Bios of HULETTE FUQUA ABY. Hulette Fuqua Aby, senior partner in the firm of Aby & Tucker, attorneys of Tulsa, was born in Crystal Springs, Mississippi, January 15, 1879. His father Samuel H. Aby, was a native of Copiah county, Mississippi, and spent much of his life at Crystal Springs. He became a newspaperman and was publisher of a paper for many years. He belongs to the Methodist Episcopal church, South. In early manhood he wedded Mary J. Spencer, who was born at Crystal Springs, Mississippi, and they became the parents of three children, all of whom are living. After acquiring his early education in the public schools of his native state Hulette F. Aby attended the University of Mississippi and Louisiana State University. In 1901 he won his LL. B. degree at Millsaps College. He was admitted to the bar in Mississippi in 1901 and for a time engaged in law practice in Mississippi but on the 9th of January, 1902, came to Tulsa, which was then a small town of little importance. He practiced alone for a time and then in 1905 organized the firm of Aby & Tucker, which has maintained a continuous existence through the intervening period of sixteen years. The firm engages in civil practice, making a specialty of corporation law and this is today the oldest firm of attorneys in continuous practice in Tulsa. Its clientage is now very extensive and of a most important character, as the firm is the legal representative of some of the largest corporation interests of the city. Mr. Aby belongs to the Tulsa County, Oklahoma State and American Bar Associations. In 1906 Mr. Aby was married to Miss Cora Mae Hansel of Missouri, a daughter of John Hansel of Joplin, Missouri. They have become parents of two sons: H. F., Jr., now thirteen years of age; and William Willing. Mr. Aby turns to fishing for recreation, greatly enjoying this pastime when his professional duties permit. He has always been keenly interested in everything pertaining to public progress and improvement and was the first secretary of the Commercial Club of Tulsa, filling the position in 1902. This is now the Chamber of Commerce, with which he is still connected. He belongs to the Sigma Alpha Epsilon, is a member of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and also has membership in the Lions Club and the Country Club. He belongs to the Boston Avenue Methodist Episcopal church, South, of which he is a trustee. His ideals of life are high, his activities far-reaching and resultant. He stands for those principles which make for upright manhood and honorable citizenship and through the careful utilization of his time and talents has gained a position among the eminent lawyers of his adopted state.