This information is offered FREE and taken from http://www.okgenweb.net/~okcaddo/ If you have arrived here using a pay site please know that this information has been donated by volunteers in a joint effort to provide FREE genealogy material online. Caddo Co. OK Newspaper - Anadarko Tribune Submitted By Sandy Miller ===================================================================== The Anadarko Tribune Thursday, October 4, 1928 Vol. 28 No. 11 OBITUARIES JOHN CALLAHAN JOHN CALLAHAN was born in Wise county, Texas, and died at his home on Alabama avenue in Anadarko Sept. 21, 1928, aged 41 years, 6 months and 5 days. He is survived by his wife and three children, two brothers and sisters and mother. Funeral services were conducted at the Pentecostal church in Gracemont Sept. 28 by the Gracemont pastor and interment was in the Gracemont cemetery under the direction of Farmer & Grimmett. WALTER ALPHA HARDY WALTER ALPHA HARDY was born May 13, 1925, and died at 11:55 o'clock Wednesday morning, Sept. 26, 1928. Those left to mourn his death are His father and mother, MR. and MRS. T.J. HARDY, and three sisters and Three brothers, MRS. BERT UNDERWOOD, MRS. L.N. FARRIS, JANE, RUFUS, JEFF And T.J. HARDY, all of Gracemont, also many other relatives and friends. Funeral services were conducted by REV. HICKMAN at Gracemont M.E. Church, Sept. 27, and interment was in the Gracemont cemetery under direction of Farmer & Grimmett. CADDO COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE Stockton Canyon Quite a number of people from here attended the funeral of BEN LEATHERS Wednesday afternoon. Several of his children went to the Stockton School a few short years ago as they were residents of our neighborhood then. WEBSTER INFANT DIES CLARA MAE WEBSTER, daughter of MR. and MRS. C.N. WEBSTER, was born April 11, 1928, and died Sept. 27, 1928, at the age of 5 months and 16 days. The family have been living at Rush Springs but the body was brought here by the Gish Funeral Home for burial and was interred in the Anadarko cemetery. ------------------------------------------------------------- The Anadarko Tribune Thursday, October 11, 1928 Vol. 28 No. 12 EAKLY ITEMS One of the twin girls of DONA HICKS died Saturday and was buried at Alfalfa Sunday. MRS. THRASHER KILLED IN AUTOMOBILE WRECK (from Carnegie Herald) MRS. LEE THRASHER of five miles northeast of town was instantly killed late Saturday afternoon when her car turned over on the Gotebo- Cooperton road near the place where M.T. BURLESON of Alfalfa was fatally injured two days before. Mrs. Thrasher was driving alone while on her way to visit her parents near Roosevelt where she was to meet her sisters in a kind of family reunion. It is said the steering wheel of the car struck her neck, pinning her to the ground and causing instant death. Mr. Thrasher and the children went to Gotebo Saturday evening on receipt of news of the accident. Funeral services were conducted at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon from the Methodist church at Roosevelt by REV. HARVEY. Burial was in the Roosevelt cemetery. Besides her husband, Mrs. Thrasher leaves six children as well as her parents, MR. and MRS. RUFUS JETER, and a number of brothers and sisters. FORMER CADDO COUNTY BOY KILLED NEAR DENOYA CARL, the eighteen year old son of MR. and MRS. C.E. SNODGRASS, pioneer residents of Apache vicinity, was killed last week near Denoya, Okla. The family moved over a year ago to Denoya from Apache. Carl and another boy were riding a motorcycle. A car containing two couples who were said to have been intoxicated, crowded the boys off the road. Carl died instantly. His companion was only slightly injured. FUNERALS BY GISH MRS. LUELLA PENTECOST died at her home here Sept. 30. Burial was in Anadarko cemetery Oct. 1. JAMES GOODWIN, who died at his residence in Anadarko, was buried Oct. 6. Funeral services were held at the First Baptist Church, conducted by REV. SAM D. TAYLOR. Burial was in Anadarko cemetery. MRS. PEARL CAMPBELL died at Lawton hospital Oct. 5. Funeral services were at the Baptist Mission, in charge of REV. W.A. WILKIN. Burial was in Wichita cemetery. INFANT of MR. and MRS. GEO. BROWNING died Oct. 8. Burial was in Anadarko cemetery Oct. 8. ZEB LEDFORD died at his residence in Anadarko Oct 8. Burial was in Anadarko cemetery Oct. 9. --------------------------------------------------------------- The Anadarko Tribune Thursday, October 18, 1928 Vol. 28 No. 13 FT. COBB YOUNG MAN DIED AT CHICKASHA RICHARD B. McHENRY, jr., aged 33 years, died at the Chickasha hospital