Cemetery Photo

Adair County, Oklahoma

© by: Martha Real

C.J. CROCKER

©The Standard-Sentinel

Thursday, January 11, 1917

Submitted by:Wanda Elliott

Word came by wire from Fort Smith, Tuesday (January 9, 1917) afternoon that C.J. CROCKER had passed away at the St. John's Hospital.

Mr. CROCKER has been in feeble health for several months, for the past two months, seldom venturing away from his home.
Mrs. COOK, his daughter, accompanied him to St. John's Hospital, Fort Smith, last Monday, with the hope that treatment there might prove beneficial, but death came peacefully Tuesday afternoon and released the sufferer from further pain and care.

The remains were brought home on the early passenger Wednesday morning.
Funeral services were held at the home at 3 p.m., conducted by Rev. J.W. MCDONALD, of Sallisaw.

Interment followed at New Hope Cemetery, a large concourse of friends attending.
All business houses were closed in Stilwell during the hours of the funeral service and burial.

C.J. CROCKER was born at Brattleboro, Vermont, December 9, 1854.

In 1871 he was united in marriage to Miss Mina F. MERRIL at Leroy, N.Y., who survives him, together with two daughters, Mrs. A.B. COOK, of Heavener, and Miss Alice CROCKER, of our city.

The deceased came with his family to Stilwell in 1903 engaging for several years in an extensive hardware and furniture business, together, with that of undertaker. In the latter profession he ranked high in the state. He has filled most of the positions of honor in the State Funeral Directors Association, being the president of the association for two terms.

There never lived a more kindly man than C.J. CROCKER. He has relieved more distress, he has given more sympathy in time of death to the homes of this section than any man in our confines. For his calling brought him to our homes when the death angel came.
Mr. CROCKER brought gentle kindness and sympathy that was comforting and a solace to bereaved hearts.
All loved him and entrusted to him their dead, with the thought that in truth a true, noble, trusting, loving friend was with them.
Our town and community has lost a noble character, a citizen of sterling worth, in the death of C.J. CROCKER.

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