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May 1934, BOYNTON, MUSKOGEE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA |
| Death |
12 Oct 1934, BOYNTON, MUSKOGEE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA |
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Oct 1934, UGANDA MARTYRS CATHOLIC CHURCH--OKMULGEE, OKMULGEE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA--SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CEMETERY--GRAYSON, OKMULGEE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA |
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Rayfield La Ture, 5-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee La Ture of Boynton
died at the home yesterday morning at 9 o'clock. Besides the parents he is
survived by two sisters, Lorien and Katherine. Funeral services will be
conducted this afternoon at 2 o'clock in Grayson Cemetery near Morris.
Burial will be under the direction of the Guipel Funeral Chapel.
GUIPEL FUNERAL CHAPEL---- 711 WEST OKMULGEE
Record from Guipels went to BRADLEY FUNEREL SERVICE---- 1020 WEST
OKMULGEE.
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THIS IS THE HISTORY OF BRADLEY FUNEREL SEVICE, WHICH BEGAN ACCORDING TO MY
RESEARCH AND KNOWLEDGE ON UNDERTAKING-FUNEREL SERVICES IN EARLY MUSKOGEE
HISTORY.
THOMAS UNDERTAKING COMPANY BEGAN IN 1880, MUSKOGEE INDIAN TERRITORY,
OWNER--MR. J.L. THOMAS FROM SILOAM SPRINGS, ARKANSAS.
ALSO HERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY OF THE FIRST UNITED STATES COURT IN
MUSKOGEE INDIAN TERRITORY--JUDGE ISSAC C. PARKER--FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS.
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IT WAS A GALA DAY IN THE HISTORY OF MUSKOGEE, THEN A BORDER TOWN OF 2,500
INHABITANTS, WHEN ON THE FIRST DAY OF APRIL, 1889, HON. JAMES M.
SHACKELFORD, WHO HAD JUST BEEN APPOINTED BY PRESIDENT HARRISON, AS JUDGE
OF THE NEW COURT, OPENED IT FIRST (1) SESSION IN THE OLD, FRAME "PHOENIX
BUILDING" WHICH STOOD ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF MAIN STREET AND OKMULGEE
AVENUE. JUDGE SHACKELFORD HAD GAINED AN ENVIABLE RECORD AS A SOLDIER
DURING THE CIVIL WAR, RETIRING WIHT THE RANK OF GENERAL. AT THE CLOSE OF
THE WAR HE BEGAN PRACTICING LAW AT EVANSVILLE, IND., WHERE HE RESIDED
UNTIL HIS APPOINTMENT AS INDIAN TERRITORY'S FIRST UNITED STATES DISTRICT
JUDGE.
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THE FIRST GRAND JURY
THE FIRST GRAND JURY OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WAS COM-
POSED OF THE FOLLOWING NAMED MEN, NEARLY ALL OF WHOM WERE RE-
SIDENTS OF MUSKOGEE: J. A. PATTERSON, D. N. ROBB, C. W. TURNER,
J. L. THOMAS UNDERTAKER, REV. SUGAR GEORGE, NED ROBINS, JAMES
SANDFORD, W.N. HARSHA, O.P. BREWER, S.B. CALLAHAN, J.C. DAVISON, T.F.
MEAGHER, Wm. A. MADDIN, JOHN O. COBB, R.A. EVANS AND J.M. RUCKER.
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MUSKOGEE WEEKLY PHOENIX
FEB. 1880
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THOMAS & CO. -- LIVERYMAN AND UNDERTAKERS
MUSKOGEE INDIAN TERRITORY
COFFINS, CASKETS AND BURIAL ROBES KEPT IN STOCK IN ALL SIZES
ORDERS BY TELEGRAPH PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO
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MUSKOGEE WEEKLY PHOENIX
1892
THOMAS & CO.-- LIVERYMAN AND UNDERTAKERS
MR. J.L. THOMAS DEALER IN COFFINS AND CASKETS
MUSKOGEE INDIAN TERRITORY
COFFINS, CASKETS AND BURIAL ROBES KEPT IN STOCK IN ALL SIZES
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MUSKOGEE WEEKLY PHOENIX
1896
THOMAS & CO.--LIVERYMAN AND UNDERTAKERS
MR. J.L. THOMAS REPORTS AVERAGE 2 COFFINS A DAY.
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MUSKOGEE WEEKLY PHOENIX
1898
MR. J.L. THOMAS RETURNS FROM SILOAM SPRINGS, ARKANSAS, WERE HE SAID TO
HAVE BEEN TAKING CARE OF SOME PROPERTY, HAD SEEN MR PALMER, OF ROBERTSON &
CO.
