Bryan County Archives - Fred Washington Obit Submitted by: Susan S Lee 27 Mar 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRED WASHINGTON RITES HELD TODAY No names of newspapers available NOTE:  He died 11 August 1962       CADDO-Funeral rites were held in the Caddo Methodist Church at 3 p.m. today for Fred Washington, 72, pioneer Bryan County merchant, who died suddenly at his home here Saturday.       Services will be conducted by Rev. Bob Bullock, and burial, under direction of Holmes Funeral Home, was in the Caddo cemetery.  Pall- bearers were Arnold Walker, Alton Walker, Euel Hicks, Clyde Welch, Floyd Morgan and Bill Garner.       A native of Alabama, Washington was born June 23, 1890.  He had lived in Bryan County 62 years.  He began his career as a grocery mer- chant at Kenefic in 1919, and in 1932 he moved his business to Caddo where he was also engaged in the livestock business.  He was a member of the Caddo Methodist Church, the Caddo Lions CLub and the Masonic Lodge and served on the Caddo board of education for many years.  He was a member of the Methodist church board of stewards.       He was married to Miss Mary Enah Haley at Kenefic in March, 1917.       Survivors include his wife, of the home address; two daughters, Mrs. Marguerite Sipes, Oklahoma City; and Mrs. Jones Sharp, Norman; a brother, Houston Washington, Durant; three sisters, Mrs. May Gravitt, Fort Worth, Texas; Mrs. Stella Hamilton, Caddo; and Mrs. Ida Lawrence, Kenefic; and three grandchildren. FRED WASHINGTON DIED OF HEART ATTACK SATURDAY       Fred Washington, 72, a prominent business man of Caddo for about 30 years, died of a heart attack in his grocery store a short time be- fore noon Saturday.  Mrs. Washington, a partner in the store, was with him at the time of his death.       Mr. Washington, a native of Alabama, came to Kenefic as a boy and entered the grocery business there while still in his teens.  He sold his store in 1932 and bought the store in Caddo.       He was a prominent civic leader, a member of the Board of Stewards of the First Methodist Church, a member of the Caddo school board for a number of years, and was serving on the board at the time of his death. He married Miss Mary Enah Haley March 24, 1917 in Kenefic.       Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Monday at the First Methodist Church and were conducted by the Rev. Robert Bullock.  Burial was in the Caddo Cemetery with the Holmes Funeral Home, Durant, directing.       Survivors include his widow; 3 sisters, Mrs. Stella Hamilton of Caddo; Mrs. Ida Lawrence of Kenefic and Mrs. May Gravitte of Fort Worth; a brother, Houston of Durant; and a number of nieces and nephews.