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Samuel Houston ADAIR

© The Stilwell Democrat Journal

February 9, 1950

Submitted by: Wanda Elliott

Samuel Houston ADAIR, 91 year old Adair county pioneer, died of a heart attack Tuesday night about 11 o'clock at the Taylor Rest home at Baron. While in failing health and recovering from pneumonia, his death was unexpected.
Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Roberts Chapel, with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery.

Mr. ADAIR, the son of Judge John Thompson ADAIR and Penelope Mayfield ADAIR, was born in Texas, where the family fled during the Civil War, but returned to Goingsnake District, Indian Territory, now Adair County, Oklahoma, as soon as hositlities ceased, and has since made his home in what is known to be the first house built by a white family, and in which his daughter, Mrs. Ray HEMBREE and family are now living, in the Oak Grove community.

Judge ADAIR, Samuel's father came to Indian Territory from Georgia in 1832 or 1833.

Other than Mrs. HEMBREE survivors are three daughters, two sons, John and Watie ADAIR of Stilwell and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Second Obit
February 23, 1950

Samuel Houston ADAIR was born March 1, 1859 and passed away February 7, 1950 at the Taylor Rest Home, at the age of 90 years, 11 months and seven days.

He was born in Houston, Texas, where the family fled during the hostilities of the Civil War, and lived there for four years, when the family returned to their old home place at Oak Grove in Adair county. Here he made his home and spent the greater part of his life.

His youngest daughter, Mrs. Ray HEMBREE, still lives in the house where she was born, and he made his home with her until early last summer when he went to the Rest Home.

On December 23, 1881 he was married to Sarah Stapler ROSS, and to this union eight children were born, six of whom survives - Mrs. Jess SCOTT, Eunice, N.M.; Mrs. Ira HICKMAN, Ponca City; Mrs. M.B. MARTIN, Tulsa, and Mrs. HEMBREE of the home, and two sons, John T. ADAIR, patient in Veterans hospital, Amarillo, Texas, and Watie M. ADAIR of Stilwell; 16 grandchildren, eight great grandchildren and one great grandchild.

Mrs. ADAIR and two children preceded him in death.

Funeral services were held February 12 at the Roberts Chapel, with Bro. Ross O'NEAL officiating, and Judge Joe M. LYNCH giving a wonderful eulogy of his life long friend. Burial was in the Oak Grove Cemetery.

Bearers were Al CROZIER, Joe STARR, Bailey JORDAN, Claude BIGBY, Lem CHAMBERS and Zeke ADAIR.
Flower girls were Miss Juanita JORDAN, Miss Leta Mae JORDAN, Miss Jessie HATLEY, Mrs. B.J. BIGBY and Mrs. Dave O'NEAL.