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A.J. Steen

A.J. Steen Dies In Oklahoma City
City Resident Will Be Buried At Boswell Saturday
The Hugo Daily News June 26, 1937 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Funeral arrangements have not been completed for A.J. Steen, who died in St. Anthony’s hospital in Oklahoma City Thursday night, following an illness of several days.
    The body is being held by Snow Funeral home, but a press time today relatives were still waiting word from other relatives before final arrangements could be made. It was stated, however, that the services would be held at Boswell.
    Mr. Steen suffered a brain hemorrhage Sunday while en route to the city, and his condition grew continually worse until death came Thursday night.
    Mr. Steen was born in 1874. He came to Boswell from Cumby, Texas, in 1902. He served as the first county treasurer of Choctaw county after statehood.
    After serving as county treasurer for five years, he moved to Boswell and entered the banking business. He returned to Hugo this spring and bought a grocery store on East Jefferson street, which he was operating at the time of his death.
    Survivors are his wife and adopted daughter, Mrs. Henry Witcher, of Oklahoma City; three brothers, C.C. Steen of Boswell; Robert L. Steen, and W.D. Steen, Hugo; sister, Mrs. A.F. Stewart, Boswell.

Mrs. John Smith

Mrs. John Smith Taken By Death
Funeral Services Set For 4 O’clock Sunday Afternoon
The Hugo Daily News June 20, 1937 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Funeral services will be held for Mrs. John H. Smith at the family home 1202 South H street Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock, it was announced Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Smith died at noon Saturday after an illness of several days.
    The services will be conducted by the Christian Science church with Mrs. McDonald in charge. Snow Funeral directors have charge of arrangements.
    The deceased is survived by four sons, Murrel, Roy, Lloyd and Gene; two daughters, Mrs. Ocie Stone and Laura Smith, all of Hugo; mother, Mrs. J.B. Means; sisters, Mrs. Sam Brown, McGreggor, Texas; Mrs. Will Chambless, Sulphur Springs, Texas; Mrs. Mack Wood, Hugo; Mrs. O.B. Hamlin, Oklahoma City; brothers, J.R. Means, Hugo; Cliff Means, Paris; Hugh Means, Texarkana, E.H. Means, Hugo.
    John H. Smith, husband of Mrs. Smith, died in December, 1935. They came to Hugo 36 years ago from Memphis, Tennessee.

Janie Ruth Boyce

Grand-Daughter of Mack Wood Killed
Live Wire Electrocutes Small Child; Burial Here Saturday
The Hugo Daily News May 30, 1937 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Funeral services for Janie Ruth Boyce, three year old grand-daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mack Wood of Hugo, were held Saturday afternoon at 4 [?] o’clock at Mt. Olivet cemetery.
    The small child was electrocuted Friday afternoon when she caught hold of an electric wire while playing in the yard of her home in Dierks, Arkansas. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Boyce, formerly of Hugo, and is survived by her parents, a brother, 6 years old and a sister 6 months old.
    Services were conducted by the Christian Science church with Snow funeral home officiating.

Cora Henderson

Mrs. Cora Henderson Buried Friday P.M.
The Hugo Daily News May 28, 1937 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Funeral services for Mrs. Cora Henderson were held at the Forest Home school Friday afternoon after which burial was had in the Messer cemetery. The services were conducted by Rev. W.E. White, pastor of the First Baptist church and under the direction of the Coffey-Campbell funeral home.
    Mrs. Henderson died at the family home on Route two west of Hugo at ten o’clock Thursday night after an illness of many months.
    She was fifty four years old at the time of her death. She is survived by her husband, B.E. Henderson, two children, Chester Henderson, and Mrs. Coker, of Hugo a brother, H.L. Surratt and mother, Mrs. S.S. Surrat [sic] of Paris, Texas.

Richard L. Wright

Death Takes R.L. Wright Thursday
Pioneer Spencerville Resident Buried Today
The Hugo Daily News May 27, 1937 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Richard L. (Uncle Lee) Wright, 61 years old, died at his home near Spencerville soon after midnight Wednesday. Mr. Wright had never fully recovered from injuries sustained in a fall, December 4, when his arm and shoulder were broken.
    Funeral services were conducted by Coffey-Campbell funeral directors at 4 o’clock at Spencerville Thursday afternoon, with Rev. T.J. Wright officiating.
    Mr. Wright leaves four daughters, Norma Wright, Mrs. Maybell Majors, Mrs. Cecil Spaulding, and Effie Wright; son, Albert Wright; sisters, Mrs. Ada Jones, Midland, Texas; Mrs. Odie Hugson, Midland, Texas; Mrs. A.K. Garner, Amity, Texas, and Mrs. Willie Jones, Texarkana.
    Mr. Wright was a pioneer resident of the Spencerville community. He was known to almost everyone in that section, as well as to many people in Hugo and surrounding communities.

