OBITUARY
Pioneer Dies Monday; Lived Here 60 Years
Last tributes were paid Clark Wasson, 80-year old Antlers pioneer, at rites in the First Methodist Church at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Interment was in the Antlers City cemetery, directed by the Coffey Funeral Home.
The Reverend Howard Davis, pastor, delivered the sermon and eulogy from the pulpit which was banked on all sides with floral tributes. The ceremony was brief and marked with simplicity.
Mr. Wasson is survived by his wife, Nan Byrd Wasson; three daughters, Mrs. Chloe Moyer of Durant; Mrs. Nan Walters and Miss Ruth Wasson, both of Oklahoma City; two sons, Byrd Wasson of Fort Smith; Don R. Wasson of Antlers; sisters, Mrs. Grace Harmon of New York City; Mrs. S. W. Hogan of Okemah; grandchildren, Mrs. Mary Douglas of Durant; Mrs. Orville Watkins of Fort Smith; Miss Patsy Wasson of Wichita, Kans.; Miss Peggy Wasson of Akron, Ohio; Clark and Mike Wasson, both of Antlers; Nancy Jo Walters of Oklahoma City; and one great-grandchild, Stephen Lee Grant of Durant.
Other relatives are Mrs. Emma Wilson, Mrs. Buddy Herndon, and Mrs. Eleanor Floyd, all of Valliant.
Active bearers were George Weddington, Lee Welch, Roy Akard, Harry Silverman, Leo C. Sharp, Roy Jackson.
Honorary bearers were Dr. L. W. Weaver, Bill Silverman, R.W. Ellis, Noble Amend, C. E. Stephenson, John Helm, Paul Stewart, P. W. Hudson, W. D. Miller, M. E. Dye, S. B. Halley, Sr., Arthur T. Farr, C. E. Dudley, Rufus Colbert, Lee Baskett, Curtis Parker, Fred Morris, Corry Stephenson, Frank Males.
Death of Mr. Wasson marked the close of a long, fruitful and honorable life. He died at 9:45 Monday morning in a Paris, Tex., hospital where he was under treatment for a malady almost incurable with present knowledge of medical science.
He came to Antlers a young man and chose this community then a frontier settlement 60 years ago, for his permanent home. He was born in Holton, Kansas, in December 1870. He married Miss Nan Byrd, daughter of a prominent Chickasaw family, and they reared and educated a family of children who are themselves highly respected and useful citizens.
Friends from all walks of life came and paid final tribute. He was friend to men in all stations of life in this little community.
Out-of-town friends attending the rites were two members of the State Supreme Court Earl Welch and Harry L.S. Halley, both of Oklahoma City; Mrs. H. E. Pendergast, Mrs. Bill Stanton, Miss Bonnie Fairborn, Miss Nancy Bennett, all of Oklahoma City; Mr. And Mrs. H. A. Mays of Broken Arrow; Mr. And Mrs. Harry Silverman of Gladewater, Tex.; Mrs. W. G. Rudd and O.M. Callhan, both of Tulsa, Mrs. Josephine Pears, Oklahoma City; Johnnie Gaberino of Holdenville; Mrs. B. F. Schooler of Hugo; Mrs. Ode Cecil of Valliant; Mrs. J. C. Webb, Miss Mary Margaret John of Hugo; Mrs. Bessie John Hardy of Wichita Falls; Mrs. Don Walters of Oklahoma City.
--From The Antlers American, April 27, 1950, Antlers, Oklahoma
He was married in Payne Co., OK, in 1894, to Nannie E. Byrd.
He was the father of seven known children;
1. Victor Byrd b-28 Dec 1895
2. Chloe b-5 Dec 1899, m-Sam Moyer
3. Joseph "Jack" b-31 July 1902
4. Don R. b-11 Sept 1904
5. Ruth b-22 Feb 1908
6. Nannie b-30 Nov 1914, m-Glenn Walters
7. Dorothy b-29 Oct 1920
Pioneer Dies Monday; Lived Here 60 Years
Last tributes were paid Clark Wasson, 80-year old Antlers pioneer, at rites in the First Methodist Church at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Interment was in the Antlers City cemetery, directed by the Coffey Funeral Home.
