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Mary Rebecca Smith

AGED HUGOIAN DIED HERE THIS EVENING
Funeral for Mrs. Smith To be Held Friday Morning
The Hugo Daily News June 29, 1933 - transcribed by Ron Henson

    Mrs. Mary Rebeccka [sic] Smith aged 76 years died at the home of her son-in-law L.H. Knox shortly after noon today.
    Funeral services will be held at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. L.H. Knox Friday morning at 10 o'clock interment will be made in the Mount Olivet cemetery. Reverend Alva R. Hutchinson of the First Methodist church will officiate at the service. Snow Funeral home will be in charge of funeral arrangements.
    Following is a history of her life, as told by Reverend Hutchinson.
    Mrs. Mary Rebecca Smith was born in Illinois, Sept. 22, 1856, and departed this life at the home of her daughter Mrs. L.H. Knox, June 29, 1933, at the age of 76 years, 10 months and 7 days.
    Mrs. Smith is survived by four sons George, Ed and Lee of Nevada, Kansas, and June of Balena, Kan., and one daughter, Mrs. L.H. Knox of Hugo in whose home she spent the last year of her life. These children together with her husband, Mr. William Smith, survive her and are all present today except Lee of Nevada, Kan.
    She is also survived by a number of grand-children and great grand children, besides four brother, W.B. Windle, of Hot Springs, Ark, and N.E. Windle, T.L. Windle and Frank Windle all of Texarkana, Texas; T.L. and Frank were at their sister's bedside when the end came.
     Mrs. Smith has always been a true fand faithful Christian since her early childhood. Her father was a Methodist minister from the state of Illinois and she united with the Methodist church when only a child. For the last 35 years Mrs. Smith has been blind, but she bore her affliction with patience and fortitude of a Christian.
     Mrs. Smith held the distinction of being the first woman ever to have lived in the city of Hugo. She and her husband came here from Oklahoma City and erected a bakery and cafe and those who laid off the town site of Hugo took their meals with them. She has been a citizen of Hugo since its beginning and has made many warm friends during these years.

John Wilson

JOHN WILSON DIED SUNDAY
The Hugo Husonian December 20, 1915 - transcribed by Ron Henson

    John Wilson, of Ft. Towson, died Sunday morning at Paris after a few days siege of pneumonia. Mr. Wilson was taken ill in Joplin, Mo., where he and Arthur Bowen had been to look after some valuable mining property. He took the train for home but by the time he reached Hugo he was in such a serious condition that he went though on the train to Paris and entered the hospital there. He rapidly grew worse and his wife was sent for. She arrived before he died.
    John Wilson has for years been one of the prominent men of this section and one of the leaders in the Choctaw Nation. He was at one time a representative in the Choctaw legislature at Tuskahoma. He was in the early fifties but was still a man of tremendous physique. He was a man of strong character and his natural force and build was such as to gain him notice wherever he appeared. His influence in his home neighborhood was powerful and his voice was alway[sic] welcome in council.
    The funeral was held in Ft Towson this afternoon and was attended from over a vast territory. Among those attending from here were: R.D. Wilbor, County Attorney Warren, B.D. Jordan, Sheriff Lee Loftin, Rush Record and a number of others.
    Besides his wife Mr. Wilson is survived by two children and several brothers, among whom is W.W. Wilson, the banker and ranch owner of Ft. Towson.

Mrs. Ralph Hildreth

TWO WOMEN DROWN IN LAKE ROEBUCK
Burial Took Place This Afternoon at Grant Cemetery
The Hugo Daily News June 6, 1933 - transcribed by Ron Henson

    Two young women of the county were drowned in Lake Roebuck at about 4:30 p.m. Monday, making the first casualties of the season for drowning.
    The two were Mrs. Ralph Hildreth, 18, of Grant and Miss Ruth Barrett, 18, of Midland, Texas.
    The two were members of a swimming party and had started to wade in the lake. In a short time, however they stepped off of a "jumpoff" and plunged out of sight.
    When the others realized their plight efforts were made to rescue them, but to no avail. Walter Beaty, who was standing on the bank of the lake attempted to swim out to them, but due to their struggling he could not do so. He then is reported to have taken a pole and pushed it out to the pair, and one of the women took hold of it, but before she could be pulled to land, slid off and drowned.
    C.E. Howard, of the Senner Funeral home, with his diving helmet with two assistants, Gordon Moore Jr., and Bill Walsh, recovered one of the bodies shortly after reaching the lake. The other body was recovered just as the Hugo party arrived.
    The two victims were buried at the Grant cemetery this afternoon.
    Miss Barrett formerly had lived in Midland, Texas, with her father, and had been in Hugo visiting friends. her mother lives in Paris, Texas, friends said Monday night. Efforts were being made Monday night to notify the girl's father of her death.
    Survivors of Mrs. Hildreth include her husband, Ralph Hildreth, of Hugo; parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Grimes of Grant, and five brothers, Howard, Joseph, Harry, Sam and Wilson, all of whom live with their parents.