at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, following an operation for appendicitis. He was taken to Chickasha in the Gish ambulance Tuesday in a citical condition. Mr. McHenry's home was two miles north of Fort Cobb. He is survived by his wife, one brother and his father. The body was brought to Anadarko and prepared for burial. The funeral services will be conducted by the American Legion at the Fort Cobb cemetery Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. CADDO COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE Sickles Another Pioneer Mother Gone TUL_A BESSIE HOWELL was born in North Carolina March 18, 1892; passed away at her home in Fairview, Okla., October 13, 1928, aged 36 years, 6 months and 25 days. She was married to OCTAVE THYS Nov. 22, 1909. To this union three children were born --EUGENE RAY, HAZEL VIOLA and VIRGINIA MAY. She is survived by her husband and three children of Fairview, Okla., father and mother of Shelley, Idaho; eight brothers, L.B. HOWELL of Browning, Mo., FRED HOWELL of Lookeba, F.P. HOWELL, Z.V. HOWELL, E.R. HOWELL and W.W.HOWELL of Calden, Idaho, C.M. HOWELL of Los Angeles, Calif., and C.W HOWELL of Shelley, Idaho. She was converted at Walnut Springs in January, 1924 and remained loyal and true to the end. She was a dutiful wife, a loving mother and a friend to all who knew her. All was done that loving hands and medical skill could do to keep her among the living, but the beckoning angel said, "Come," and she has gone to her reward to the home of peace and eternal rest. To the sorrowing loved ones it is a great consolation to know that her death is but a sleep and a forgetting, and that their loved one can now rest her aching brow upon the breast of Him in whom she placed her trust. The tremendousness of her faith made earthly defeat a glorious Heavenly victory. Death is not all, Faith bridges still the tide, Where to oblivion the soul should ride; Then death is but the glorious crossing o'er, To God's eternal, holy promised shore. Services will be held at the Sickles auditorium Tuesday at two o'clock. Interment in the Sickles cemetery. CARD OF THANKS Words cannot express our appreciation of the kind and loyal asistance given by the many friends in our hour of sorrow and for the beautiful floral offerings. -- OCTAVE THYS and family. Oct. 15. By BETTY ANN OBITUARY Benjamin Milton Leathers BENJAMIN MILTON LEATHERS was born Sept. 8, 1870 and died Sept. 25, 1928. He leaves to mourn his loss his wife, seven children, aged father, three sisters, two brothers, besides a host of relatives and many friends. BENJAMIN, or BEN, as he was called by his friends, was ill for over a year. He realized a few days before he passed away that it would not be long until he would leave his loved ones and go to rest. He told them all that he was going home and wanted them to meet him in heaven. He did not complain all through his illness. Every effort was made for his recovery but God seemed to know best. Ben had lived around Anadarko and Washita many years. He was well known at both places. He was at his home near Anadarko, Okla., at the time of his death. Everyone who new(sic) Ben was aware of the fact that he was an honest, kind and dependable man. He was laid to rest in the Anadarko cemetery Sept. 26, 1928. REV. CLADIE CRAWFORD conducted the services. There is a vacancy in the hearts of loved ones and friends which never can be filled. We know that he has left this world of sin and sorrow and gone to rest in heaven. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank our many friends for their symathy, kindness and help rendered during the illness of our loved one. Also for the beautiful and much appreciated floral offerings. -- MRS. LUCY LEATHERS and family. OBITUARIES J.C. CLARK, son of MR. and MRS. H.C. CLARK, was born in Ellis county, Texas, Sept. 22, 1920; passed away Oct. 13, 1928, aged 18 years and 21 days. Father, mother, five brothers, one sister and a host of relatives and friends have lost an ideal, quiet, kind hearted son, brother and friend. Funeral services were conducted at the home by REV. LEE. Interment was in the Gracemont cemetery under direction of Farmer & Grimmett. -------------------------- PRESTON KENT, son of MR. and MRS. R.B. KENT, was born Sept. 22, 1927; died at the age of 1 year, 1 month and 13 days. Funeral services were conducted by REV. SAM D. TAYLOR and interment was in the Anadarko cemetery under the direction of Farmer & Grimmett. ------------------------------------------------------ The Anadarko Tribune Thursday, October 