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JUDGE FEARS DEAD - Judge Walter T. Fears, for 25 years a resident of Eufaula, and one of the best known men in Eastern Oklahoma, died at his home in this city Tuesday morning about 2 o'clock, after an illness of more than two years.
He spent some six months at Battle Creek, Michigan, last year and returned home much improved in health and it was thought that he would entirely recover, but early this spring he was compelled to return to Battle Creek and place himself under the care of a specialist, but with the best medical attention and tenderest of care he did not seem to improve, and about two or three weeks ago returned home, and gradually grew worse until the end came Tuesday morning.
Judge Fears came to Eufaula something like 25 years ago and was appointed Judge of the 12th Recording District. He afterwards took up the private practice of law and later became into farm lands.
He was 53 years of age at the time of his death having been born may 12th, 1867. Funeral services were held at the home at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning, by Brother W. R. Smith, formerly pastor of the Methodist church of this city, where one of the largest gatherings of friends that ever attended a funeral in Eufaula followed his remains to the cemetery where he was laid to rest.
Besides his wife, Mrs. Fears, he leaves four children: Walter, Morris, Elizabeth, and Carter to mourn his death.
The honorary pallbearers were U. C. Stockton, W. C. Metcalfe, S. V. Homan, Phil brown, Homer Blake, T. T. Pyle. Active pallbearers were R. L. Simpson, D. B. Whybark, J. T. Primrose, C. G. Moore, W. G. Horhart, and C. E. Foley.
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