Obit of Lawrence Snake (s520) - Caddo County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Sheri Hammons 18 Jan 2000 Return to Caddo County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/caddo/caddo.html ==================================================================== 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. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ==================================================================== Surnames: SNAKE, HILDERBRAND Funeral services were held 15-Dec-1999 at the Smith Funeral Chapel in Anadarko for Lawrence Snake who died 12-Dec-1999 in Oklahoma City, Ok. Prayer service was held 14-Dec-1999 in the Smith Funeral Chapel. Burial was in the Memory Lane Cemetery at Anadarko under the direction of the Smith Funeral Chapel of Anadarko. Snake was born 16-May-1919 in Washita, Caddo co., Ok. to Frank and Bessie SNAKE. He married in 1947 Dorothy HILDERBRAND. He was a member of the first graduating class of Riverside Indian School. He was a Golden Gloves Boxer. He enlisted in the U.S. Army 17-Feb-1941 and was taken prisoner by the Japanese in February of 1942. He was taken to several Pacific Islands before being taken to Burma where he was forced to build the railroad across Burma jungle. For one and one- half years he was a member of the 'Lost Battalion', that got the name because the U.S. Army was unaware of their location. He was a prisoner of war for three and one-half years. He was a member of the Country Estates Baptist Church in Midwest City, Ok. He was a 32 degree Mason and belonged to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Disabled American Veterans and the American Ex-Prisoners of War. He was preceded in death by his parents, his stepfather, one brother and three sisters. Survivors include his wife, one daughter, two sons, two grandchildren and four sisters. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Caddo County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/caddo/caddo.html