Obit of Oscar Bear (b600) - Caddo County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Nancy Charlton 5 Jul 1999 ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ====================================================================== Surnames: BARE, CATLIN, HANKINS 24 Nov. 1931 OSCAR BEAR FOUND DEAD Oscar Bear was found dead Wednesday, November 25, near the Britton schoolhouse. He had left the home of his daughter, Mrs. C.A. Catlin, Tuesday with the intention of going to the home of another daughter, Mrs. Hawkins. Wednesday afternoon it was discovered that he had not reached the Hawkins home and a search was started for him. A son of Mr. Catlin's and a son of Mr. Berry's found the body about 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. A physician judged that Mr. Bear had been dead about 24 hours. Mr. Bear was about 60 years old and had lived in that section about twenty years and was well known and held in high esteem by all. He was making his home with his daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Catlin. Funeral services were held at Britton Saturday, November 28th, with Rev. Chas. L. Speir of Anadarko, in charge. Interment in the cemetery at Hazeldell. Note: The other daughter should say HANKINS not HAWKINS