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Memory Lane Cemetery
Caddo County, Oklahoma



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© N. Dale Talkington
James Bob
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© Lillian Cotten
James Bob Jr

Obituary
Memory Lane Cemetery
Caddo County, Oklahoma
Submitted by: MillieBelle


© The Anadarko Tribune
Page 1, Column 6
Anadarko, Oklahoma
Thursday, October 16, 1924

James Bob
September 21, 1844 ~ October 14, 1924

TAPS BLOW FOR JIM BOB, AGED INDIAN SCOUT

Former Civil War Veteran Dies at Home Near Anadarko After Several Weeks' Illness
Jim Bob, Civil war veteran and Indian scout, died at his home five miles northwest of Anadarko, Tuesday morning, after an illness of several weeks.

The funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the Anadarko cemetery at 2:30, conducted by Father Al Hitta.

Members of the Grand Army of the Republic, American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars organizations assisted in the services. Taps was blown by M.E. Monsell, Spanish-American war veteran, after the body had been laid to rest and the beautiful floral offerings had been placed on the grave. The Gish Funeral Home had charge of the interment. Jim Bob was a fullblood Delaware Indian. He was born in Kansas in 1845. During the Civil war he served as a corporal in company M, 14th regiment, Kansas cavalry. After the Civil war he came to the Washita river country and acted as a government scout and as a guide for a number of years. Later he settled on a farm near Anadarko. Mr. Bob leaves his widow and his daughter, Mrs. Bud Chandler, of Cyril, several grandchildren and one nephew, besides a host of friends who will miss his presence.



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