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Obit of Calvin Soles - Grady County, Oklahoma

Submitted by:  Sandi Carter   SandKatC@aol.com	8 Apr 2000 
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The Verden News
April 30, 1920


Calvin Soles was born in the state of Pennsylvania 27 years ago, came to 
Oklahoma in 1916 and was married to Naomi Bruce December 29th, 1917. 
Served in the A. E. F. in France and saw service in the Argonne 
campaign. He was of a sunny disposition and easily won the confidence of 
his acquaintances. At the time of his death, was a clerk in a grocery 
store at this place. His mind having without doubt become demented, he 
chose the course that not only took his own life but that of the woman 
whom he declared he loved so well he could not give up. Tuesday 
afternoon of last week he shot and killed his former wife and then 
turned the gun on himself and sent a bullet through his heart. His body 
was shipped to his former home Monday of this week for burial. He leaves 
a brokenhearted mother, brother and sister to mourn his departure.

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Dear friends of Verden:

I think it's right that I should write a letter in regards to Naomi and 
Calvin's marriage as he has written a letter.

When he came to see her xmas she had no thought of marrying at that time 
but wanted to wait until he got released from the army. Before coming up 
here he had tried to make his insurance to her but couldn't unless they 
were married and that was his plea to get her to marry before he got out 
of the army. He said he didn't want this made to anyone except to her 
since he had nothing to do with his mother, brother, nor sister. He 
never would let Naomi know any of their addresses so she could write to 
them. They hadn't known where he was since he left them in 1916, until 
he came by there from France. Naomi wrote and told him to be sure and 
come by and see his mother. Naomi learned while he was in France that he 
had another wife.

A Broken Hearted Mother

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By request we publish the following copy taken from the court record:

I, W. Irwin Hunter hereby certify that on the 28th day of May, 1914, at 
Greensburg, Pa. that Calvin Jacob Soles and Clara Beaula McDonnell by me 
were united in marriage in accordance with license issued by the Clerk 
of the Orphan's Court, of Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, numbered 
368008.

W. Irwin Hunter, J. P. [SEAL]

My Commission expires Dec. 6th, 1915
Commonwealth of Penn.
County of Westmoreland


Submitted by Sandi Carter