Jackson CO OK - Obits Abstracted from March 12, 1901 - December 5, 1901 Submitted by: Jodean Martin jodeanmartin@cox.net Copyright, WTGS, 1997-2002 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWSPAPER OBITUARIES Abstracted from ALTUS NEWS-WEEKLY LEGER NEWS-TIMES March 12, 1901- March 8, 1906 Published on Thursday March 14, 1901 Mrs. John Edwards, a highly respected lady living five miles below Dunbar, died very suddenly Saturday Afternoon (March 9) with heart disease. She was buried Sunday afternoon at Francis. She leaves a husband and several children. March 21, 1901 The two year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Davis died this morning (March 21). She had been sick a long time. The News extends condolence to the bereaved parents. April 25, 1901 Undertaker, E. E. Russell, furnished a coffin for the three weeks old child of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Joiner, living eight miles east of the city, which died at 9 o'clock p.m. on the 23rd inst. May 2, 1901 The little child of William Dishman was buried at Navajoe on Sunday the 21st, ult. May 9, 1901 Died- Last Sunday (May 5) at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E.T. Harris, their little daughter, aged 4 years. They have the sympathy of our people in their sad affliction. July 25, 1901 Clay Willingham and Charley McAskill of Dunbar were in the city Sunday, (July 21) to purchase a coffin of undertaker, E. E. Russell, for the remains of Clyde, the eighteen year old son of J. C. Willingham, who died at 11 o'clock, a.m. that day. His remains were buried in the Altus Cemetery on Monday. August 1, 1901 Mr. F. E. Jones purchased a coffin Monday evening of Undertaker E. E. Russell for the remains of a Mr. Chapman living on Mr. Lyles' place five miles east of the city, who died of heart disease at 3 o'clock p.m. that day (July 29). Mr. Chapman was 80 years of age and was stopping here until the opening of the Indian country. August 8, 1901 Died: Ray, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Eldridge, died last Friday (Aug. 3), and was buried Saturday. Undertaker E. E. Russell expressed the sentiment of all who knew Ray when he said, "It made him sad to prepare a coffin for the little fellow". Ray was badly crippled and his misfortune gained him friends and sympathizers who tender their heart felt condolences to the bereaved parents. August 15, 1901 Mrs. Will Ferris, wife of postmaster Will Ferris, of Navajoe, died Monday (Aug. 12) and was buried Tuesday at that place. August 22, 1901 Mesrs. E. Garrison and J. K. Mitchell of Yeldell came to the city Friday morning and purchased a coffin from Undertaker E. E. Russell, for the remains of Oliver Ridgeway, son of R. S. Ridgeway. Who died at 5 o'clock a.m. that day. (Aug. 16) September 5, 1901 The infant of Mr. Timmons died yesterday (Sept. 4) and will be buried today at the Yeldell graveyard. September 12, 1901 Born to Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Brewer, last Saturday (Sept. 6), a son who only lived about 5 hours. The remains were buried in the Altus Cemetery that evening. October 3, 1901 We are sorry to learn of the death of Mrs. C. T. Fly which occured at her home in Mangum last Sunday (Oct. 2). She died of slow fever. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Eaton. October 3, 1901 C. T. Duke, living eight miles northeast was in the city Wednesday and procured a coffin for the remains of Mrs. D. H. Jackson who died at 3 o'clock a.m. that day (Oct. 2). Her remains were buried at Navajoe Wednesday Afternoon. The Leger News - Thursday Oct. 24, 1901. At this point Altus changed its name to Leger for a short time to please some railroad officials and get the railroad to town. M. M. Welch Killed Between eight and nine o'clock last Saturday morning, (Oct. 11) I. L. Ennis shot and killed M. M. Welch. A dispute arose between them Saturday morning relative to the sale of some lots in Mountain Park over in Comanche county. Ennis sold some lots belonging to Mr. McKinley, Welch's son-in-law. Welch did not approve of the the transaction and accosted Ennis. After some words, Welch drew a knife on Ennis and attempted to use it. Ennis ran away. Afterwards, Ennis was standing south of the Peoples Bank. A party nearby told him that Welch was in the bank and for him, Ennis to go away to avoid further trouble. Ennis started to walk away to the east. About this time Welch came out of the bank and, seeing Ennis, started after him, having a knife in his hand. Ennis turned around, drew a pistol and warned Welch not to come any nearer. Welch told Ennis that he was not game enough to shoot and still advancing. Ennis shot him, the ball taking effect in the region of the heart. He fell forward on his face and expired in a very short time. Ennis was soon after arrested by Deputy Sheriff John Kimbell. He waived preliminary examination and was taken to jail at Mangum. They returned here Sunday night, getting here about midnight. They got a number of Ennis' friends up and they a bond of $18,000 and G. W. Burkett and V. E. Conkle started to Mangum with it, arriving there in time for Frank Mathews of the firm of Wells and Mathews, Ennis' lawyers, to take the train to Oklahoma City, where he went to have the district judge approve the bond. About nine o'clock Tuesday morning, a telegram to Sheriff Overton announced the bond had been approved and Ennis was discharged from custody The remains of Mr. Welch were taken in charge by Undertaker E. E. Russell, and the funeral took place at the cemetery at half past four o'clock p.m. Sunday. Rev. R. J. Morgan, pastor of the Baptist Church here, of which Mr. Welch was a member, officiated at the burial. The funeral was attended by most of our citizens. October 31, 1901 Died - Saturday, October 26, michael Alonzo, the sixteen month old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Demoney. The remains were coffined by E. E. Russell and buried Saturday Evening in the cemetery. October 31, 1901 A. L. Tinker and J. L. Roby of Lock secured a coffin Sunday from E. E. Russell, for the remains of the seven month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Brinkman that died Saturday evening (Oct. 26). Burial in the Francis Cemetery. October 31, 1901 P. S. Bazell and T. C. Lanier, of Dunbar, procured a coffin Tuesday evening, (Oct. 29) of Undertaker E. E. Russell, for the remains of the ten month old son of J. S. Bazell that died that day. The remains were buried in the Leger Cemetery Wednesday. November 14, 1901 H. M. Bennett, J.V. Evett, and W. A. Dasher, living nine miles southeast of the city came to town last Thursday evening (Nov. 8) and procured a coffin from Undertaker E. E. Russell for the remains of E. Dasher, who that day died of consumption in his 57th year. November 28, 1901 J. W. Matthews, living four miles southeast of town procured a coffin Tuesday (Nov. 22), for the remains of the nine month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Kieg December 5, 1901 Robert Gray and Mr. Titsword of Navajoe, procured a coffin Friday night (Nov. 30) for the remains of Frank Anbly of Medicine Lodge, Kansas who was working for Flaty (?) At that place. NOTICE: Western Trails Genealogy Society grants that this information and data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, for personal and genealogical research. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation without written permission of the officers of WTGS