Marshall Co., OK; Obituary: R.D. "Hux" Taliaferro


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SURNAMES: Taliaferro, Null, Rea, Blanton

R.D. "Hux" Taliaferro, 76-year-old son of Madill's founder, 
died Thursday [3-1-75]. His death came after an extended 
period of ill health. Funeral services for Mr. Taliaferro 
will be conducted this morning from Watts Memorial Chapel 
at 10 a.m. with Rev. Glenn Millard, First United Methodist 
church pastor, officiating

A native of old Pickens county, I.T., Mr. Taliaferro's family 
has been closely linked with the early-day development of this 
region. His grandfather, Lt. Col. T.D. Taliaferro, was a commander 
at old Fort Washita during occupancy by the Confederacy. Upon 
his death in 1907, Col. Taliaferro became the first person to be 
buried in Woodberry-Forest cemetery. Land for the cemetery was 
donated to the City of Madill by the Taliaferro family.

During these early days, the Taliaferro family owned what was 
then considered a sizeable holding of land in what is now Madill 
and the surrounding area. That ownership was acquired through an 
indian grant.

Mr. Taliaferro's father, the late William Norborne Taliaferro, 
better known by his initials, was the founder of Madill. His mother 
was the late Mary Estella Null Taliaferro.

Born October 24, 1901, Mr. Taliaferro was named Robert Dorsey. 
Most people knew him by the nickname of Hux

He and Mrs. Taliaferro, the former Jerri Rea, were married in 
Madill October 31, 1943. They made their home at 1005 West Lillie 
Boulevard.

Other than his wife, he is survived by a sister, Mary Blanton, of 
Sherman, Tex. and several nieces and nephews.

Active pallbearers for the services and burial in Woodberry-Forest 
cemetery will be Dr. Logan Beard, Harold Brown, Marcus Carter, Dan 
Little, L.V. Little, Donald Ray Morgan, W.Y.Spence and Robert Watts. 
Honorary escorts will be Guy Beasley, W.C. Butler, George Carlton, Tom 
Humphrey, Lester King, Quentin Little, Wayne Oliver, Albert Shebester, 
Harold Slack and Herman Turbyfill