© Tammie Chada

January 2, 1942

FINE

Orange high school students and faculty were saddened to learn of the death of Calvin FINE, sophomore student, and well-liked member of the student body, who was killed in an automobile accident on the south Glassell street bridge Monday evening.
School flags were at half-mast for a student who was conscientious and friendly to everyone who knew him.
Born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, 17 years ago, Calvin came to Orange six years ago with his mother and step-father, Mr. and Mrs. Ray NIEMEYER. Young FINE was a grandson of T.W. FULSOM, a former Westville citizen, who sent us this clipping.
Our sympathy is extended to the breaved family.

January 9, 1942

DEERING

Barton D. DEERING, 20 years old, high school band director of Booneville, Ark., was killed last Tuesday morning when the car driven by him crashed into a parked machine.
He died immediately following the crash.
DEERING attended Louisiana Tech, Ruston, La., was a member of the Methodist church and a member of the Arkansas Education Association.
The body was returned to Booneville for funeral service. Burial was at Summers, Ark.
Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.A. DEERING, Booneville; a sister, Mrs. Tom ALLISON, Hobbs, N.M.; two brothers, Paul E. DEERING, Houston, Texas, and Billy DEERING of the home; and his grandmother, Mrs. Loretta FLYNT, Booneville.

SMITH

Mack Lawrence SMITH, 25, who was aboard the U.S.S. Arizona battleship sunk at Pearl Harbor, is missing and presumably was killed, according to a telegram received at Stilwell by his father, James SMITH.
He joined the Navy in 1940 and was last seen by his parents on Thanksgiving, 1940, when he was home for a visit.

SMYTHE

Mrs. Anola SMYTHE, a former resident of Westville, died in a Berkley, Calif., hospital Monday, December 29, as a result of injuries suffered in an automobile accident on December 21.
Mrs. SMYTHE was born at Robinson, Ark., in June, 1865.
She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. E.R. LONG, Siloam Springs, Ark., Mrs. Bert LEWIS, Berkley, Mrs. Bobbie SPINKS, Berkley, and Mrs. H.B. SMITH, Westwood, Calif.; a son, Freddie SMYTHE, San Bernardo, Calif; her step-mother, Mrs. S.S. SHEFFIELD, and five grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Sunday and burial was at Norwood Prairie.

KERNS

Sam KERNS, age 69, of Cedartown, Georgia, died very suddenly with a heart attack on January 2.
Funeral services and burial was made at Cedartown, with the Masonic lodge taking part in the services.
He has a number of friends here, having lived in Tahlequah several years ago.
He is survived by his widow; one daughter, three sons, one sister and two brothers, Jim KERNS of Watts and W.L. KERNS of Westville.

January 19, 1942

BARNES

Our city mourns the passing of a pioneer in the death of Mrs. Nola BARNES, who died in a Prairie Grove hospital Monday morning after a short illness.
Mrs. BARNES, age 64, has been a resident of Westville for a number of years, a member of one of our most respected families and beloved by everyone who knew her.
Funeral services were held at the Roberts Funeral Chapel Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock with the Rev. J.C. MORRIS, pastor of the local Methodist church, of which Mrs. BARNES was an active member for over thirty years, officiating, assisted by Rev. E.H. WININGER, retired Methodist pastor. Burial was made in the Baptist Mission cemetery beside her husband, Dr. Cal BARNES, who preceeded her in death in 1915.
The following children survive: Mrs. Vinnie MIDDLETON, Pasadena, Calif.; Mrs. Marie TIERNEY, Pittsburg, Kansas, and Floyd BARNES, Westville. Four sisters and two brothers also survive, besides a host of other relatives and friends.
Card of Thanks - We wish to express our appreciation to our many friends for their kind thoughtfulness during the illness of our dear mother. The sympathy of our friends was a great comfort in our time of sorrow.
Vinnie b. MIDDLETON; Marie TIERNEY; Floyd and Gladys BARNES

