published in the Seminole Producer (Seminole, Oklahoma), 23 Jun 1935, pg 1 -
FUNERAL RITES WILL BE TODAY FOR MRS DAVIS
White And Indian Services To Be Held In Wewoka For Chieftain
Whites and Indians this afternoon will pay final respect to the remains of Alice Brown Davis, only woman ever to serve as a chief of the Seminoles.
At 2:30 this afternoon Rev W H Hodges, pastor of the Missionary Baptist church of Wewoka will conduct services at the grave-side in Oakwood cemetery for the 82-year-old woman who died at a Wewoka hospital Friday afternoon, after a long illness.
Indian Services
Immediately following the white services, Rev Louis Harjo, pastor of the Indian Baptist church of Sasakwa, the church which was founded by the late chieftain’s brother, John F Brown, will hold services for the Indians.
Plans to hold the services at one of the Wewoka churches were altered Saturday when relatives decided that an opportunity would be given Mrs Brown’s many friends to attend the rites. It was known that no church in Wewoka would be large enough to hold the crowd.
General and Mrs W S Key wired Saturday from Washington that they would arrive in Wewoka about noon today. Mrs Key is one of Mrs Davis' daughters.
Many Flowers
The Key funeral home Saturday was the scene of long lines of friends and acquaintances of Mrs Davis. Flowers sent from all parts of the Indian territory and from all the Five Civilized tribes were banked high in the funeral parlors.
Two groups of pallbearers serve, one white, one Indian.
Chief George Jones of the Seminole nation, Chili Fish, his assistant, and members of the tribal council will assemble to do honor to the only woman from this county whose picture hangs in the Memorial hall in the state Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City, a tribute Mrs Davis received for her years of work with her people.
Wewoka city police and sheriffs officers will help keep streets and highway 270 open for the funeral procession.
Pallbearers will be Fred Berry, M Bert Smith, J A Patterson, Charles Drew, Barney McKellop, and Alice Cully.
FUNERAL RITES WILL BE TODAY FOR MRS DAVIS
White And Indian Services To Be Held In Wewoka For Chieftain
Whites and Indians this afternoon will pay final respect to the remains of Alice Brown Davis, only woman ever to serve as a chief of the Seminoles.
At 2:30 this afternoon Rev W H Hodges, pastor of the Missionary Baptist church of Wewoka will conduct services at the grave-side in Oakwood cemetery for the 82-year-old woman who died at a Wewoka hospital Friday afternoon, after a long illness.
Indian Services
Immediately following the white services, Rev Louis Harjo, pastor of the Indian Baptist church of Sasakwa, the church which was founded by the late chieftain’s brother, John F Brown, will hold services for the Indians.
Plans to hold the services at one of the Wewoka churches were altered Saturday when relatives decided that an opportunity would be given Mrs Brown’s many friends to attend the rites. It was known that no church in Wewoka would be large enough to hold the crowd.
General and Mrs W S Key wired Saturday from Washington that they would arrive in Wewoka about noon today. Mrs Key is one of Mrs Davis' daughters.
Many Flowers
The Key funeral home Saturday was the scene of long lines of friends and acquaintances of Mrs Davis. Flowers sent from all parts of the Indian territory and from all the Five Civilized tribes were banked high in the funeral parlors.
Two groups of pallbearers serve, one white, one Indian.
Chief George Jones of the Seminole nation, Chili Fish, his assistant, and members of the tribal council will assemble to do honor to the only woman from this county whose picture hangs in the Memorial hall in the state Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City, a tribute Mrs Davis received for her years of work with her people.
Wewoka city police and sheriffs officers will help keep streets and highway 270 open for the funeral procession.
Pallbearers will be Fred Berry, M Bert Smith, J A Patterson, Charles Drew, Barney McKellop, and Alice Cully.
published in the Seminole Producer (Seminole, Oklahoma), 23 Jun 1935, pg 1 -
FUNERAL RITES WILL BE TODAY FOR MRS DAVIS
White And Indian Services To Be Held In Wewoka For Chieftain
Whites and Indians this afternoon will pay final respect to the remains of Alice Brown Davis, only woman ever to serve as a chief of the Seminoles.
At 2:30 this afternoon Rev W H Hodges, pastor of the Missionary Baptist church of Wewoka will conduct services at the grave-side in Oakwood cemetery for the 82-year-old woman who died at a Wewoka hospital Friday afternoon, after a long illness.
Indian Services
Immediately following the white services, Rev Louis Harjo, pastor of the Indian Baptist church of Sasakwa, the church which was founded by the late chieftain’s brother, John F Brown, will hold services for the Indians.
Plans to hold the services at one of the Wewoka churches were altered Saturday when relatives decided that an opportunity would be given Mrs Brown’s many friends to attend the rites. It was known that no church in Wewoka would be large enough to hold the crowd.
General and Mrs W S Key wired Saturday from Washington that they would arrive in Wewoka about noon today. Mrs Key is one of Mrs Davis' daughters.
Many Flowers
The Key funeral home Saturday was the scene of long lines of friends and acquaintances of Mrs Davis. Flowers sent from all parts of the Indian territory and from all the Five Civilized tribes were banked high in the funeral parlors.
Two groups of pallbearers serve, one white, one Indian.
Chief George Jones of the Seminole nation, Chili Fish, his assistant, and members of the tribal council will assemble to do honor to the only woman from this county whose picture hangs in the Memorial hall in the state Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City, a tribute Mrs Davis received for her years of work with her people.
Wewoka city police and sheriffs officers will help keep streets and highway 270 open for the funeral procession.
Pallbearers will be Fred Berry, M Bert Smith, J A Patterson, Charles Drew, Barney McKellop, and Alice Cully.
FUNERAL RITES WILL BE TODAY FOR MRS DAVIS
White And Indian Services To Be Held In Wewoka For Chieftain
Whites and Indians this afternoon will pay final respect to the remains of Alice Brown Davis, only woman ever to serve as a chief of the Seminoles.
At 2:30 this afternoon Rev W H Hodges, pastor of the Missionary Baptist church of Wewoka will conduct services at the grave-side in Oakwood cemetery for the 82-year-old woman who died at a Wewoka hospital Friday afternoon, after a long illness.
Indian Services
Immediately following the white services, Rev Louis Harjo, pastor of the Indian Baptist church of Sasakwa, the church which was founded by the late chieftain’s brother, John F Brown, will hold services for the Indians.
Plans to hold the services at one of the Wewoka churches were altered Saturday when relatives decided that an opportunity would be given Mrs Brown’s many friends to attend the rites. It was known that no church in Wewoka would be large enough to hold the crowd.
General and Mrs W S Key wired Saturday from Washington that they would arrive in Wewoka about noon today. Mrs Key is one of Mrs Davis' daughters.
Many Flowers
The Key funeral home Saturday was the scene of long lines of friends and acquaintances of Mrs Davis. Flowers sent from all parts of the Indian territory and from all the Five Civilized tribes were banked high in the funeral parlors.
Two groups of pallbearers serve, one white, one Indian.
Chief George Jones of the Seminole nation, Chili Fish, his assistant, and members of the tribal council will assemble to do honor to the only woman from this county whose picture hangs in the Memorial hall in the state Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City, a tribute Mrs Davis received for her years of work with her people.
Wewoka city police and sheriffs officers will help keep streets and highway 270 open for the funeral procession.
Pallbearers will be Fred Berry, M Bert Smith, J A Patterson, Charles Drew, Barney McKellop, and Alice Cully.
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