NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS - SEARCY COUNTY, AR
Various Dates
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NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS - SEARCY COUNTY, AR
Various Dates
Searcy County, Arkansas folks found in clippings from unknown, undated
newspapers.
These newspaper clippings were found in a box purchased by Maxine
Brittain Stalcup at an auction several years ago for resale at her
antique store "Cowpoke Antiques," located near Mountain View, Stone
County, Arkansas. She was and is a history buff and genealogist and it
grieved her to see family information being sold. So copies were made
and we would like to share them here for the benefit of descendants or
relatives of the people mentioned. Most of these clippings are undated
and the name of the newspaper they came from can only be guessed at.20
Contributed by Barbara Brittain Ryals - bbryals@mvtel.net - with
permission from Maxine Brittain Stalcup.
Surname(s): DANIEL
Headline: George DANIEL Killed
George Daniel of Denver, Colorado, formerly of Marshall, Arkansas was
killed by an overturning auto at Logan, Utah, last Tuesday. George
Daniel has been a useful man. He grew to manhood on a little farm 7AE
miles east of Marshall, Arkansas. He is a son of Uncle Bill and Aunt
Lavina Daniel of Leslie, and a brother of Dr. S.G. Daniel of Marshall.
Having known him from boyhood we never knew a single thing in his life
to cause one any regret. His examples in life will ever prove of value
to we who remain.
He began his career as a teacher in the public schools of Searcy County
having taught at St. Joe and Marshall. He ascended the ladder of
promotion, until at the time of his death, he was Chief Post Office
Inspector of the Denver Division. He served for seven years in the U.S.
Sea Post Service on board a ship carrying mail from the U.S. to Europe.
He made 90 round trips which would make 180 times across the Atlantic
ocean.
Dr. S.G. Daniel left Marshall Wednesday to be at the funeral which will
be Saturday, September, 6. The deceased had been a Mason from the time
he was twenty-one years of age and he would have been sixty years old in
October.
He will be buried with Masonic honors in Denver, the city of his home.
The people of Searcy county will hear of his death with great regret,
the people of Denver will feel the loss of this good man keenly and the
U.S. Post Office Department will be crippled by his being taken from it,
but "Thus saith the Lord."
Surname(s): DANIEL
Headline: Death of H. Page DANIEL
H. Page Daniel departed this life on June 19, 1915, after a lingering
illness extending over a period of about ten years.
He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. W.P. Daniel of Leslie and a brother of our
townsman, Dr. Sam G. Daniel. He was reared in this county until 17 years
of age, after which time he lived in the extreme western states, having
spent the last seven years of his life in Los Angeles, California, with
a view of benefiting his health.
About two months ago he returned to Arkansas, going to Hot Springs for a
course of treatment. This failing to benefit his health, he had returned
to Leslie and was with his parents and other relatives at the time of
his death.
Mr. Daniel was 45 years of age. He leaves a wife who has been with him
through all his illness and was with him when the end came. He was
buried Monday, June 21, at Sulphur Springs cemetery, in Wiley's Cove, by
the Leslie Camp Woodmen of the World, amidst a throng of relatives and
friends numbering several hundred people.
Surname(s): DANIEL - COOPER, COTTON, CUMMINS, HATCHETT, RODGERS
Headline: Mrs. W.P. DANIEL of Leslie Passes Away
Mrs. Lavina Daniel, the beloved wife of W.P. Daniel died Tuesday, April
13th at the family home near Leslie, after a long illness. Mrs. Daniel
was 85 years of age, and came to Arkansas from Tennessee when she was
six years old, and had lived in Searcy county ever since. She was the
daughter of Page Hatchett, one of the earlier settlers of Searcy county.
She is survived by her husband and six children, Dr. Sam G. Daniel of
Marshall, Mrs. T.J. Rodgers of Leslie, Mrs. Roxie Cooper of Little Rock,
and Dr. Harrison Daniel of Denver, Col.; Mrs. David Cotton of Leslie,
and Mrs. Banta Cummins, who lives in Oklahoma; also by a number of
grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Deceased early in life joined the Methodist church, and lived a true
christian until the end. Six of the grandchildren acted as pallbearers
at the funeral.
The funeral services were held Thursday morning, conducted by Rev. A.J.
Cullum of Leslie, and interment was in the Sulphur Springs cemetery, in
the presence of a large concourse of sorrowing relatives and friends.