January 23, 1942

BARNES

Our city mourns the passing of a pioneer in the death of Mrs. Nola BARNES, who died in a Prairie Grove hospital Monday morning after a short illness.
Mrs. BARNES, age 64, has been a resident of Westville for a number of years, a member of one of our most respected families and beloved by everyone who knew her.
Funeral services were held at the Roberts Funeral Chapel Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock with the Rev. J.C. MORRIS, pastor of the local Methodist church, of which Mrs. BARNES was an active member for over thirty years, officiating, assisted by Rev. E.H. WININGER, retired Methodist pastor.
Burial was made in the Baptist Mission Cemetery beside her husband, Dr. Cal BARNES, who preceded her in death in 1915.
The following children survive: Mrs. Vinnie MIDDLETON, Pasadena, Calif.; Mrs. Marie TIERNEY, Pittsburg, Kansas, and Floyd BARNES, Westville. Four sisters and two brothers also survive, besides a host of other relatives and friends.

[Home Town News] - Mr. and Mrs. Glen REYNOLDS of Oklahoma City, Billie Clark REYNOLDS of Siloam Springs and Mrs. Mac BARTLETT of Miami were here to attend the funeral of their aunt, Mrs. Nola BARNES.

January 28, 1942

FREEMAN

Our city was made sad Wednesday in the death of T.F. FREEMAN, pioneer Westville merchant.
Mr. FREEMAN had been poorly for some months, having recently sold his farm southwest of town and moved into our city on account of ill health.
Born September 15, 1869 in Georgia, he moved with his parents in childhood to Arkansas, moving to Westville 21 years ago, most of this time being spent in the mercantile business.
Mr. Freeman married Lizzie Dee MCCARTY, January 1, 1892. To this union seven children were born.
Surviving are his widow and six children.
Funeral services will be held at Roberts Funeral Chapel Friday at 1:30 p.m., conducted by Rev. Robert BURNS, with burial at Dutch Mills under the direction of the Masonic Lodge.

January 30, 1942 , 1942

MURRIN

Joseph MURRIN, 74 year old bachelor, died at his home in the Union Hill community Monday morning from a paralytic stroke suffered a few days previous.
Funeral and burial was near Summers Tuesday afternoon

MCGUIRE

Word was received here by relatives of the death of Willet MCGUIRE, a former owner and operator of a drug store in this city some 25 years ago.
Mr. MCGUIRE died at his home in Fresno, Calif., January 21, of cerebral hemorrhage. He has been retired from business the past 10 years.
He has a brother, Clyde MCGUIRE, and a nephew, Joe ANDREU, both of Westville, also two other nephews, Dr. A.G. GIBSON and Dr. MEDERRIS, both of Tahleuqah.

ALLISON

Fred ALLISON, Misses Lou and Myrtle ALLISON were in Fayetteville Sunday to attend the funeral of their aunt, Mrs. Martha C. ALLISON, age 71 years, who died last Thursday at her home near Fayetteville.
Burial was made in Mt. Olive Cemetery.

January 31, 1942

REEVES

Mrs. Beulah REEVES, age 52, wife of W.T. REEVES, west of town, died Sunday as a result of a paralytic stroke suffered Saturday afternoon.
The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at the local Pentecostal Holiness church, conducted by Rev. Jimmie LANGLEY, under the direction of the Pyeatte Funeral Home of Siloam Springs. Burial was made in the city cemetery northwest of town.
She is survived by her husband and seven children, as follows: Mary FOX, Shamrock, Okla.; Lee REEVES, Harold REEVES and Pearl HOWELL, all of Centralia, Illinois; Verna TEDDER, Kilgore, Texas; Paris REEVES, Fairfax, Okla., and Violet REEVES of Westville.
The family moved to this community from Drumright, Okla. about four years ago.

