Submitted by: Sandie Welch sandiewe@verizon.net McCurtain Co. OK - OBIT: Wilbur Fitzjohn 21 Sep 2008 Return to McCurtain County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/mccurtain/mccurtai.htm ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ===================================================================== ::NOT LISTED McCurtain County Local Newspaper: Nov. 21, 1925 FORMER HUGO MAN VICTIM OF ACCIDENT WILBUR FITZJOHN KILLED IN RAILROAD SHOPS AT JEFFERSON CITY, MO. HUGO, Nov. 21, -- Wilbur Fitzjohn, 24 years old, formerly of Hugo, was killed accidentally in the Missouri-Pacific railroad shops at Jefferson City, Mo., about 8:30 Thursday night, according to word received here. Mr. Fitzjohn's parents, Mrs. John Miller and W.A. Fitzjohn, reside here. A sister, Mrs. Henry Weaver lives in California. Mrs. Miller left Friday afternoon for Jefferson City to take charge of the body. Mr. Fitzjohn was born at Paris, Texas, November 2, 1900. He was reared here, attending the public schools. He learned the machinist trade in the Frisco railroad shops here and was employed in the shops at Jefferson City when he was killed. He was to have been married in Jefferson City on Thanksgiving day. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to McCurtain Archives http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/mccurtain/mccurtai.htm