Gerald Lee Self

Self Infant Buried At Springs Chapel
The Hugo Daily News May 26, 1937 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Gerald Lee Self, seven hour old son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Self, 1011 West Kiamichi died Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock.
    Funeral services were conducted at Springs Chapel at 3 o’clock this afternoon with Rev. W.E. White delivering the message. Burial was by Coffey-Campbell funeral directors in Springs Chapel cemetery.
    Survivors are the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Self; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Boyd; three aunts, Miss Louise Boyd, Miss Fernell Boyd, and Mrs. Sam Bramblett, all of Hugo.

Fred Tindol

Funeral Service Held For Tindol
Rev. G.C. Crowell Delivers Sermon At Mt. Olivet
The Hugo Daily News July 25, 1937 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    "The scene before us is sad beyond all description," spoke Reverend G.C. Crowell as he stood above the unclaimed body of Fred Tindol and pronounced the last rites at Mount Olivet Cemetery Saturday afternoon at 4 o’clock.
    Thus it was in this manner that Fred Tindol was buried, without friends or relatives near.
    "It is not my business as a minister to apologize of the mistakes of the dead man whose body lies in this wooden box," he minister continued. "As the tree falls it must lie."
    "So I endeavor to approach the task before me, which is by no means a pleasant one, with a sense of justice to both the living and the dead a man who must himself stand before the judgment bar of God to give an account of the deeds done in the body surely cannot afford to do on [unreadable] occasion like this anything that would embarrass him in the great day.
    "It is needless to say Fred Tindol’s sun has gone down while it is yet day. When he should have been at his best, in the prime of manhood’s powers, taking his place as a citizen of a great republic, bearing his share of life’s burdens. Suddenly the light went out and the spirit went back to the God who gave it."
    Commenting upon the hopelessness of a life of crime, the minister continued his brief address:
    "Crime does not pay," he said. "Where is Al Capone today? Where is handsome Jack [unreadable]? Shot dead like a rat in a police ambush. Where is Frank McEriane? Where is Ted Newberry? They dumped his body from a coal truck into a country ditch like the carcass of a dog.
    With the words, "May you live so that at last when you are called to answer the roll call of the skies, you may be numbered among those who shall hear the words, ‘well done good and faithful servant’." The last act was performed and Fred Tindol’s body was lowered into the grave.

Mrs. Walter Westbrook

Former Resident Taken By Death
Mrs. Walter Westbrook To Be Buried At Lexington
The Hugo Daily News December 27, 1937 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Mrs. Walter Westbrook, who until three years ago resided here, died at her home near Lexington late Sunday afternoon, friends have been informed. Cause of death was not announced.
    Funeral services will be conducted at the present residence sometime Tuesday afternoon.
    During their residence in Hugo, the Westbrooks operated a grocery store. Mrs. Westbrook was an employe [sic] of the Steven-Lambeth company for several years.
    They moved to California three years ago but returned here last year, later moving to their present home.
    Surviving are her husband and two children, Jack and Madeline.

Mrs. H.S. Askew

Mrs. H.S. Askew To Be Buried Friday
The Hugo Daily News December 23, 1937 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Mrs. H.S. Askew passed away Wednesday at her home southeast of Hugo following a long illness. Pneumonia was given as the cause of death.
    Funeral services will be conducted Friday by Rev. J.B. Ward but the time and place have not yet been determined.
    She is survived by her husband and two sons.
    Burial will take place in Mount Olivet with Snow Funeral directors in charge.

Chester A. Smith

Former Co. Commissioner Dies
C.A. Smith of Fort Towson to be Buried Friday
The Hugo Daily News December 23, 1937 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Chester Arthur Smith, 52, former county commissioner, died at his home one mile north east of Fort Towson, Wednesday at 6 p.m. High blood pressure was believed to have been the cause of his death and he had been ill for some time.
    Funeral services will be conducted in the First Methodist church at Fort Towson Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock with Rev. G.R. Naylor officiating and Snow Funeral directors in charge.
    Mr. Smith has been a resident of this county for the past 27 years. As a farmer and county commissioner he has made many friends. He was born in Sivel Hill, Mo.
    Surviving are his wife; two sons, Paul and Robert; and his mother, Mrs. J.J. Smith, who resided with him.

Alice Atkins

Mrs. Alice Atkins Of Soper Dies Here
Funeral Services Set For 2 P.M. Wednesday at Soper
The Hugo Daily News December 21, 1937 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Mrs. Alice Atkins, 69, Soper, wife of J.L. Atkins, died Tuesday morning in the Hugo Hospital after a long illness. Funeral services will be held in the Baptist church, Soper, Wednesday at 2 p.m. Burial will follow in Soper cemetery.
    Rev. H.W. Young will officate [sic] with Senner Funeral directors in charge.
    Surviving are her husband; a daughter, Mrs. Conrad Kruger, Santa Cruz, Calif.; two brothers, Claude Dobbs, Olston, Texas, and Tom Dobbs, Wellington, Tex.; two sisters, Mrs. Margaret Hays, Wichita Falls, Texas, and Mrs. Viola Downing, Santa Cruz, Calif.; three grandchildren, Mrs. Inez Bucklew, Tulsa; L.J. Walker, Fort Lewis, Washington, and Jack Steen, Hugo.