February 6, 1942

SIXKILLER

Joe SIXKILLER, 34 years old, of Watts, son of the late Henry SIXKILLER, former Adair County treasurer, died at a Talihina hospital Monday morning following a lingering illness.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at Watts Baptist church by Rev. T. DeWitt SANKEY, Westville Baptist pastor. Burial was made in the Sixkiller Cemetery.
SIXKILLER is survived by his wife, Elizabeth of Watts; two brothers, Mitchell of Watts and Hiram of Stillwater.

ALBERTY

Banks ALBERTY, age 84, died in Claremore Friday, January 30. Mr. ALBERTY was well known here, having lived in Westville until a short time ago.
Burial was in Park Hill Cemetery, Sunday, February 1, under direction of Roberts Funeral Home.

BOWLES

J.E. BOWLES, four day old son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam BOWLES of Baron, south of town, died Saturday night at the home.
Burial was at Baron Sunday. The infant weighed 3 1/2 pounds at birth. The parents have the sympathy of their many friends in their great loss.

CALDWELL

Word has been received here on the death of H.J. CALDWELL of Stillwater, Okla.
Professor CALDWELL taught school in Westville several years ago, going from here to Stillwater where he has been a professor of History at Oklahoma A. and M. College since 1912.

REEVES

Mrs. Beulah REEVES, age 52, wife of W.T. REEVES, west of town, died Sunday as a result of a paralytic stroke suffered Saturday afternoon.
The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at the local Pentecostal Holiness church, conducted by Rev. Jimmie LANGLEY, under the direction of the Pyeatte Funeral Home of Siloam Springs. Burial was made in the city cemetery northwest of town.
She is survived by her husband and seven children, as follows: Mary FOX, Shamrock, Okla.; Lee REEVES, Harold REEVES and Pearl HOWELL, all of Centralia, Illinois; Verna TEDDER, Kilgore, Texas; Paris REEVES, Fairfax, Okla.; and Violet REEVES of Westville. The family moved to this community from Drumright, Okla., about four years ago.

AQUADRO

Mrs. Lige SMITH of north of town was called to Memphis last week to the bedside of her mother, Mrs. James AQUADRO, 85, who died Sunday afternoon as a result of a paralytic stroke suffered on Wednesday.
Funeral and burial was in Memphis Monday afternoon.
Surviving her are three daughters, 24 grandchildren and a number of great grandchildren, besides other relatives and friends.

BIGBY

Charles T. BIGBY, age 66, tie buyer at Stilwell for the past quarter of a century, died very suddenly at his tie yard Wednesday afternoon of a heart ailment.
The funeral, under the direction of the Roberts Funeral Home of Stilwell, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday at the Oak Grove school near Stilwell.
Mr. BIGBY is survived by his wife; three sons, Charlie BIGBY of Fairland, Okla., Gus and Clint BIGBY, both of Stilwell, and one daughter, Mrs. Bud PETTY of Stilwell. Miss Kate BIGBY, manager of the local telephone exchange, is a sister of the deceased.

February 13, 1942

TURN

William TURN, age 64, well known pioneer Cherokee citizen, died early last Friday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Clarence FLEIG, three miles west of town, after a short illness, however, he had been in failing health for sometime.
The funeral, under the direction of Roberts Funeral Home, was held Saturday at Green church, conducted by Rev. SHORTRIDGE of Baron, assisted by Rev. Oscar PADGETT.
Survivors include one daughter, one son, one step-son, two grandchildren, other relatives and many friends who mourn his passing.

February 14, 1942

FOREMAN

Martin FOREMAN, age 51, of Watts, died in the Veterans Hospital in Muskogee Wednesday morning after a long illness.
Mr. FOREMAN was a World War veteran and had been in poor health for a number of years.
Funeral services were conducted in Watts Thursday afternoon, and burial in the Watts cemetery.
Survivors include the widow, Elsie; two sons, J.D. of Oklahoma City and Cordell of Westville; three brothers, all of this city, and 2 sisters, both of Watts.

