Just a week from the time that he walked to Oaklawn cemetery behind the hearse containing the body of his mother, George Mitchell, aged 23, was found dead at the bottom of a creek near Skiatook at 12 o'clock yesterday. Mitchell was drowned in the swollen waters of the creek Wednesday night, when, together with two other men, he attempted to ford the stream in a wagon. The horses were drowned and Mitchell, being unable to swim, went to the bottom. The other two men saved themselves. Mitchell's body was brought to Tulsa last night. The funeral will be held tomorrow, under the auspices of the Moose Lodge and co. A, Oklahoma National Guard. He was a sergeant in the latter organization and will be buried with military honors. Mitchell's father died in Tulsa four years ago. His mother died last week. His grandmother, who came from Wisconsin to attend the funeral is still in the city and was intending to leave for home next Monday. Mitchell's 15-year-old brother is a student in the Tulsa high school. Mitchell was employed for a long time in the circulation department of The World. Later he took charge of the soda fountain at the Quaker Drug store and for the past few months he has been lease foreman for the Barnsdall Oil Company. He was an extremely popular young man in the city and had a wide circle of acquaintances.
(The Tulsa World, May 23, 1913)
Mitchell Funeral to Be Held at 3 o'clock
Youth who was drowned in Oil Fields to be Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery
The funeral of George Mitchell, who was drowned last Wednesday in a creek in the oil fields north of town, will be held this afternoon at the Boulder Avenue Methodist Church, with Rev. Frank Neff officiating. The funeral will occur at 4 o'clock. Co. A, Oklahoma National Guard, of which the deceased was an officer, will be in charge of the funeral, and the local Moose Lodge will participate. The militiamen will act as honorary pallbearers and former friends of the dead youth will officiate as pallbearers. Burial will take place at Oaklawn Cemetery, and the usual military salute will be fired over the grave.
(Tulsa World, May 24, 1913)
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Son of Frank Jesse Mitchell and Frances S. "Fannie" Dawson. Frances was born 1868 in Wisconsin, and died in Tulsa May 13, 1913. Father Frank Jesse Mitchell was born March 13, 1869 in Adair County, Missouri, and died in Tulsa July 28, 1908.
(Contributed by SR #46963768)
(The Tulsa World, May 23, 1913)
Mitchell Funeral to Be Held at 3 o'clock
Youth who was drowned in Oil Fields to be Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery
The funeral of George Mitchell, who was drowned last Wednesday in a creek in the oil fields north of town, will be held this afternoon at the Boulder Avenue Methodist Church, with Rev. Frank Neff officiating. The funeral will occur at 4 o'clock. Co. A, Oklahoma National Guard, of which the deceased was an officer, will be in charge of the funeral, and the local Moose Lodge will participate. The militiamen will act as honorary pallbearers and former friends of the dead youth will officiate as pallbearers. Burial will take place at Oaklawn Cemetery, and the usual military salute will be fired over the grave.
(Tulsa World, May 24, 1913)
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Son of Frank Jesse Mitchell and Frances S. "Fannie" Dawson. Frances was born 1868 in Wisconsin, and died in Tulsa May 13, 1913. Father Frank Jesse Mitchell was born March 13, 1869 in Adair County, Missouri, and died in Tulsa July 28, 1908.
(Contributed by SR #46963768)
Just a week from the time that he walked to Oaklawn cemetery behind the hearse containing the body of his mother, George Mitchell, aged 23, was found dead at the bottom of a creek near Skiatook at 12 o'clock yesterday. Mitchell was drowned in the swollen waters of the creek Wednesday night, when, together with two other men, he attempted to ford the stream in a wagon. The horses were drowned and Mitchell, being unable to swim, went to the bottom. The other two men saved themselves. Mitchell's body was brought to Tulsa last night. The funeral will be held tomorrow, under the auspices of the Moose Lodge and co. A, Oklahoma National Guard. He was a sergeant in the latter organization and will be buried with military honors. Mitchell's father died in Tulsa four years ago. His mother died last week. His grandmother, who came from Wisconsin to attend the funeral is still in the city and was intending to leave for home next Monday. Mitchell's 15-year-old brother is a student in the Tulsa high school. Mitchell was employed for a long time in the circulation department of The World. Later he took charge of the soda fountain at the Quaker Drug store and for the past few months he has been lease foreman for the Barnsdall Oil Company. He was an extremely popular young man in the city and had a wide circle of acquaintances.
(The Tulsa World, May 23, 1913)
Mitchell Funeral to Be Held at 3 o'clock
Youth who was drowned in Oil Fields to be Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery
The funeral of George Mitchell, who was drowned last Wednesday in a creek in the oil fields north of town, will be held this afternoon at the Boulder Avenue Methodist Church, with Rev. Frank Neff officiating. The funeral will occur at 4 o'clock. Co. A, Oklahoma National Guard, of which the deceased was an officer, will be in charge of the funeral, and the local Moose Lodge will participate. The militiamen will act as honorary pallbearers and former friends of the dead youth will officiate as pallbearers. Burial will take place at Oaklawn Cemetery, and the usual military salute will be fired over the grave.
(Tulsa World, May 24, 1913)
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Son of Frank Jesse Mitchell and Frances S. "Fannie" Dawson. Frances was born 1868 in Wisconsin, and died in Tulsa May 13, 1913. Father Frank Jesse Mitchell was born March 13, 1869 in Adair County, Missouri, and died in Tulsa July 28, 1908.
(Contributed by SR #46963768)
(The Tulsa World, May 23, 1913)
Mitchell Funeral to Be Held at 3 o'clock
Youth who was drowned in Oil Fields to be Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery
The funeral of George Mitchell, who was drowned last Wednesday in a creek in the oil fields north of town, will be held this afternoon at the Boulder Avenue Methodist Church, with Rev. Frank Neff officiating. The funeral will occur at 4 o'clock. Co. A, Oklahoma National Guard, of which the deceased was an officer, will be in charge of the funeral, and the local Moose Lodge will participate. The militiamen will act as honorary pallbearers and former friends of the dead youth will officiate as pallbearers. Burial will take place at Oaklawn Cemetery, and the usual military salute will be fired over the grave.
(Tulsa World, May 24, 1913)
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Son of Frank Jesse Mitchell and Frances S. "Fannie" Dawson. Frances was born 1868 in Wisconsin, and died in Tulsa May 13, 1913. Father Frank Jesse Mitchell was born March 13, 1869 in Adair County, Missouri, and died in Tulsa July 28, 1908.
(Contributed by SR #46963768)
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