Obit of Huggins, Sr.,Robert Lee (h252) - Delaware County, Oklahoma

Submitted by:  George Huggins  <george.huggins@pcusa.org>  27 Jul 2004
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ROBERT LEE HUGGINS, SR.

The Grove Sun
Grove, Delaware County, Oklahoma Thursday July 18, 1940


In The Memory Of Robert L. Huggins


   R. L. Huggins was born June 9, 1874, died July 2, 1940.  Age, 66  
years and 23 days.
   In the year 1902 he was married to Lula James, a very fine and  
accomplished woman.  To this union were born eight children, all of who  
survive, also R. L. is survived by eight grandchildren.
   When Bob's father died there were left in  a cold and cruel world,  
three small boys without any mother.  Bob was one of those boys, and  
Bob was the last of that family to say adieu to this world.  Life was  
hard going for Bob Huggins as a boy, but at the age of 9 years he  
finished his attendance at the little winter subscription school.  At  
the marriage of his aunt, Mrs. J. A. Malone, who then assumed the care  
of his grandparents, he started to school, in the fourth grade, at the  
age of 18 years.  The following year, at the age of 19, Bob started in  
at the Rogers Academy supporting himself at all times.  It was at the  
Rogers Academy the Sun editor first became acquainted with Bob.
   What fine example Bob Huggins set, walking through life as a hard  
working boy, his head up, eyes, open, seeing beauty in all of Nature.   
He learned to work carefully and to love his work.  He abhored dire and  
a sloven appearance.  He believed in a personal God and earnestly tried  
to live by the understanding he had of the Bible.  When Bob was seeking  
office he prayed that if he would fail the people or jeopordize his  
soul, to defeat him.  Bob prized real friendship above material gain;  
often he said; "it's great to have real friends but far greater to be  
one."  Bob loved fun, with music, honesty, purity and Godliness, but a  
workable charity for all faults and failures.
   The editor of the Sun talked a few minutes with Mrs. Huggins at his  
funeral.  We asked her to prepare some data regarding him in order that  
we might elaborate more fully as to his passing, and among her data was  
this, which we quote:  "And oh!  How we miss him!  Truly a star has  
disappeared from our horizon, but the glow from his love we expect to  
retain till we, too, cross the bar."
   To his beloved wife and children, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Huggins, Mr. and  
Mrs. R. L. Huggins, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Gorton, Jr., Mr. and Mrs.  
Solon Huggins, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Huggins, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Huggins,  
also Gore and Shasta of the home, we extend our deepest and most  
sincere sympathy,
"The day is done and with the night
There comes a hush of holy calm."
   May the Creator rest your soul, Bob!
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