March 1942

WEST

Mrs. Amanda R.E. WEST, age 81 years, widow of the late Noah A. WEST, who passed away March 19, 1942, died at the home of her daughter Mrs. Fannie CARTE, here in Westville, Friday evening, January 15, after a long illness.
Funeral sercices were conducted from the Roberts Funeral Chapel Sunday by Rev. J.C. MORRIS, assisted by Rev. J.B. LATTA of Morrow, Ark.
She is survived by seven daughters: Mrs. Minnie REEVES, Sallisaw; Mrs. Cora BRIGGS, Sunset, Texas; Mrs. Edith TAPP, Lincoln, Ark.; Mrs. Fannie CARTE, Westville; Mrs. Eva ANDERSON, Stanwood, Wash.; Mrs. Nora PITTS, Cane Hill, Ark., and Mrs. Lucy WILHITE, Morrow, Ark.; one sister, three brothers, and a number of grandchildren.
Burial was made in the Ganderville cemetery near Summers.

March 6, 1942

WOODRUFF

Judge W.A. WOODRUFF, 60 years old, died at his home in Stilwell Sunday, morning after several months' illness.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the First Baptist church in Stilwell by the Rev. Joe R. BAKER, pastor of the First Baptist Church. Burial will be in the New Hope Cemetery under the direction of the Roberts Funeral Home.
Judge WOODRUFF was the third county attorney for Adair County and served four years as district judge.
He is survived by his widow, one son, Captain Preston WOODRUFF of Fort Sill; one daughter, Elizabeth WOODRUFF of Tulsa; and one grandson.

SIMMONS

Britt SIMMONS, age 72, life-long resident, died Wednesday afternoon at his home at the northwest edge of town after a few days' illness. Mr. SIMMONS suffered a light stroke some two or three years ago, another stroke Saturday and one Tuesday night which proved fatal.
He is survived by the widow, five daughters, one brother, one sister, many other relatives and a host of friends.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 2:30 p.m. at the Roberts Funeral Chapel, conducted by Rev. MASTERS and Rev. WORLEY.
Burial will be in Westville City Cemetery.

March 13, 1942

MCKINSEY

Mrs. Jabe MCKINSEY, the former Miss Earl CATES, formerly of Addielee, died at her home at Kelleyville, Okla., Thursday, March 5, after a long illness.
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the Green church, conducted by Rev. Ray BRIDGEMAN, and burial was made in the Green Cemetery, with the Roberts Funeral Home in charge.
Mrs. MCKINSEY, age 28 years, the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E.P. CATES, was born and reared in the Addielee community where she lived until about a year ago.
Besides the parents, she is survived by her husband and two sisters.

JONES

William E. JONES, age 62, died of a heart ailment at his home in Watts Saturday morning.
He had lived in Watts for 35 years. He is survived by his wife, five sons, three of whom are with the U.S. Navy, two daughters, two brothers and one sister

March 20, 1942

PHILLIPS

Mrs. Sarah Belle PHILLIPS, age 75, mother of Mrs. T.F. REINOLD of this city, died at her home six miles southeast of Prairie Grove last Thursday morning, March 12, after a long illness.
The funeral was conducted by Rev. MOBLEY, Friday afternoon at Moffit, under the direction of the Moore Funeral Home of Fayetteville.
Survivors include her husband, J.R. PHILLIPS, and seven children.

[Local News] Miss Marie REINOLD, who is working in Tulsa, was called home the latter part of last week to attend the funeral of her grandmother, Mrs. J.R. PHILLIPS, of Prairie Grove.

BOWLES

George BOWLES, an old resident of Baron, passed away Monday night.
His funeral was preached in the Baron church Wednesday by Rev. Oscar MOORE of Westville, assisted by Eddie HOWARD and Rev. SHORTRIDGE of Baron.

March 27, 1942

WEST

Funeral services for Noah WEST, 78 years old, who died in a Vinita hospital, was held Sunday afternoon at the Roberts Funeral Chapel, with Jim LATTA of Morrow in charge.
Burial was in a cemetery near Summers, Ark.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Amanda WEST; and seven daughters of the immediate family.

