Obit of Hoover, Arnold Dell - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma

Submitted by: Wanda Purcell <wpurc25758@aol.com>   27 Jul 2008
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::Silent Home Cemetery--Roll OK

Surnames: Hoover, Sterne, McPherson

Originally posted at:
http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5YB.2ACE/7277

The Crawford community was greatly shocked Sunday evening December 
31, 1933 at the announcement of the death of Arnold Dell Hoover, a 
prominent citizen of the community.

Mr. Hoover was apparently in perfect health at the time of his 
passing.  He was returning to the house after showing the stock in 
the barn to some nephews who were visiting him, when he dropped dead 
of heart failure.

He has just returned Friday evening from Eldorado, Kansas where he 
with his cousin, E. F. McPherson of Redland, California had attended 
the golden anniversary of Mr.  McPherson's parents.

Arnold Dell Hoover was born June 18, 1875 and was 56 years, 8 months 
ands 13 days old.  He was married to Annie Sterne March 1, 1896.  To 
this union one daughter was born May 13, 1920 who died in infancy.

Mr. Hoover was laid to rest Tuesday afternoon in the Roll (Silent 
Home) cemetery by the side of his baby.  Funeral services were held 
in the Crawford high school auditorium with Rev. J. Preston Cole, 
pastor of the Methodist Church of Cheyenne preaching the sermon.  
Rev. Cole used as his theme, "There is but a step between me and 
death".  The Odd Fellows of Durham, assisted by Cheyenne had charge 
of the burial ceremony  This was one of the largest funerals ever 
held in that vicinity, the procession being more than a mile in 
length.

A number of relatives were present at the funeral.

Arnold Hoover was an old timer in the Crawford community having 
homesteaded there prior to statehood.  He and his good wife were 
active in the affairs of the community and for many years were very 
largely responsible for the religious ands social life of the 
vicinity.  Mr. Hoover was interested in public affairs and was one of 
the influential citizens of the county.  Mr. Hoover had been a member 
of the Methodist church for many years and for the past several years 
held his membership in Cheyenne.

Mr. Hoover had been in continuous membership in the Odd Fellow Lodge 
for more than a quarter of a century holding his membership at Durham 
and was a true Odd Fellow.

A useful citizen has gone from the midst and friends unit in 
extending condolences to the bereaved.

Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK 11-Jan-1933
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