Obit of Loveless, Sam (l142) - Grady County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Sandi Carter 24 Feb 2004 Return to Grady County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/grady/grady.html ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== The Verden News 3 November 1950 SAM LOVELESS, PIONEER RESIDENT DIES AT 97 Sam Loveless, a pioneer resident of Verden and Oklahoma and with a varied and colorful life given to few, passed away early Wednesday morning at the age of 97 years. Mr. Loveless was born near Florence, Georgia in 1852. He remembered, as a child, incidents of the war between the states. He often told of the times when he and other young boys watched the firing from the hills adjoining his home and such young boys helped supply food for the women and children left at home. At the age of 16 he left Georgia and went on his own to Texas. Therefore he became a cowhand and trail driver. He rode the Chisholm Trail from Texas through the Indian Territory and to Abilene, Kansas. He also rode other famous trails of the day and often interested his family with tales of adventure on such trips. When the railroad broke up the trail driving business Sam Loveless decided that he would acquire an education, which was of necessity, neglected in his youth. He entered a college at Italy, Texas and in a few years oftained a teachers certificate. In 1888 he married Jennie Mitchell of Italy, Texas and this partnership was happily continued for 60 years when on June 21, 1948 Mother Loveless passed away. After obtaining his teachers certificate Mr. Loveless taught school at a number of Public schools in Texas and later was an educator in colleges of the state. In his early days Mr. Loveless entered into the full pioneer life of all places in which he lived. He possessed a good voice and conducted many of the singings that were so popular in those days. He was also in demand as a Sunday School teacher and was a leader in Church arrairs of his communities. After many years in the teaching profession he decided to enter business and conducted stores at Ennis, Hereford, Dallas and Justin, Texas. He then decided that his life would be happiest in the open and as a farmer and sought a place that he could claim as the prettiest place he had ever seen. In 1913 he moved to Chickasha, Oklahoma and resided there temporarily until he selected a farm 4 miles northeast of Verden which was his home for the remainder of his life. The new farm home was adjoining to the historic Half Moon Ranch and at this location Mr. Loveless applied modern farming methods and his crops were always considered among the best in the state. He was particularily successful in growing the finest varieties of cotton and the application of the tractors and modern machinery to his farming methods. In some years he and his sons cultivated as many as 1000 acres and would have a payroll at cotton picking time of a hundred or more people that were housed on his place. Those left to mourn his departure are his two daughters, Mrs. Annie Lee Moore, South Bend, Ind. and Mrs. Abbie Teal, Kansas City, Missouri; two sons B. F. Loveless and S. C. Loveless, Verden; five grandchildren, four great grandchildren, one brother, who lives in Georgia also a host of other relatives and friends. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Grady County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/grady/grady.html