeral sermon was preached by his pastor, Rev. Frank L. Beach, at the Christian church Monday afternoon, at 2 o'clock. The attendance at the funeral services was such as fairly to fill the large building. Business men of whom the deceased had been one, attested their interest in the funeral services by being generally in evidence. Mr. Beach preached a sermon scintillating with eloquence in praise of the useful life of Mr. Ogle. As business man, as church man, as home man, as citizen, as soldier, his virtues were highly extolled. The music by the choir was uplifting. The solo was one of great beauty. Flowers were in evidence.
The funeral sermon was followed by the interment of the remains of the deceased in the Anadarko cemetery. Dozens of cars filled with friends of the departed were in the procession leading to the City of the Dead.
The following obituary was read by Mr. Beach. Its comprehensiveness is commendable. The world would be distinctly benefited if the rule were to come to prevail of saying all the good things that can in truth be said of those who fall by the wayside from day to day. Many are the hearts of the surviving that would be gladdened by this recognition of the virtues of the individual in the passing throng
James Washington Ogle was born July 6, 1841 in Morgan county, Ind.; and while yet a lad he moved to the state of Illinois, where, as a young man, he enlisted as a soldier of the Civil War and served his country for over two years and six months.
Immediately following the close of the war, he settled in Johnson county, Ks., where he spent the very prime of his manhood. During this time he was active in church life, and led the congregation of which he was a member in the building of a house of worship.
Mr. Ogle came to Oklahoma and to Anadarko in 1901, at the time of the opening of this beautiful and vast stretch of land. He helped to build one of the first buildings on this present town site.
November 11, 1908, he married Mrs. Hester Ann Gessner, who survives him, with two brothers, Levi and Marion, both of whom are with us today. Brother Ogle united with the church at Waurika, Okla., in recent years transferring his membership to this congregation, and he was faithful to it just as long as he was able to attend its services.
This church has already felt the vacancy caused by his absence, but did not forget him in service and prayers; and he, although absent from the services of the church, did not forget the church, but provided for her future welfare. And this congregation is mindful of this gift, and is already preparing to meet his wishes.
Mr. Ogles was naturally of a religious mind, and was reared in a Christian home, his father being a minister of the Christian church. After months of suffering, he fell asleep Sunday, December 31, 1922, at 945 a.m., aged 81 years, 5 months and 25 days. A successful business man, a believer in Christ and his teachings, a man unique to his own makeup, but always alert for the progress of the things with which he had to do--he rests from his labors and rests in the faith of the Son of God. Besides his wife and brothers, many other relatives and friends survive him.