Margaret Davis

Dr. A.H. Davis’ Daughter Succumbs
Margaret Davis Was A Former High School Student Here
The Hugo Daily News December 20, 1937 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Margaret Davis, daughter of Dr. A.H. Davis, died early Sunday morning in the Sanitarium at Talihina where she had been confined for some time.
    Dr. and Mrs. Davis have gone to Talihina to make arrangements for burial. No announcement was made as to where funeral services would be held.
    Miss Davis graduated from Hugo high school about 15 years ago, after which she continued in school. She taught in Oklahoma schools for some time and was employed as a teacher in Louisiana when she was stricken. A relative of the family said she had almost completed work on a master’s degree at Oklahoma A. & M. college when the illness came.
    Surviving her besides her father are two sisters, Mrs. Jim Weaver of Oklahoma City and Mrs. Phillips of Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Morris L. Forbes

Aged Sawyer Resident Buried Here Today
The Hugo Daily News December 17, 1937 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Funeral services were conducted at the Snow Funeral home this afternoon for Morris L. Forbes, 91 years old, of Sawyer who died late Thursday.
    Rev. W.E. White of the First Baptist church officiated and burial was in Mt. Olivet cemetery.
    Survivors include three daughters: Mrs. L.T. Bonham, Brookston, Texas; Myrtle Forbes, Los Angeles; Mrs. Joe Bennett, Los Angeles; and two sons: Lewis Forbes, Tucumcari, N. Mex.; Bael Forbes, Washington.

Annie Rebecca Jones

Mrs. Annie Jones Was Buried This Afternoon
The Hugo Daily News December 15, 1937 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Rebecca Jones were held in Bethel Church this afternoon. Burial followed in Springs Chapel Cemetery.
    Mrs. Jones was stricken about six weeks ago with pneumonia. She died Tuesday afternoon at her home southeast of Hugo.
    She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. H.P. Terry of Hugo, and six sons: R.J., Carl and Ossie, all of Hugo and D.M. of Valliant, George of Wynnewood and Edgar of Cheyenne.
    Arrangements were under the direction of Snow Funeral home.

Joe M. Ferguson

Joe M. Ferguson Killed By Train Near Coal Chute
Pioneer Hugo Carpenten [sic] Dies Instantly After Being Struck
The Hugo Daily News December 15, 1937 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Joe M. Ferguson, 65 years old pioneer resident of Hugo, was struck and almost instantly killed by the east bound passenger train at 1:10 today.
    The accident occurred near the coal chutes and in the Frisco yard. Eye witnesses state that they noticed Mr. Ferguson crossing the tracks and also noticed that he in some manner stepped in front of the train as it was entering the yard.
    A.E. McClellan, veteran engineer and W.D. Herndon, veteran conductro [sic], were in charge of the train.
    Mr. Ferguson had resided in Hugo for many years and had been engaged in carpentry during his residence here. He was engaged in the construction of several small residences near the coal chute at the time of his death.
    He is survived by his wife, one daughter, Mrs. E.J. Hunkapillar, and two sons, Fred and Claud Ferguson.
    The body was taken to the Snow Funeral Home.

Mrs. J.L Towery

Mrs. J.L. Towery Victim of Diabetes
The Hugo Daily News December 14, 1937 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Mrs. J.L. Towery, who resided north of Soper, died at 7 a.m. today in a local hospital following an illness of long duration.
    The body was taken by Woodruff-Jones Funeral Directors of Antlers. Funeral arrangements were not announced today.
    Mrs. Towery, physicians said, had been suffering for a long time with diabetes. Since undergoing an operation in which it was necessary to amputate her foot, her condition had grown steadily worse. She was brought to the hospital a few days ago dangerously ill, and the end came Tuesday morning.

Mrs. Amos T. Johnson

Mrs. Amos T. Johnson Dies in Dallas Today
The Hugo Daily News December 13, 1937 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    Mrs. Amos T. Johnson, widow of the late Amos T. Johnson, early day resident of Hugo, passed away today at noon at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Frank O. Genseke, 4333 Brown Street, Dallas.
    Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
    She is survived by three daughters: Mrs. Hattie Bonnell and Mrs. Guiseks [sic], both of Dallas, and Mrs. Ruth Small of Arizona. One grandson, Clyde Lawrence of Dallas, also survives her.