The Reverend Howard Davis, pastor, delivered the sermon and eulogy from the pulpit which was banked on all sides with floral tributes. The ceremony was brief and marked with simplicity.
Mr. Wasson is survived by his wife, Nan Byrd Wasson; three daughters, Mrs. Chloe Moyer of Durant; Mrs. Nan Walters and Miss Ruth Wasson, both of Oklahoma City; two sons, Byrd Wasson of Fort Smith; Don R. Wasson of Antlers; sisters, Mrs. Grace Harmon of New York City; Mrs. S. W. Hogan of Okemah; grandchildren, Mrs. Mary Douglas of Durant; Mrs. Orville Watkins of Fort Smith; Miss Patsy Wasson of Wichita, Kans.; Miss Peggy Wasson of Akron, Ohio; Clark and Mike Wasson, both of Antlers; Nancy Jo Walters of Oklahoma City; and one great-grandchild, Stephen Lee Grant of Durant.
Other relatives are Mrs. Emma Wilson, Mrs. Buddy Herndon, and Mrs. Eleanor Floyd, all of Valliant.
Active bearers were George Weddington, Lee Welch, Roy Akard, Harry Silverman, Leo C. Sharp, Roy Jackson.
Honorary bearers were Dr. L. W. Weaver, Bill Silverman, R.W. Ellis, Noble Amend, C. E. Stephenson, John Helm, Paul Stewart, P. W. Hudson, W. D. Miller, M. E. Dye, S. B. Halley, Sr., Arthur T. Farr, C. E. Dudley, Rufus Colbert, Lee Baskett, Curtis Parker, Fred Morris, Corry Stephenson, Frank Males.
Death of Mr. Wasson marked the close of a long, fruitful and honorable life. He died at 9:45 Monday morning in a Paris, Tex., hospital where he was under treatment for a malady almost incurable with present knowledge of medical science.
He came to Antlers a young man and chose this community then a frontier settlement 60 years ago, for his permanent home. He was born in Holton, Kansas, in December 1870. He married Miss Nan Byrd, daughter of a prominent Chickasaw family, and they reared and educated a family of children who are themselves highly respected and useful citizens.
Friends from all walks of life came and paid final tribute. He was friend to men in all stations of life in this little community.
Out-of-town friends attending the rites were two members of the State Supreme Court Earl Welch and Harry L.S. Halley, both of Oklahoma City; Mrs. H. E. Pendergast, Mrs. Bill Stanton, Miss Bonnie Fairborn, Miss Nancy Bennett, all of Oklahoma City; Mr. And Mrs. H. A. Mays of Broken Arrow; Mr. And Mrs. Harry Silverman of Gladewater, Tex.; Mrs. W. G. Rudd and O.M. Callhan, both of Tulsa, Mrs. Josephine Pears, Oklahoma City; Johnnie Gaberino of Holdenville; Mrs. B. F. Schooler of Hugo; Mrs. Ode Cecil of Valliant; Mrs. J. C. Webb, Miss Mary Margaret John of Hugo; Mrs. Bessie John Hardy of Wichita Falls; Mrs. Don Walters of Oklahoma City.
--From The Antlers American, April 27, 1950, Antlers, Oklahoma
He was married in Payne Co., OK, in 1894, to Nannie E. Byrd.
He was the father of seven known children;
1. Victor Byrd b-28 Dec 1895
2. Chloe b-5 Dec 1899, m-Sam Moyer
3. Joseph "Jack" b-31 July 1902
4. Don R. b-11 Sept 1904
5. Ruth b-22 Feb 1908
6. Nannie b-30 Nov 1914, m-Glenn Walters
7. Dorothy b-29 Oct 1920
OBITUARY
Pioneer Dies Monday; Lived Here 60 Years
Last tributes were paid Clark Wasson, 80-year old Antlers pioneer, at rites in the First Methodist Church at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Interment was in the Antlers City cemetery, directed by the Coffey Funeral Home.