Surname(s): DANIEL
Headline: Dr. Sam G. DANIEL to Retire From Active Practice
Dr. Sam G. Daniel, practicing physician of Marshall and Searcy County
for the past fifty years, announced this week his intention of retiring
from active practice of medicine.
Dr. Daniel, who came to Marshall in 1892, has done front-line service in
his profession in all parts of the county since he established his
office here. Answering calls throughout all hours of the night and day
for patients who lived miles distant and could only be reached by
horseback and on foot constituted a great portion of his practice in the
early days. Even as late as 1920, when only a portion of the county was
accessible to automobiles, Dr. Daniel kept his saddle horse to use on
calls to the mountaineous sections of the county. He has remained active
in his practice up to the present time.
In announcing his intention of discontinuing his practice, Dr. Daniel
issued the following statement:
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
I have spent the last 50 years -- a whole half century -- in the study
and practice of medicine. I first attended school and graduated from the
University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky. In later years, I took
Post-Graduate work at different times at the New York Polyclinic in New
York City, and New Orleans Polyclinic in New Orleans, Louisiana.
I came to Marshall to practice and have been here ever since, never
having practiced a day anywhere else. I was reared on a farm near
Leslie. I rode into Marshall the first day of March 1892. I rode
horseback, and on a borrowed horse, one that had been loaned to me by
the late Dr. D.P. Redwine, who lived at Leslie at that time, as I was
not able to have a horse of my own. I had nothing in the way of
property, and I was badly in debt.
On coming to Marshall, I entered practice in partnership with the late
Dr. A.J. Redwine. This partnership continued for three and one-half
years. After that I have always practiced alone. I have maintained and
occupied my present office for more than forty years.
After all these years of faithful service, if I should retire of my own
free will and accord, I don't see that my friends should find cause for
complaint. But such is not the case, it is not my own choosing but owing
to some physical defects, the outstanding of which is defective vision,
I am forced to quit. "Not my will, but Thine be done."
In the future I will be found around my old office and at my residence,
ready to attend to any ordinary business.
Very Truly,
Sam G. Daniel
Surname(s): COTTON - CUMMINGS, VANDENBROUCK
Headline: none, appears to be local news from "The Grenada Sentinel,"
Grenada, Mississippi
Mrs. D.T. Cotton, her two daughters, Misses Thelma and May and her young
son, Rogers, of Leslie, Ark., accompanied by Mrs. Cotton's nephew, Mr.
Page Cummings, of Okmulgee, Okla., arrived in the City Beautiful last
Friday to spend a week visiting Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Vandenbrouck. Mrs.
Cotton is Mrs. Vandenbrouck's aunt. They made the trip in their car.
Surname(s): BLAIR - DREWERY, LUTRELL
Headline: Mrs. Susan BLAIR Lived Near Marshall
Special to the Gazette.
Marshall, Jan. 3 -- Mrs. Susan Blair, 85 died at the home of her son,
Rosco Blair, on Bear Creek, yesterday. She is survived by three other
sons, Grover of Dongola, Raz of Granite, Okla., and Thomas Blair of
Cotton Plant, and two daughters, Mrs. Sarah Drewery of Witt Springs and
Mrs. Matt Lutrell of Chickasha, Okla. Funeral services will be held at 2
p.m. Sunday at Cooper cemetery, on Bear Creek, by the Rev. W.L.
Chadwick.
Surname(s): COTTON - ASHLEY
Headline: The Rev. Calvin COTTON
Special to the Gazette.
Leslie, Oct. 5 -- The Rev. Calvin Cotton of Leslie, aged 86, died at his
home here last night. He was a Baptist minister and had held many
charges in this county. The funeral will be held Friday. He is survived
by his wife, six children, Dr. J.O. Cotton, William Cotton, Ralph Cotton
and Mrs. Willi Ashley of Leslie, Merrie Cotton of Bevins, Tex., and D.T.
Cotton of Russellville and 12 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Surname(s): ASHLEY - HURLEY
Headline: William ASHLEY
Special to the Gazette.
Leslie, May 26 -- William Ashley, aged 49, died Thursday night. Mr.
Ashley had been manager of the Fair store here for several years and was
cashier of the bank here several years. He is survived by his wife; one
sister, Mrs. Jane Hurley of Tulsa, Okla. Funeral services will be held
Saturday and burial will be in the Sulphur Springs cemetery.