25, 1928 Vol. 28 No. 14 JERRY WOODS IS SHOT TO DEATH NEAR EAKLY FOLLOWING QUARREL A Warrant Has Been Issued for OTT DITMORE, Who Is Charged With Murder Following an investigation by the sheriff's and county attorney's offices a warrant was issued for the arrest of OTT DITMORE, charging him with shooting to death JERRY WOODS of Hinton on the public highway near Eakly. Woods was found dead in the road by ART THORP, who was returning home from Colony about 10 o'clock Saturday night. The body was lying within two hundred yards of Thorp's home. DEPUTY SHERIFF W.L. JOHNSON of Hydro was notified and took charge of the remains. SHERIFF NIXON and UNDERSHERIFF TOWNSEND went to the scene of the tragedy early Sunday morning. Woods was a stranger in the Eakly neighborhood and it was not until Monday forenoon that the body was identified. In the meantime NORA SHELTON and HOMER JOHNSON were placed under arrest and brought to Anadarko. They had been seen with others in the neighborhood just before the killing. At first they would not talk but finally Nora Shelton broke down and told the complete story. Later Johnson verified the story told by Miss Shelton which in substance is as follows: Ott Ditmore had gone to the home of a MRS. PRINCE, who lives in the Eakly neighborhood, and with Mrs. Prince and her two daughters, DOTTIE PRINCE, aged 13 and NORA SHELTON, aged 22, went to Hinton about 10 o'clock Saturday forenoon. In the afternoon they started home, stopping on the way at the home of Homer Johnson. Johnson joined the four and in Ditmore's car they all started for Art Thorp's where they said they understood there was to be a dance that night. Ditmore and Johnson were drinking. They got to Thorp's a little after dark, but the dance, for some reason or other, was not held. They started down the road and met SAM VICKERY and Jerry Woods in another car. A quarrel took place Between Woods and Mrs. Prince over a blanket and Woods is said to have used some pretty strong language. The cars drove on a little further and Ditmore's car stopped. Vickery pulled in beside Ditmore. Ditmore got out of his car and walking around near to where Woods was sitting on the front seat said with an oath that he was going to kill him. At the same instant he shot Woods, the bullet entering his neck on the right side and coming out at the left shoulder. Woods climbed out of the car and walked about one hundred yards down the road before he fell and was later found by Thorp. Ditmore said one of the women walked down to where he was and on returning stated that Woods was dead. Ditmore, Mrs. Prince and Dottie Prince left in Ditmore's car and are still at large. The others returned to their homes. Ditmore's home is three miles north of Sickles. He has a wife and several children. Woods was married and is survived by his wife and two children. Woods had been working for JOHN McFARLAND, two miles south of Hinton. He was 28 years old. The sheriff's office has been assisted in its investigation by CHAS. C. POST of the state bureau of criminal identification. Mr. Post was chief of police of Oklahoma City from 1907 to 1910, and then chief of detectives ten years. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank our neighbors and friends for their kindness shown during the suffering and death of our beloved husband and father. -- MRS. EUNICE MITCHELL, MAYLON MITCHELL, CORA MITCHELL, BIRDIE MITCHELL. THREE KILLED WHEN GAS TRUCK IS HIT BY TRAIN An aged man and two small children were killed and the fireman and engineer of Rock Island passenger train No. 41 were burned seriously at Hydro Saturday morning when the train crashed into a gasoline truck on which the three were riding. The load of fuel in the truck exploded following the collision which occurred at a grade crossing just west of Hydro. The dead: E.M. WILSON, 60 years old, driver of the truck; REX BLACHLEY, 6 years old; MAX BLACHLEY, 4 years old. The injured: ALFRED J. GISH, 64 years old, engineer; JESS POWELL, 40 years old, fireman. Gish and Powell were burned when the oil from the engine which they Were riding ignted in the cender, following the explosion of the gasoline in the truck. Powell's condition was said to be most serious, according to physicians at an El Reno sanitarium where they were rushed on a fast passenger train which had just pulled into Hydro ahead of train No. 41. Their clothing was burned from their bodies. Gish and Powell both live at Shawnee. Gish is an uncle of LILLIAN and DOROTHY Gish, famous movie stars. MR. and MRS. MONTY MORGAN and MR. and MRS. OSCAR MORGAN