13 September 1964 George H. Summers George Summers, Area Pioneer, Dies At Anadarko Funeral services for George Summers, 91, Anadarko, a pioneer resident of Carnegie, will be held at 3:30 p.m. Thursday at the Pitcher Funeral chapel. Rev. George Staufer, Fort Cobb Methodist minister, will officiate. Interment will be in the Carnegie cemetery with the Pitcher Funeral Home in charge. Summers, who had been living at Friendship Manor at Anadarko since April, died Sunday night at the Anadarko hospital. A native of Missouri, he was born December 27, 1872, He came to the cedar Creek community, north of town, just after the turn of the century, where he farmed. later he farmed west of town in the bend of the river near the location of the Samone Indian Campground. After moving into Carnegie he did carpentry work and after retirement followed a hobby of hand carving of wood. One of his specialties was the carving of violins. He moved to Granite a few years ago where he had lived until going to Anadarko. Among the surviving members of his family is one son, Arthur of Fort Cobb. |
May 4, 1953 Sarah Elizabeth [Harbord] Summers Services Monday For Mrs. Summers, Pioneer Resident Services for Mrs. George Summers were at 2 p.m. Monday in the First Christian church after her death in her home at 4:45 Sunday morning. She had been an invalid the past three years and much of the time was in a serious condition. Harry O. Hubbard, former pastor, conducted the services and burial was in the Carnegie cemetery under direction of the Pitcher Funeral home. Sarah Elizabeth Harbord was born Sept. 12, 1879, at Roanoke, Randolph county, Mo., She became a member of the Christian church at the age of 17. She was married to George Summers Aug. 22, 1897, at Lick Creek, Mo., and to them a son and a daughter were born. Mr. and Mrs. Summers came to Oklahoma Dec. 12, 1902, and have lived in this community the past 50 years. Besides her husband, Mrs. Summers is survived by her son, Arthur of Fort Cobb, eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Also surviving is her brother, Mack Harbord, Carnegie, and a sister, Mrs. Mary Guest, of San Fernando, Calif., and many other near relatives. Relatives and friends from out of town here for the services included Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Moss and daughters and Mr. and Mrs. Elton Moss from Loyal; Mrs. Nina Kilgore, Checotah; Mr. and Mrs. Roland Melton, Midland, Texas; Mrs. Laura Burton and Mr. and Mrs. Richard MCNutt, Hobart; Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Squires and daughter, Lake Valley, and Mr. and Mrs. Walter George, Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Dodd and Mrs. Lizzie Watson of Mountain View. |
November 19, 1970 Arthur H. Summers Rites held For A. Summers Funeral services for Arthur Summers, 71, Fort Cobb, a former Carnegie resident, were held Sunday at the United Methodist Church in Fort Cobb. Interment was in the Carnegie cemetery. Summers died Thursday, November 19 in a Lawton hospital after a lengthy illness. Born April 5, 1899 in Mount Moriah, Mo., he was married to the former Lillie House April 16, 1921. He was a member of the Odd Fellow Lodge over 50 years. He moved to Fort Cobb from Carnegie in 1941. He was employed at a local elevator and later was manager of an elevator in Fort Cobb. He was preceded in death by an infant son. Survivors include his widow, of the home, one son, Kirk of Fort Cobb; two daughters, Mrs. Bud Hopper of Sparks, Nev. and Mrs. Luther Kinnard of Lafayette, Calif., and nine grandchildren. |
© Carnegie Herald Carnegie, Oklahoma Wednesday, Jan. 28, 1925 Ernest Arnold Summers Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Moss were called to the home of Mrs. Moss' brother, Mr. Summers of Carnegie, on account of the death of their infant babe. |
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