LANCE

Funeral service for Ralph LANCE a former Westville citizen, was held at the local Pentecostal church Thursday afternoon.
Mr. LANCE died at his home in Tulsa after a several weeks illness, Tuesday, March 18.
Burial was made in the Baptist Mission Cemetery.
He is survived by four sisters and three brothers.

Card of Thanks - We wish to sincerely thank our friends for the many kind words and deeds extended us in the loss of our beloved brother.
Especially do we thank the members of the Holiness church for the beautiful flowers. - Virgil LANCE, Mrs. J.J KEETER, Mrs. Lizzie WILLIAMS, Mrs. Effie BOYCE, Mrs. Bert JORDAN, Haden LANCE, Glenn LANCE.

April 3, 1942

NEELY

The body of a man who was found dead in the railroad yards at Watts last week has been identified as that of Lessel NEELY, son of R.L. NEELY of Siloam Springs.
Mr. NEELY, about 52, evidently died of a heart attack.

HAMPTON

Mrs. O.L. HAMPTON of this city received a telegram Tuesday stating that her brother-in-law, J.P. HAMPTON, age 90, of Triplett, Mo., died suddenly Monday.

INGOLD

Rev. Oscar INGOLD, who is pastor of the Christian church in Kissimmee, Fla., spent the first of the week visiting his family here.
Rev. INGOLD was enroute from St. Louis where he had been called on account of the death of his brother, Prof. Byron INGOLD

April 10, 1942

STARR

Funeral services for Sam STARR, age 84, who died at his home near Stilwell on April 1st, after a long illness, was held Saturday afternoon at the Zion church south of Stilwell, conducted by Rev. W.J. GRAY, Stilwell Methodist pastor, with burial in the New Hope Cemetery under direction of Roberts Funeral Home.
Mr. STARR is survived by his widow, three sons and nine grandchildren.
A native of Texas, he had lived in Adair County for 74 years.

April 17, 1942

FOREMAN

W.J. FOREMAN of our city received a message Wednesday stating that his brother, Tom FOREMAN, age 70, of San Pedro, Calif., formerly of this city, died Tuesday night in a San Pedro hospital after a long illness.
The funeral and burial will be in the California city.
Besides the brother here, the deceased is survived by one son and a daughter and other relatives.

April 24, 1942

HIX

Westville loses another of her pioneer citizens in the death of W.T. HIX, which occured at the Bushyhead Hotel Saturday, April 18, after a brief illness.
A retired farmer, Mr. HIX moved with his family to Westville 21 years ago.
Funeral services were held at the Roberts Funeral Chapel Tuesday morning. Burial in the city cemetery beside his wife who preceeded him in death in 1930.
He is survived by four daughters and five sons, all but one being present.
Also surviving is one brother besides a host of other relatives and friends.
The following children attended the funeral of their father: Mr. and Mrs. B.A. FULLER, of Demit, Texas, Mr. and Mrs. J.H. PICKARD, New Orleans, La., Mrs. C.V. JONES and Grady HIX, Fort Worth, Texas, Doyle HIX, New Iberia, La., Herbert HIX and Randell HIX, Westwood, Calif., and Miss Pauline HIX, Dallas, Texas. Mr. Tom ANDERSON of Dallas and a brother, Joe HIX, of Chickasha, Okla., were also present.

May 1, 1942

WYSE

Henry WYSE, about 60 years old, was found dead in bed Tuesday morning at the Westside Hotel here where he made his home.
He was apparently in good health Monday night, and repaired a leak in the roof before retiring.
The funeral service was conducted at the Roberts Funeral Chapel Wednesday afternoon by Rev. E.H. WININGER, burial being made in the city cemetery.
Although Mr. WYSE had lived in Westville for several years, very little was known about his relatives.

