Beckham County, OK - Obits: Fred Malloy, 1916 16 August 2008 Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell) ********************************************************************* USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ********************************************************************* MALLOY, FRED (20 Jul 1916, Thursday, Elk City Leader, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK): Fred, the eighteen year old son of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Malloy of this city, was killed on July 5, under a train in Jackson, Michigan. The remains were identified by a diary found in his clothing and he also wore a hat with the brand of the Dixie store. A photograph of the remains was sent here and identified and Mr. Maloy left for Jackson to see after the remains. It was learned after Mr. Maloy left that the remains had been buried shortly after the accident occurred. Mr. Maloy advised friends here that he would have them removed from the first burying place and placed in the Catholic cemetery at that place. Facts regarding how the young man lost his life have not been received. He left his home here little more than two months ago, and the news of his death came as a surprise and shock to the family and their many friends. Fred Maloy was a clean cut young man with many admirable traits and had many friends here who will learn with regret of his untimely death. For some time he was employed in the furniture store of George R. Grubitz & Son, but for the past few months had been with the Brown Produce Co. He was attentive to business, honest and upright in his dealings and would have made a useful citizen. He is survived by his father and mother and infant brother. (Jul 1916, Elk City Newspaper, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK): FRED MALLOY KILLED BY TRAIN AT JACKSON, MICH. Last Thursday afternoon a letter addressed to the Chief of Police, was received here in which was enclosed two photographs showing the body of a young man who had been killed by a train, July 5th, near Jackson, Michigan. No name was found on the body but in a diary he had in his pocket, was written, that writer had left Elk City, Okla., on June 5th, also a hat was found that had the "Dixie, Elk City, Okla.," label on it. The letter was turned over to Jim Keen, deputy sheriff, who in a short time had found the young man to be Fred Malloy, son of H. A. Malloy. As soon as identification was made, the father left immediately for the scene, thinking he would bring the body to Elk City for burial. In the diary, Fred had noted about going to Oklahoma City, Tulsa, his former home, Kansas City, Chicago, and other places, and no doubt was en route to Warren, Ohio, where two sisters of Mrs. Malloy were living. He had been anxious to see something of the country, and was stopping at different places as he went along. When he left Elk City he wrote in his diary, "Left Elk City June 5th, maybe for good, who knows?" Little did he think or the loved ones in the home, that it would prove to be so. It seems he was killed at night, and his body was not discovered until the following day. There being no witnesses, it will ever remain a mystery the reason of the terrible accident. The body had not been embalmed so it was decided not to bring it back to Elk City. By having in his pocket a picture of the Cathedral of Tulsa, and notes he had made in his diary, it was thought he was a Catholic and the members of that church then looked after the burial of the body and it was laid to rest in the St. John's Cemetery at Jackson. Mr. Malloy purchasing a lot in the beautiful cemetery made arrangements for a stone to mark the grave. Mrs. Malloy seemed to have a premonition that something had happened to her boy, for Sunday before receiving word of his death she was grieving about him and told her friends she knew there must be something seriously wrong. He had written a letter at Kansas City soon after he left. His long silence made her so uneasy, and she was very much distressed. Since the news came of his death, she has been heart broken, though keeping up bravely for the sake of an invalid brother who is in her home. Mr. Malloy returned here yesterday. He said that two days after the body was buried some parents from another part of the state had gone to Jackson, and had the body exhumed in order to see if it could be the body of their son who had disappeared. While this is a terrible blow to Mr. and Mrs. Malloy, yet they have much for which to be thankful, in that they were able to know what had become of their son, and not have had the terrible suspense of years and years of wondering where he was and why they did not hear from him, which might have happened had there been no way in which to identify him. Fred Talbott Malloy, the eldest son of Harry A. and Hattie Talbott Malloy, was born July 24th, 1899 at Pittsburgh, Pa., and would have celebrated his seventeenth birthday next Monday. The family moved from Pennsylvania to Tulsa, Oklahoma, four years ago, leaving there a year later for Elk City where they have since resided. The parents and little baby brother are left to mourn the loss of a son and brother. Fred was a bright young man and had many friends here who deeply regret his untimely death. He had worked for sometime with Grubitz & Son, who always appreciated his work. He was very industrious and always courteous. He had a wonderful memory and it was often noted how he remembered the names of people with whom he had business dealings. How sad that one in the beginning of life should be taken - one with so much zeal and bright prospects for the future. Fred belonged to the Catholic Church choir, and having a very good voice had sang several solos in the church services. He was a student in St. Mary's Institute for two years. He was a jovial, good natured boy, always greeting his friends with a smile, and was loved and respected by his friends, class-mates and men for whom he worked. The hearts of our people go out in deepest sympathy for the bereaved parents. --------------------------------------------------- Return to Beckham County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/beckham/beckham.html