Surname(s): THOMAS - MORROW, SIEGEL
Headline: Lester THOMAS
Special to the Gazette.
Leslie, Jan. 9 -- Lester Thomas, aged 31, of Leslie, died in a
Springfield (Mo.) hospital Saturday. He is survived by his wife; his
mother, Mrs. May Thomas; one brother Page Thomas, all of Leslie, and by
two sisters, Mrs. Dexter Morrow of Springfield, Mo., and Mrs. Willie Mae
Siegel of St. Louis, Mo.
Surname(s): THOMAS - HENLEY, HENSLEY, HOLLIS, SIEGEL, SMITH, STOKES
Headline: Obituary -- Mrs. May THOMAS (1941)
Mrs. Florence May Thomas, aged 61, died at her home in Leslie, Monday
night, September 1, after only two days illness. Mrs. Thomas was the
widow of the late Benjamin P. Thomas, and was a daughter of Ben Hensley
and Mary Hollis Hensley, deceased. She was born in March, 1880. For
several years Mrs. Thomas conducted a general merchandise store in
Leslie. She was a member of the Methodist church of Leslie.
Surviving are two daughters and one son, Mrs. Dexter Stokes of Tampa,
Tex., Mrs Willie Mae Siegel of St. Louis and Page Thomas, of Leslie,
four brothers, Love Hensley of Leslie, U.S. Hensley of Heber Springs,
Ark., Blaine Hensley of Tulsa, Okla., and Logan Hensley, who resides in
Montana; two sisters, Mrs. Nellie Smith, who resides in Idaho and Mrs.
Rue Henley of Conway, and three grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon, September 3, by
Rev. W.L. Fair, pastor of the Methodist church at Leslie, and burial was
in the Leslie cemetery in charge of the Coffman Funeral Home of
Marshall.
Surname(s): THOMAS - SIEGEL, STOKES
Headline: Card of Thanks
We wish to thank our neighbors and frinds for the kindness shown us
during the illness and death of our beloved mother, Mrs. May Thomas. The
comforting expressions of sympathy will always be held in grateful
remembrance.
Mrs. Dexter Stokes,
Page H. Thomas,
Mrs. Willie Mae Siegel.
Surname(s): KIMBRELL - HOLLABAUGH, LESLIE, MANES, NORMAN, RUSSELL
Headline: Obituary -- Mrs. R.W. KIMBRELL
Nancy Jane Russell was born February 14, 1872, at Marshall, Ark. She was
married to R.W. Kimbrell, July 5, 1891, and died at her home in Leslie,
Ark., December 6, 1932, after an illness of three years.
To this union was born six children: two boys and four girls, two of
whom died in infancy. She is survived by her husband, one son, I.
Kimbrell of Decatur, Ills.; three daughters, Mrs. DeWitt Norman of Lima,
Mont.; Mrs. Wm. Manes and Miss Bill Kimbrell of Leslie; one brother,
George Russell of Marshall; two sisters, Mrs. W.H. Leslie and Mrs. C.A.
Hollabaugh of Leslie, and by two grandchildren, and a host of other
relatives and friends to mourn her loss.
She was united with the Methodist church at the age of 16 and lived a
devoted christian life.
She was a charter member of Wiley's Cove Chapter No. 299, Order of the
Eastern Star, and was an active member up until the time of her illness.
She was well known in Searcy county. She was a devoted wife and mother
and loved by all who knew her.
The funeral services were held in the Methodist church in Leslie at 2
p.m. Friday, December 9, conducted by Rev. McGeehe and the Order of the
Eastern Star. Interment was in the Leslie cemetery.
Surname(s): KIMBRELL
Headline: Card of Thanks
We wish to express our heartfelt thanks to all those who were so kind
and helpful to us during the illness and death of our dear wife and
mother. Also wish to thank those for their beautiful floral offerings.
-- R.W. Kimbrell and Children.
This last item is not a newspaper clipping, but a funeral home memorial:
Mrs. Margaret A. NORMAN
Found Eternal Reward
June 25, 1943
Springfield, Missouri
Born
February 15, 1856
Nashville, Tennessee
Memorial Tribute
Leslie, Arkansas
June 29, 1943
1:00 P.M.
Reverend L.E. Mann
Officiating
Final Resting Place
Leslie, Arkansas Cemetery
Escorts
Jim Alexander
Harry Derickson
Elwin Jones
Knox Rodgers
Phelph Cotton
George Smith