Obituary of Frederick H. Heiskell, Pulaski Co, Ar *********************************************************** Submitted by: Paul V. Isbell < > Date: 1 May 2011 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** New York Times, Apr. 1, 1931 - Little Rock, Ark., Mar. 31 - Frederick H. Heiskell, 56 years old, managing editor of the Arkansas Gazette, died suddenly at his home here tonight. Death was attributed to heart disease. He had spent the day at work in his office. His first newspaper work was on the old Memphis Telegram. Later on he spent several years in the Phillipine Islands as secretary to General Luke W. Wright, who was a member of the Phillipine Commission appointed by Pres. Taft. In 1902 he joined his brother, J. N. Heiskell, at Little Rock and since then had been managing editor of the Gazette. He is survived by his widow, two daughters, Josephine and Grace; his mother, four sisters, and a brother, J. N. Heiskell. Buried in Mt. Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark. Extracted from: New York Times via Ancestry.com