Mrs. Robbie Smith Cookerly

MRS. ROBBIE SMITH COOKERLY DIED SUNDAY
The Hugo Daily Husonian April 24, 1916 - transcribed by Ron Henson

    Mrs. Robbie Smith Cookerly died in a Dallas hospital Sunday morning at 3:45 following an operation which had been performed Saturday. She had been sick two weeks. Her body was brought to Hugo Sunday night for burial which was this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
    Mrs. Cookerly was born in Paris, Texas, in 1892, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P.M. Smith. At an early age she moved with her family to Hugo shortly after the foundation of the city. Here she lived for a number of years and had a wide circle of friends. Three years ago she was married to Jack Cookerly in Dallas. Mr. Cookerly is the cashier of the Magnolia Oil company there.
    Besides her husband Mrs. Cookerly is survived by her mother, Mrs. Lee Ratliff, and four sisters, Mrs. C.G. Shull, Mrs. Jule O'Neal, Mrs. Scott Shannon, of Galveston, Texas and Mrs. L.E. Griffith, of Dallas, Texas, all of whom are here to attend the funeral.

W.H. Moreland

W.H. MORLAND [sic] DIED HERE EARLY TODAY
Funeral Services To Be Held Thursday At 3 P.M.
The Hugo Daily News June 10, 1935 - transcribed by Ron Henson

    W.H. Moreland, aged 71 years, died at his home at 508 North I street early this morning.
    The former Hugo citizen and carpenter was born in Loogootee, Indiana May 13, 1864. He married Miss Alice George, July 21, 1887 and to this union five children were born.
    They are, Mrs. J.N. Tice, Hugo; Mrs. J.B. Campbell, Fort Worth, Texas; C.C. Moreland, Hollis Okla.; L.P. Moreland, Hugo; Mrs. J.B. Peeler, of Memphis, Tenn., all of whom were at the bedside when death occurred.
    The deceased is also survived by two sisters and one brother.
    They are, Mrs. Ida Hatter, Dallas, Texas, Mrs. Minta Taylor, Washburn, Missouri and J.M. Moreland, of Hugo, Oklahoma.
    Funeral services will be held at 10 o'clock at the residence Thursday a.m., with the Reverend R.M. Firebaugh officiating. Interment will be made in the Mount Olivet Cemetery, according to information from the Snow Funeral Home which will have charge of the funeral arrangements.
    Pall Bearers will be John Ragland, Vance Weldon, Bill Speak, J.L. Brindley, Roy Brooks and Carl McDonald. honorary pall bearers are Walter Leard, T.A. Marbut, P.M. Cook, R.L. Latta, Joe Wolff and Geo. Mathis.

Lula S. Howe

MRS. HOWE RITES TO BE HELD WED.
Pioneer Citizen To Be Buried In Mount Olivet
The Hugo Daily News November 5, 1935 - transcribed by Ron Henson

    Funeral services for Mrs. Lula S. Howe, will be held at the First Baptist church Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock.
    Reverend Ernest Quick, former pastor of the First church here will officiate at the final rites. Interment will be made in the Mount Olivet cemetery.
    The active pall bearers as announced by the Snow Funeral home which will be in charge of arrangements are as follows: W.C. Henry, Hugh Johnson, W.H. King, Wren Moore, Dr. R.L. Gee, E.P. Garrett, E.H. Bailey, and Frank Knipp.
    Honorary pall bearers are all friends of the family.
    Mrs. Lula S. Howe, was born at Abbeyville, Mississippi as Lula Scott McEachin.
    She moved with her parents to Ft. Smith, Arkansas in 1880 where she received her early education later attending Buckner college at Salem.
    She was married to Clarence Herndon Howe in 1884. She and her husband resided at Greenwood, Hackett and Ft. Smith before moving to Hugo in 1902.
    During her long residence here she was always active in church and civic affairs. She was devout member of the First Baptist church, a charter member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, a charter member of the American Legion auxiliary, a charter member of the Inter Se club, and a charter member of the 20th club.
    She was a member of the Eastern Star chapter at Greenwood, Ark. She is survived by her children, Mr. and Mrs. R.H. Stanley and Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Hayes, of Hugo and Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Howe of Oklahoma City.
    The surviving grand children are Mrs. Barrett Fellows and husband, and Miss Gloria Howe, Oklahoma City James Robert Hayes, Hugo, Thomas and Robert Howe, Dallas.
    She is also survived by two great grand children. They are Helen Isabel and Marilyn Fellows of Oklahoma City.
    Her husband, Judge C.H. Howe, pioneer and widely known lawyer died on July 3, 1928.

MRS. C.H. HOWE RITES WEDNESDAY
Pioneer Hugo Resident Died At Her Home Here Sunday
The Hugo Daily News November 4, 1935 - transcribed by Ron Henson

    Mrs. C.H. Howe, pioneer resident of Hugo died at her home late Sunday afternoon, following an illness of several weeks.
    Funeral services were announced for Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock at the First Baptist church with Rev. Ernest Quick, officiating. Interment will be held at the Mount Olivet Cemetery.
    Mrs. Howe came to Hugo with her husband and family from Fort Smith, Arkansas in 1903 and established a home where she has resided since that time.
    Her husband, the late Judge C.H. Howe, was an active practicioner [sic] of law here until his death about five years ago.
    She is survived by three children. They are, Mrs. R.H. Stanley, Robert S. Howe, of Oklahoma City, and Mrs. J.W. Hayes.
    During her long residence in Hugo she endeared herself to the entire citizenship and had been an active worker in the Baptist church until her health falied [sic] more than a year ago.
    Snow Funeral home will be in charge of funeral arrangements.