The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-13
TOTAL WAR DEATHS
Of OKLAHOMA MEN
WILL PASS 1000
CARTER COUNTY HAS 30, OF
WHICH II ARE NOT REPORT
ED TO STAT COUNCIL

Oklahoma City, July l2.-The clerical
force in the office of the Oklahoma
State Council of Defense is preparing
O record of the names of all oklahoili"
soldiers who lost their lives during tle
world war. 1t is estimated that the
total will be beyond 1000. About l-oo
names have been listed and are indeNed
under the various counties. Oillclal
reports have been checked with the
records but nearly 80 per cent of the
reported deaths have not been otIlclalLy
verified. Usually the council communl'
Gates with the nearest of kin dlrect'
but in many instances this correspoh'
dence has born no fruit, probably be
cause the relatives of the soldiers have
moved from previous addresses. Fol
lowing is a list by counties, showing
the total number of deaths reported
the number verified and the names Of
those with whom communication with
relatives has not been possible Direct
Information regarding any Of these
will be appreciated. Letters should
be addressed to the Oklahoma state
Council of Defense, state Capitol sta
tion, Oklahoma City:
Tulsa County-Total deaths 60, un-
reported 32 Joseph Bahr, Tulsa; Geo.
NJ. Brunsides, Sand Springs; shelton
Il. Beatty, Tulsa; William B. Bumgar-
ner, Tulsa; Eugene K. Cease, Tulsa;
Thomas l.. Crawford. Tulsa; Leonard
j. Freymuth Tulsa; Alexander l..
Ford, Tulsa; Earl Green, sand Spring;
Leroy 5. Homsher, Tulsa; Ralph Il.
Heaton, Tulsa; Oscar W. Hardin,
Elan: Lemuel L. Jennings, w Tulsa
Willie O. Kelly, Tulsa; james r. Leo
nard, Tulsa; George w. Morton, Tulsa;
Wallace G. Moore, Tulsa; Hughey +.
McClurg, Sand Spring; James 5. Nash,
Dawson; Alfred Patrick, Tulsa; John
II. Powell Tulsa; Fred G. PerIyman,
Tulsa; Samuel y. Pidcock, sand
Springs Homer Read, Broken Arrow;
Charles c. Robson, Tulsa; James Ira
Spier, Sand Springs; jeff :. Tucker,
Tulsa; John r. Terrell, Tulsa; George
l.. Thayer, Leonard; Dwight Won
Thurn, Tulsa; Karl G.. Wyrer, Tulsa;
Madison c. Warner, Tulsa.
Pittsburg-Total deaths SO, unre-
ported 10. Lenzello Atkins, Harts-
horne; Arthur l.. Bond, Scipio; Lucius
Baggett Kiowa; Lester Choat, Bower;
Claude II. Hoover, McAlester; Este l..
Jones, McAlester; Clarence c. Knight,
Crowder; Robert Martin, McAlester;
Jesse l.. Moore, McAlester; William
Rowe, Kiowa: Gilbert $. Sparks, India
nola; Barney Smith, McAlester; Toney
a. Nantress, Hartshorne; Abe Will
Jams, Kiowa; Michael Yocliis, Harts-
horne.
Pottawatomie-Tota deaths 49, un-
reported Is. Guy o. Brown, Asher;
Harry Brown, Shawnee Robert l..
Baker, Macomb Harry w Book
Shawnee; Paul F.. Clark Shawnee;
John Doyle, Maud; Stanley b1lliott,
McLoud; Richard S. Frutelle, Shaw
nee; John Aubrey, Levins; David e.
Mlhgers. Tribbey; Willis a. Powers,
Wanette; Elijah a. Tyner, Shawnee;
Bertells Nebett Tatom, Shawnee; Geo
L. Wall, Asher; William c. Wilson,
Earlsboro.
Garfield-Total deaths 80, unreport-
ed IL. Rexford o. Bassett, Enid; Otto
Benecke, Paramount; Joseph Cerney,
Hunter Ray Combs Enid; Edgar
Dale, Enid; George Landon, Carrier;
Ray S. Mendenhal, Enid; William j.
Prophet Waukomis +. Albert Smith,
Enid; Fred Slechman, Covington; Geo
w. Woolurne, Douglas.
kay-Total deaths 40, unreported 49,
Jesse NJ Conley, Blackwell; Walter
Foust, Blackwell; Preston d. Glaze
brook; James Hennessey, Dlworth;
Claude L. Halsey Ponca City; William
Mite Huff, Ponca City Roy w. Ken
ny, Blackwell; Harvie Korne, Ponca
City; Dan c. Markley, Newkirk; Ar
thur L. Malherbe, Blackwell; James
Ray Mahoney, Newkirk; Edgar New
comb, Blackwell; Thomas Newman,
Newkirk; DIR. John L. Reid, Black
well; Monroe Smith, Blackwell; Oliver
Smith, Blackwell; Hugh O. Stuntz,
Blackwell; William Woolridge Cross
or Ponca City; Carl Perkins, Newllirk.
Carter-Total deaths 80, unreported
IL. Luther c. Booker, Ardmore; Her
bert II. Bond, Berwyn; Joseph l.. Bra
theirs, Lone Grove; Charles Harris,
Ardmore; Hollis Isaacs, Ardmore; Fred
Key Ardmore; James Masters. Ard
more; William NJ. Royal, Milo Mart
s. Rogers Ardmore; Richard b. Ward.
Healdton; Thomas Worsham, Joiner.
Okmulgee-Total deaths Ga. unre-
ported 8. Norman A. Cullen. Henry.
eta; Gibson Fift Preston Joseph Fish
Okmulgee; Mark Gibbons, Henryetta
X. c. Gourley, Okmulgee; Leroy Har-
mon, Henryetta; Frank j. Myers, Nor. |
r1s; Thomas w. Slammers. Okmulgee: !