of Anadarko, Old friends of the deceased, attended the funeral Sunday. F.M. McKEE DIES FROM THE EFFECTS OF POISON F.M. McKEE, aged 49, is dead as a result of poison self administered at his home, five miles east of Gracemont, Tuesday. The body was brought to the Farmer & Grimmett funeral home and prepared for burial. Funeral services will be held in the Gracemont Baptist church this afternoon and interment will be in the Gracemont cemetery. Despondency over ill health is possibly what caused deceased to administer self-destruction. SICKLES Obituary The demise of MR. WILLIAM MITCHELL came as a shock to his many friends who mourn his untimely passing. A wave of the hand in the early morning to his beloved family as they watched him drive away upon a load of cotton. And then he turned the corner. A short time and the message, "There's been an accident and he was mortally hurt." And in twelve hours he had passed out of life forever. There is no time that we could set for parting. Who must remain are never ready for such pain. Ever our prayer would be: "Not yet!" Not yet, dear God, another day with us let our beloved stay. We must believe when falls the blow that wisely God has willed it so. What comfort have I now to give to soothe the hearts to which has come that grief which makes it pain to live and darkens every path and seems to end all of our happy dreams. Oh, friends of mine, be brave and know that never will he suffer so. Thus, when the tears of grief are ours to shed, out of the anguish and the deep despair, the bitter mourning for our precious dead there comes the love of all who truly care. Whenever sorrow on a life descends into full blossom burst the souls of friends. He was 57 years of age at his passing at his home near Oney, Okla., Oct. 18, 1928. He leaves to mourn his wife and one son and two daughters. Funeral services were held at the Sickles auditorium last Friday afternoon by REV. MORRISON of Hinton. Burial was in the Sickles cemetery. We commend to Thy fatherly care the bereaved wife and children of the departed. Endow their souls with patience under their affliction, and with resignation to Thy blessed will. Comfort them, and enable them to prepare to follow him who has gone before to the better world, where God wipes away all tears. Oct. 22 signed BETTY ANN OBITUARY - MRS. MARY E. ALLEN MARY ELLEN FOSTER, first child of LOUIS M. and FRANCES E. FOSTER, was born in Lawrence county, Indiana July 23, 1860 and died at her home at 407 East Broadway, Anadarko, Okla., October 23, 1928, aged 68 years and 3 months. July 1, 1880 she was married to DR. HIRAM ALBERT CUMMINGS and to this union were born her five children -- EMRY SPENCER, EDDY D., WALTER BENTON, JOSEPH LLOYD and EVERETT GUY. She was converted while a young woman and joined the Clear Springs Indiana Baptist church, and through out her life lived an active, consistent, consecreated Christian life in that denomination. She was instrumental in the organization and was a charter member of The Corinth Baptist church in this county. She was married to JOHN W. ALLEN in Brownstown, Indiana in 1906. In October, 1908, she, her family and the families of two of her sisters, MRS. EMMA MARK and MRS. C.O. KINDRED moved to Anadarko. She leaves to mourn her death three sons: EMRY S., an attorney and State representative of Abilene, Texas; WALTER B., a Baptist minister of Wilson, Okla., and JOSEPH LLOYD with Cummins & Sons of Anadarko and the following brothers and sisters: BIRCHES FOSTER, Albany, Oregon; HORATIO SHELBY and EVERETT FOSTER of Indiana, MRS. EMMA MARK and MRS. C.O. KINDRED of Anadarko, and MRS. WILLIAM JOHNSON of Indiana, as well as three grandchildren, many other relatives and a host of friends. CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our sincere appreciation and heartfelt thanks to all who made the last days of our mother and sister, MRS. MARY E. ALLEN, more bearable by their many kindnesses and their beautiful floral offerings during her last illness and at her funeral. Special thanks is extended to the mayor and chief of police for the quiet zone and to all who assisted in the memorial services. --F.S. CUMMINGS, W.B. CUMMINGS, J.L. CUMMINGS, MRS. EMMA MARK, MRS. C.O. KINDRED and their families. CADDO COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE Sickles W.L. MAUK took the body of MRS. JEFF RODGERS, who died in the Weatherford sanitarium Saturday, to Lawton for burial. Several from this vicinity visited the scene of the train wreck at Hydro. ==============================================================