The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-07
GEO. 1. LOCHR|DCE DIES SUDDENLY
Stricken Late Friday Afternoon the End Came Just Before Mid- niGht-Built Up Mena's Greatest
 Mercantile Establishment.

In the death of George L. Loch- ridge, which occurred at his home Friday night at ii:i5 o'clock, after having suffered a stroke of apoplexy, the city of Mena and the community sustained a loss that will be keen!y felt, for ever since coming to Mena, about eighteen years ago, Mir. Loch- ridge had been identified with the business interests of the community, having been active until within a few months ago. While Mir. Loch- ridge had been in poor health for some months, and for that reason had divested himself of business in terests that demanded personal at tention, yet the death came so sud denly and with no warning, that it was distinct shock, not only to the immediate relatives, but to all who knew MT. Lochridge.
 IL seems that until the hour that Mir. Loehridge was stricken, which was about o'clock Friday after noon, he had been in about the usual health. He had been down town, but had hurried home to evade the storm which was coming on. Upon reaching home, he apparently went i to the east porch of his residence, and there, seated in a chair, he was found soon after, in semi conscious condition by his daughter, Mrs. Edwin B. Cox, who stopped at the home of her parents on the re- turn to her own home from the city, Mrs. Lochridge, at the time, was at the home of Mrs. A. A. Zachary, at tending meeting of the missionary society of the NJ. E. church, South Dr. B. H. Hawkins was immediately called and later Dr. F. K. Watkins was also summoned, and the two re- Imained at his bedside until ne passed away, being unable, however, to bring relief
 George Lealie Lochridge was born iOctober i3, 1859, in Princeton, Dallas Icounty Arkansas. and had thus reached the age of 57 years, months, and IS days. He was mar ried on October fl. 1886, to Miss Ida | Lee Acruman at Fordyce, Ark Mr
 and Mrs. Lochridge came to Mena 1 in October, 1899, and at once laid the
 foundation for the business which Iyet bears his name. Aside from Mrs l Lochridge and the daughter, Mrs
 Edwin B. Cox, Mir. Lochridge is sur- 1 vived by one brother and two sis | ters. The brother is Frank Loch- ridge of Kingsland, Ark, and the sisters Mrs. Albert Acruman of st. Louis and Mrs. Wm. Seroggins of lRussellville, Ark.
 I The funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 3:i5 o'clock at the NJ. E. church, South.
 i Never before in the history of Mena had there been such large gathering of citizens for funeral service as there were Monday to attend the funeral services of George Lealie Lochridge. The serv- lices were held in the NJ. F. church, South at 3:i5 o'clock, but long be-
 fore that hour arrived the church was filled with friends and ae- quaintances of the deceased and the members of the family, gathering silently and sorrOwfuily to pay the
 last tribute of respect to the de-
 parted one and to show sympathy and to speak the comforting word
 to those who were bereft.
 The services were in charge of the l Rev J. R. Rushing, pastor of the . church. who was assisted by Dr. J 1 A. Biggs, presiding elder of the Tex
 arkana district, and by the Rev. T A. Park, the Rev. w. L. Smith, Dr. I L. w. B. Long, and the Rev. W. NJ Crowson. Dr. Biggs made the prin- Icipal address. speaking from an in- | innate acquaintance with Mr. Loch-
 ridge, covering a period of about
 38 years, beginning when they were | boys. Those in charge of the floral
 offering were J. w. Gardner, w. A Finks and Mesdames W. j. Lauck w. A. Finks and W. E. Holt. The ushers were w. E. Anderson, Dr. H
 C. Rushing, W. P Mount and Leslie l Moseley.
 The active pail bearers were Judge Judge J. I. Alley, J. T. Magril- der. Minor pipkin. Sidney Duke, J
 |. Disheroon and W. J. Lauck. The members of Malta Commandery of
 Knights Templar in uniform were
 the honorary pail bearers, and among these were the following Walter Nance, J. c. Jackson, W. A
 Ragland, Mark P. Olney. W. A. Es- kew, D. M. Watkins, s. Picchi, I. R
 Jones. Jr., Eugene Cox, J. X. Thorn
 ton. J. B. Anderson and E. M. Sharp
 and these were joined by number of members of the Heavener com 1 mandery, who came in on train No Ia
 Arrangements had been made for conveyance for all those who de- sired to go to the I. 0. o. F. ceme- tery, where the beautiful and inn pressive burial ceremony f the Masonic order was carried out by the officers and members of Dallas Lodge No. i28, F. & A. MasOns.
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