The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-02-10
PIONEER PASSES
AWAY At TEXAS
HOME IS REPORT
Or. r. p. Tye Dies at eurIeson. Tex,
Last Night; Was One OF First
Physicians to Locate In
chlckasha.
CAME HERE ONE YEAR
AFTER CITY STARTED
Served as Rock island Physician for
Years; Property Owner and Ae-
tive In Local interests Fer
Many Years.

The body OF DIR. Il. p. Tye, who
died last night at his homo In Burle.
son. Tex. is expected to arrive hero
tomorrow evening on Rock Island
passenger train No. 32--the Fire
n.y." Conducted by Rev. X. Y. L. 4.
Morgan, funeral services will be
held Sunday afternoon In the Ander.
son chapel or the parlors OF the
Methodist church. The place has
net been definitely selected. Chick
asha lodge OF the II. p. o. u. will
be In charge OF the services.
DR.. II. r. Tye. one OF the Chick
asha pioneers. died last nieht at
S:is In Burlcson. Tex. according to
word received here this morning.
The body Is to be shipped to Chick
asha for burial, the message stated.
The message telling OF DIR. Tye's
passing. did not give details as TO
when the body would arrive here
or when the funeral would be held.
This Information was expected TO be
received later In the day. possibly
in time for announcement before
this evening.
The deceased is survived by his
wife and three daughters: Mrs.
Henry Price, Mrs. Bert Algulre and
Mrs. Garland Brown, all OF whom
i've in Texas.
Early Settler Here.
Those. OF the early settlers In
chickasha. who still reside here. re-
called this morning that DR.. Tye
was one OF the first medical doctors
TO come to the then newest OF new
Indian Territory towns.
1t was. In fact, only few months
after Chiekasha really became
rcsnblence OF a town that DR.. Tye
east fiis lot with the limited popu-
lation of this city. Chickasha start
ed its life In 1892 and in the spring
of 1892. Dr. II. p. Tye located here.
As 1t Is remembered by some Of his
friends today, DR.. Tye was one OF
three medical doctors in Chickasha
in the early days. The other two
we're DR.. d. NJ. Johnson and DR.
Mlnter, these three being the first
physicians to locate in Chickasha.
DR.. Tye came to Chickasha from
Clarendon, Texas, where he had
practced medicine. In Texas he
lived in Johnson county and for
short time in Montague, coming to
the Lone Star state from his native
state of Kentucky when young
man, or possibly nothing more than
q boy. 1t was after he moved to
Texas that took up the study of
medicine.
Shortly after locating in Chicka-
sha. he built his home, corner of
Colorado avenue and Fifth street
where he lived until a few years
ago when he returned to Texas, In
Burleson where he died and not for
from his former home in that state.
His Chickasha home was sold only
few years ago, probably after he
left Chickasha for his last residence
In Burleson, his friends recall
He had not practiced in Chickasha
long before he was made Rock
Island physician and surgeon here.
serving the railroad men here in
that capacity for many years. 1t
Is said that the Rock Island officials
so valued his service that they ex-
tended him many courtesies even
after he retired as the roads ply
slcian and that at the time of his
Geath he numbered many of the
high officials of the road as his
closest friends.
He was a member of the local
EIks lodge and for many years was
a very active member in the order
here and taking great interest
in the lodge work until a very few
years ago. He was also member
of the Knights of Pythias lodge
here, being among the oldest mem
be rs. in point of service, of the local
order Some five years ago, the
lodge conferred upon him what is
known as the veterans jewel, indi-
eating that he had been worthy
member for % years and carrying
with it life membership in the
order
DR.. Tye was greatly Interested
and closely associated with the
movements started for the .upbuild
ing of Chickasha. In 1911. con-
struction was started on the Tye
building, corner of Fourth street
ard Chickasha avenue. This struc-
ture was owned by him at the time
of his DEATH