The Reverend Howard Davis, pastor, delivered the sermon and eulogy from the pulpit which was banked on all sides with floral tributes. The ceremony was brief and marked with simplicity.
Mr. Wasson is survived by his wife, Nan Byrd Wasson; three daughters, Mrs. Chloe Moyer of Durant; Mrs. Nan Walters and Miss Ruth Wasson, both of Oklahoma City; two sons, Byrd Wasson of Fort Smith; Don R. Wasson of Antlers; sisters, Mrs. Grace Harmon of New York City; Mrs. S. W. Hogan of Okemah; grandchildren, Mrs. Mary Douglas of Durant; Mrs. Orville Watkins of Fort Smith; Miss Patsy Wasson of Wichita, Kans.; Miss Peggy Wasson of Akron, Ohio; Clark and Mike Wasson, both of Antlers; Nancy Jo Walters of Oklahoma City; and one great-grandchild, Stephen Lee Grant of Durant.
Other relatives are Mrs. Emma Wilson, Mrs. Buddy Herndon, and Mrs. Eleanor Floyd, all of Valliant.
Active bearers were George Weddington, Lee Welch, Roy Akard, Harry Silverman, Leo C. Sharp, Roy Jackson.
Honorary bearers were Dr. L. W. Weaver, Bill Silverman, R.W. Ellis, Noble Amend, C. E. Stephenson, John Helm, Paul Stewart, P. W. Hudson, W. D. Miller, M. E. Dye, S. B. Halley, Sr., Arthur T. Farr, C. E. Dudley, Rufus Colbert, Lee Baskett, Curtis Parker, Fred Morris, Corry Stephenson, Frank Males.
Death of Mr. Wasson marked the close of a long, fruitful and honorable life. He died at 9:45 Monday morning in a Paris, Tex., hospital where he was under treatment for a malady almost incurable with present knowledge of medical science.
He came to Antlers a young man and chose this community then a frontier settlement 60 years ago, for his permanent home. He was born in Holton, Kansas, in December 1870. He married Miss Nan Byrd, daughter of a prominent Chickasaw family, and they reared and educated a family of children who are themselves highly respected and useful citizens.
Friends from all walks of life came and paid final tribute. He was friend to men in all stations of life in this little community.
Out-of-town friends attending the rites were two members of the State Supreme Court Earl Welch and Harry L.S. Halley, both of Oklahoma City; Mrs. H. E. Pendergast, Mrs. Bill Stanton, Miss Bonnie Fairborn, Miss Nancy Bennett, all of Oklahoma City; Mr. And Mrs. H. A. Mays of Broken Arrow; Mr. And Mrs. Harry Silverman of Gladewater, Tex.; Mrs. W. G. Rudd and O.M. Callhan, both of Tulsa, Mrs. Josephine Pears, Oklahoma City; Johnnie Gaberino of Holdenville; Mrs. B. F. Schooler of Hugo; Mrs. Ode Cecil of Valliant; Mrs. J. C. Webb, Miss Mary Margaret John of Hugo; Mrs. Bessie John Hardy of Wichita Falls; Mrs. Don Walters of Oklahoma City.
--From The Antlers American, April 27, 1950, Antlers, Oklahoma
He was married in Payne Co., OK, in 1894, to Nannie E. Byrd.
He was the father of seven known children;
1. Victor Byrd b-28 Dec 1895
2. Chloe b-5 Dec 1899, m-Sam Moyer
3. Joseph "Jack" b-31 July 1902
4. Don R. b-11 Sept 1904
5. Ruth b-22 Feb 1908
6. Nannie b-30 Nov 1914, m-Glenn Walters
7. Dorothy b-29 Oct 1920
Pioneer Dies Monday; Lived Here 60 Years
Last tributes were paid Clark Wasson, 80-year old Antlers pioneer, at rites in the First Methodist Church at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Interment was in the Antlers City cemetery, directed by the Coffey Funeral Home.