May 22, 1942

SELLERS

Word was received here Monday of the death of A.T. SELLERS of Goldthwaite, Texas, brother of Dr. R.L. SELLERS of this city.
A daughter, Mrs. Scott TRONE, Mr. TRONE and Mrs. Lydia SELLERS of Maysville, Ark., left Monday for Texas to attend the funeral.

COHEA

Fay G. COHEA, age 61 of Tahlequah, formerly of Westville, died May 17 in an Oklahoma City hospital.
Funeral services were held in Tahlequah Tuesday, with burial in the Westville Cemetery. Mr. COHEA was a former Westville merchant, having moved from here 22 years ago.
He is survived by his wife, three daughters and one son of the immediate family. Four brothers, two sisters and one grandchild also survive.

BARNES

Mrs. Stella BARNES, of Lincoln, has been notified that her son, Toby, was killed in action May 8 at Corregidor.

May 29, 1942

SELLERS

Funeral services for Mrs. Wilhelmina PEPPER SELLERS, wife of Dr. R.L. SELLERS, wife of Dr. R.L. SELLERS, pioneer citizen and physician of Westville, who died in a hospital in Fayetteville last Friday, was conducted at the local Methodist church, of which she was a member, Saturday afternoon, with Rev. E.H. WININGER, retired Methodist minister, and Rev. J.C. MORRIS, pastor of the church, in charge.
Burial was in the city cemetery under the direction of Roberts Funeral Home. Mrs. SELLERS was born at Burlington, Kansas, March 24th, 1869. She was married to Dr. SELLERS October 12th, 1889. The family moved to Westville from Robinson, Ark., in 1900.
Survivors include the husband, one daughter, Mrs. Nina JONES, two sons, Joel and Steve SELLERS, all of Westville; eight grandchildren, one great grandchild, and one sister, Mrs. W.C. SELLERS of Maysville, Ark.

WOFFARD

E. Wilson WOFFARD, age 41, of Christie, was fatally injured Monday night by a M-K-T switch engine in Muskogee.
According to reports the body was found lying between the tracks, with the mangled left arm extending across the rail.
He was taken to the Muskogee General Hospital but was dead upon arrival there.
The body was returned to his home for burial.

June 12, 1942

LANGLEY

It is with deep regret that we learn of the death of Lester (Son) LANGLEY. Mr. and Mrs. Lock LANGLEY of Tulsa, formerly of Westville, parents of the young man, were notified Friday by the War Department, of their son's accidental death in Hawaii.
Age 22 years, Lester was born and reared here, having finished the local high with the class of '39. he joined the army some two years ago and since that time had been promoted to the rank of sergeant.
No details were learned of the tragedy other than accidental death.
Our deepest sympathy is extended to the grief-stricken family.

CRITTENDEN

Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie CRITTENDEN, wife of Mose CRITTENDEN, former sheriff of Adair county, who died in a Prairie Grove hospital June 3, was held Friday afternoon, with burial in New Hope cemetery, northwest of town, under direction of the Pyeatte Funeral Home of Siloam Springs.
In addition to her husband survivors include two sons, Chester and Jim CRITTENDEN of Westville and one daughter, Mrs. Becky JORDAN of Tahlequah.

June 19, 1942

DOSS

George DOSS, 72 years old, died at his home at Proctor, west of here, on June 7 after a long illness.
He was born at Farmington, Ark.
Funeral services were conducted at Proctor June 7, with burial in the Proctor Cemetery, Roberts Funeral Home directing arrangements.
Survivors include three sons and three daughters.

FOREMAN

Corporal Fred W. FOREMAN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jess FOREMAN of this city, arrived early Tuesday morning for a brief visit, enroute to his post at Long Beach, Calif., after returning the body of his wife to Fargo, N.D., for burial.
Mrs. FOREMAN was born December 28, 1920 at Absaraka, N.C. The former Miss Nellie Rider had lived in California the past 2 years, having married Corporal Foreman last August.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by her parents and one brother, of Fargo, where she was a member of the Methodist church.