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MUSKOGEE PHOENIX NEWSPAPER
1898
CHARLES W. MOORE
C. W. MOORE SIGN PAINTING AND UNDERTAKER EMBALMER
GASVISGAN BLOCK--MUSKOGEE INDIAN TERRITORY
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1903 - MOORE'S MUSKOGEE CITY DIRECTORY
C. W. MOORE - UNDERTAKER AND EMBALMER
CASKETS, ROBES, FUNERAL FURNISHINGS.
ORDERS RECEIVED DAY OR NIGHT IN OR OUT OF THE CITY.
OFFICE - 234 WEST OKMULGEE AVENUE.
TELEPHONE, OFFICE, 265 TELEPHONE, RESIDENCE, 325
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1903 - KELLER WALKER----WORKS FOR C.W. MOORE UNDERTAKER, BEDS AT THE
EDMONDSON HOTEL
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1903 - MUSKOGEE PHOENIX, MUSKOGEE INDIAN TERRITORY,
THUR. DEC. 10, 1903 VOL.16 #45 PAGE 7
KELLER - WALKER - UNDERTAKER, EMBALMER AND FUNERAL DIRECTOR
CALLS ATTENDED NIGHT OR DAY. PHONE NO 291
UNDERTAKING ROOMS 221-223 WEST OKMULGEE AVE.
MUSKOGEE INDIAN TERRITORY
OUT OF TOWN ORDERS RECEIVE PROMPT ATTENTION
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1904 - MOORE'S MUSKOGEE CITY DIRECTORY
G. H. BLOOM - UNDERTAKER LICENSED EMBALMER
LADY ASSISTANT
PICTURES, FRAMES, AND MOULDINGS - HIGH GRADE WORK
PHONE - 265 OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
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1904 - MOORE'S MUSKOGEE CITY DIRECTORY
O. H. FARLEY & CO. - UNDERTAKERS AND EMBALMERS
O. H. FARLEY COAL CO.
221-223 WEST OKMULGEE AVE.
JOHN DOYLE & COMPANY
THE VOCATION FOR AN UNDERTAKER IS ESSENTIALLY A VERY DELICATE ONE,
INVOLVING FOR ITS SUCCESSFUL PROSECUTION PECULIARLY IMPORTANT
QUALIFICATIONS WHICH COMPARATIVELY FEW INDIVIDUALS POSSESS, AND IT IS ONLY
BY EXPERIENCE AS WELL AS APTITUDE THAT A MAN IS ABLED TO DISCHARGE HIS
DUTY TO THE ENTIRE SATISFACTION OF BEREAVED FRIENDS AND RELATIONS. AN
ESTABLISHMENT OF QUITE RECENT INCEPTION IS THE ONE NAMEED ABOVE, OPENING
FOR BUSINESS WAS ORGINALLY ESTABLISHED THE JUNE PREVIOUS BY MESSRS. KELLER
AND WALKER. THE MEMBERS OF THE FIRM COMPRISE MESSRS. JOHN DOYLE AND O. H.
FARLEY, WHO ARE HONORABLE AND ENERGETIC BUSINESS MEN, AND HAVE SECURED A
LIBERAL PATRONAGE BY HONESTLY DESERVING IT.
ON JANUARY 4, 1904, JESSE J. DOYLE AND HIS FATHER JOHN DOYLE OPENED
DOYLE'S FUNERAL HOME HERE WHICH WAS SOLD THE FOLLOWING JUNE TO STREETS OF
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA. IT LATER OPERATED HERE AS STREET--EICHOLTZ AND
EICHOLTZ FUNERAL HOME.
DURING THIS PERIOD, JOHN DOYLE IS CREDITED WITH MOVING WHICH IS THE
GREENLEAF CEMETERY FROM SIXTH AND FONDULAC TO THE PRESENT LOCATION ON YORK
STREET.
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1902 - OKLAHOMA CITY POLK'S OKLAHOMA GAZETTEER
J. G. STREET - CORONER - COURT HOUSE
STREET & REED - (J. G. STREET - F. H. REED) - FURNITURE----214 WEST MAIN.
JOSEPH G. STREET- M.D.--- AMONG THE LEADING BUISNESS MEN AND
PUBLIC-SPIRITED CITIZENS OF OKLAHOMA DR. STREET UNQUESTIONABLY RANKS. HE
IS A REPRESENTATIVE OF A STERLING SOUTHERN FAMILY, ORGINALLY FROM ENGLAND.
HIS PATERNAL GRANDFATHER EMIGRATED FROM VIRGINIA OR NORTH CAROLINA TO
TENNESSEE, AND OUR SUBJECT AND HIS FATHER, HON. JOHN T. STREET, WERE BOTH
BORN AT CHAPEL HILL, THAT STATE. THE FATHER, WHO WAS A MERCHANT, RESIDED
UPON A PLANTATION ON WHICH FIERCE BATTLES WERE WAGED DURING THE CIVIL WAR.