The Reverend Howard Davis, pastor, delivered the sermon and eulogy from the pulpit which was banked on all sides with floral tributes. The ceremony was brief and marked with simplicity.
Mr. Wasson is survived by his wife, Nan Byrd Wasson; three daughters, Mrs. Chloe Moyer of Durant; Mrs. Nan Walters and Miss Ruth Wasson, both of Oklahoma City; two sons, Byrd Wasson of Fort Smith; Don R. Wasson of Antlers; sisters, Mrs. Grace Harmon of New York City; Mrs. S. W. Hogan of Okemah; grandchildren, Mrs. Mary Douglas of Durant; Mrs. Orville Watkins of Fort Smith; Miss Patsy Wasson of Wichita, Kans.; Miss Peggy Wasson of Akron, Ohio; Clark and Mike Wasson, both of Antlers; Nancy Jo Walters of Oklahoma City; and one great-grandchild, Stephen Lee Grant of Durant.
Other relatives are Mrs. Emma Wilson, Mrs. Buddy Herndon, and Mrs. Eleanor Floyd, all of Valliant.
Active bearers were George Weddington, Lee Welch, Roy Akard, Harry Silverman, Leo C. Sharp, Roy Jackson.
Honorary bearers were Dr. L. W. Weaver, Bill Silverman, R.W. Ellis, Noble Amend, C. E. Stephenson, John Helm, Paul Stewart, P. W. Hudson, W. D. Miller, M. E. Dye, S. B. Halley, Sr., Arthur T. Farr, C. E. Dudley, Rufus Colbert, Lee Baskett, Curtis Parker, Fred Morris, Corry Stephenson, Frank Males.
Death of Mr. Wasson marked the close of a long, fruitful and honorable life. He died at 9:45 Monday morning in a Paris, Tex., hospital where he was under treatment for a malady almost incurable with present knowledge of medical science.
He came to Antlers a young man and chose this community then a frontier settlement 60 years ago, for his permanent home. He was born in Holton, Kansas, in December 1870. He married Miss Nan Byrd, daughter of a prominent Chickasaw family, and they reared and educated a family of children who are themselves highly respected and useful citizens.
Friends from all walks of life came and paid final tribute. He was friend to men in all stations of life in this little community.
Out-of-town friends attending the rites were two members of the State Supreme Court Earl Welch and Harry L.S. Halley, both of Oklahoma City; Mrs. H. E. Pendergast, Mrs. Bill Stanton, Miss Bonnie Fairborn, Miss Nancy Bennett, all of Oklahoma City; Mr. And Mrs. H. A. Mays of Broken Arrow; Mr. And Mrs. Harry Silverman of Gladewater, Tex.; Mrs. W. G. Rudd and O.M. Callhan, both of Tulsa, Mrs. Josephine Pears, Oklahoma City; Johnnie Gaberino of Holdenville; Mrs. B. F. Schooler of Hugo; Mrs. Ode Cecil of Valliant; Mrs. J. C. Webb, Miss Mary Margaret John of Hugo; Mrs. Bessie John Hardy of Wichita Falls; Mrs. Don Walters of Oklahoma City.
--From The Antlers American, April 27, 1950, Antlers, Oklahoma
He was married in Payne Co., OK, in 1894, to Nannie E. Byrd.
He was the father of seven known children;
1. Victor Byrd b-28 Dec 1895
2. Chloe b-5 Dec 1899, m-Sam Moyer
3. Joseph "Jack" b-31 July 1902
4. Don R. b-11 Sept 1904
5. Ruth b-22 Feb 1908
6. Nannie b-30 Nov 1914, m-Glenn Walters
7. Dorothy b-29 Oct 1920
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