Obit of John B Moisant - McClain County OK m253 Submitted by: Susan Gabel 3 Sep 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Moisant Rites Held Thursday - Resident of Purcell and McClain County 46 Years Succumbs This Week - The Purcell Register - February 24, 1938 Funeral services for John B. Moisant, pioneer, Purcell and McClain county resident, were conducted from Our Lady of Victory church here Thursday morning at 9:30 o'clock with Father Louis Hugh officiating. Interment was made in Hillside cemetery with the Rackley Funeral Home in charge. Mr. Moisant passed away early Tuesday morning at his home five miles west of Purcell, following an illness of Bright's disease. He was 79 years, five months and 19 days of age. He had been a resident of what is now McClain county for more than 46 years. During the greater part of that time he was employed by the old Purcell Mill and Elevator company at Purcell. when that firm ceased operating, he moved to the farm and had been engaged in farming the past several years. In addition to Mrs. Moisant, he is survived by two sons, five daughters and a host of other relatives. They are Bill Moisant of Purcell and Leo Moisant of Blanchard, and Mrs. Albert Lawrence, Salina, Kans., Mrs. Joe Marcott, Mrs. Dolphus Dumas, Mrs. Val Anhalt and Mrs. Frank Anhalt, all of Purcell. The deceased was born in Kankakee, Ill., and moved to this section in the early days of this county. During his long residence here, he acquired a host of friends, all of whom extend sympathy to the bereaved relatives. Grandsons of the deceased acted as pallbearers at the funeral service.