IN 1876 HE SETTLED IN MEXIA, TEXAS, WHERE HE WAS VERY SUCCESSFULLY
OCCUPIED IN THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY SIX YEARS. IN THE
MEANTIME HE HAD EMBARKED IN OUTSIDE ENTERPRISES, AND HAD OWNED AND CARRIED
ON TWO DRUG STORES AND A FURNITURE ESTABLISHMENT. IN 1885 HE MOVED TO
DALLAS, TEXAS, WHERE HE CONDUCTED A FLOURISHING FURNITURE BUSINESS UNTIL
THE 15th OF DECEMBER, 1891, WHEN HE CAME TO OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA.
ARRIVING HERE, HE PURCHASED THE BUSINESS OF J. B. BANK, AND SINCE THAT
DATE HAS BEEN CARRYING ON A FURNITURE AND UNDERTAKER'S ESTABLISHMENT. IN
1893 HE BUILT A SUBSTANTIAL BLOCK, 25 x 75 FEET IN DIMENSIONS, AND ALSO
ERECTED A WAREHOUSE, 25 x 40 FEET, ONE STORY HIGH. HE CARRIES A
WELL-SELECTED STOCK OF FURNITURE AND CARPETS AND EVERYTHING ESSENTIAL IN
THE UNDERTAKER'S LINE. BRANCHING OUT, HE BUILT STORES AT SHAWNEE AND
STROUD, BUT LATER DISPOSED OF HIS BUSINESS IN THOSE TOWNS. HIS PRESENT
PLACE OF BUSINESS IS AT NOS. 214-216 WEST MAIN STREET, OKLAHOMA CITY,
WHERE HE BUILT A SUBSTANTIAL AND VALUABLE THREE-STORY BLOCK IN 1900. HE
ALSO OWNS SEVERAL VALUABLE CITY RESIDENCES AND OTHER PROPERTY.
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1904 - MOORE'S MUSKOGEE CITY DIRECTORY
HARRISON STREET - C. (WIFE VINA), PAPER HANGER - RES. NORTH 15th NEAR
FONDULAC.
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1905 - MUSKOGEE CITY DIRECTORY
HARRISON STREET - C. (WIFE VINA), PAPERHANGER - RES. NORTH 15th NEAR
FONDULAC.
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1906 - MUSKOGEE CITY DIRCTORY
HALL P. STREET - ROOMS NEW JERSEY BUILDING
STREET FURNITURE & UNDERTAKING CO. - HALL P. STREET AND W. M. EICHOLTZ
PROPS. - 217-219-221 WEST OKMULGEE AVE.
PHONE # 436
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1909 - R.L. POLK & CO. MUSKOGEE CITY DIRECTORY
STREET FURNITURE CO.
J.G. STREET - OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
H.P. STREET - SAN ANTONIA, TEXAS
Wm. M. EICHOLTZ
FURNITURE AND UNDERTAKERS
217-221 WEST OKMULGEE AVE.
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1925 - R.L POLK & CO. MUSKOGEE CITY DIRECTORY
STREET--EICHOLTZ FURNITURE CO.
STREET--EICHOLTZ UNDERTAKING CO.
OKLAHOMA GAS & ELECTRIC SERVICES - OG&E-ELECTIC CO.
517 WEST OKMULGEE AVE.
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BRADLEY FUNERAL HOME, INC.
MUSKOGEE'S OLDEST FUNERAL SERVICE UNDER THE SAME FAMILY OWNERSHIP AND
MANAGEMENT, BRADLEY FUNERAL SERVICE, INC., ORGINATED IN 1905 AS EICHOLTZ
FUNERAL HOME LOCATED IN THE 500 BLOCK OF WEST OKMULGEE.
IN 1941, DICK BRADLEY WENT TO WORK FOR THE EICHOLTZ FUNERAL HOME, WHICH IN
1939 HAD RELOCATED ON CALLAHAN STREET. IN 1944 THE NAME WAS CHANGED TO
HUNTER--EICHOLTZ AND REMAINED SO UNTIL APRIL 1, 1949, WHEN DICK BOUGHT THE
BUSINESS, INCORPORATED IT, AND CHANGED THE NAME TO BRADLEY FUNERAL
SERVICE, INC. IN 1957 DICK BRADLEY MOVED TO ITS THIRD--AND
PRESENT--LOCATION AT 1020 WEST OKMULGEE.
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OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA - 1999
HAHN--COOK--STREET & DRAPER FUNERAL HOME
NW. 60th & N WESTERN - 848-3744
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OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA - 1999
HUNTER FUNERAL HOME
2437 SOUTH HARVEY - 631-8751
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(HARRISON L. THOMAS SR.)
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