Whitson Lee Loftin was the grandson of Gray Gene Loftin and Pricilla Badgett and Whitson Russell and Dicey Lassiter. He was the son of Julius Caesar Loftin and Sallie Ann Russell Loftin.
He married Neva Carroll Phillips on December 25, 1894 in White, Ashley County, Arkansas. The marriage was performed by W. A. Roby, County Judge.
He was the father of 11 children. His childrens names were Herbert Cyril; Theron Hubert; Virginia Mae; Whitson Lee, Jr.; Warren Augustus; James Fletcher; Julius Carroll; Lillian Eva; Ralph Avery; Ruby Ethel; and Roy Dean Loftin(all deceased).
He was elected the sheriff in Hugo, Oklahoma in 1910 and 1914 and owned the first Ford dealership in Hugo.
He is buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Hugo, Oklahoma beside his wife and several of his children.
To their grandchildren they were Mama and Papa Loftin.
Obiturary for Whitson Lee Loftin:
"Lee Loftin
Heart Attact [sic] Proves Fatal to Lee Loftin
The Soper Democrat February 10, 1927 - transcribed by Ron Henson
Lee Loftin, 58 years old, twice sheriff of Choctaw county and twice a member of the city council of Hugo, dropped dead of heart failure at Hugo Wednesday morning at 10:15 o'clock, just as he had started to enter an automobile behind the Tom Lain Motor company on East Duke avenue.
Mr. Loftin was elected sheriff of Choctaw county in 1910 and again in 1914. From 1907 to 1911 he was a member of the city council of Hugo from the second ward. He had lived in Choctaw county 22 years and had been prominent in the business and political life of the county. For a number of years Mr. Loftin has been in the automobile business, as proprietor of the Loftin Motor company. He recently retired from active management of the firm and was succeeded in that capacity by a son, lee Loftin Jr.
Mr. Loftin was born in South Carolina. His parents moved to Missouri and later to Lamar county, Texas, where they located eight miles west of Paris. He came to Hugo from Lamar county.
Mr. Loftin is survived by his wife and ten children, who are, Mrs. W.R. pippin, of Weeletka, Oklahoma; Therln [?] H. Loftin, of Ardmore; Fletcher Loftin, of Okmulgee; and Lee Jr., Warden, Carrol, Ralph, Dean, Eva and Ruby Loftin, of Hugo.
On account of his business and political activities Mr. Loftin made many friends during his residence in Hugo and was widely acquainted over southeastern Oklahoma.
Mr. Loftin complained Tuesday that he was not feeling well. Just before he collapsed he remarked to a companion that he "felt hot." - Hugo News"
He married Neva Carroll Phillips on December 25, 1894 in White, Ashley County, Arkansas. The marriage was performed by W. A. Roby, County Judge.
He was the father of 11 children. His childrens names were Herbert Cyril; Theron Hubert; Virginia Mae; Whitson Lee, Jr.; Warren Augustus; James Fletcher; Julius Carroll; Lillian Eva; Ralph Avery; Ruby Ethel; and Roy Dean Loftin(all deceased).
He was elected the sheriff in Hugo, Oklahoma in 1910 and 1914 and owned the first Ford dealership in Hugo.
He is buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Hugo, Oklahoma beside his wife and several of his children.
To their grandchildren they were Mama and Papa Loftin.
Obiturary for Whitson Lee Loftin:
"Lee Loftin
Heart Attact [sic] Proves Fatal to Lee Loftin
The Soper Democrat February 10, 1927 - transcribed by Ron Henson
Lee Loftin, 58 years old, twice sheriff of Choctaw county and twice a member of the city council of Hugo, dropped dead of heart failure at Hugo Wednesday morning at 10:15 o'clock, just as he had started to enter an automobile behind the Tom Lain Motor company on East Duke avenue.
Mr. Loftin was elected sheriff of Choctaw county in 1910 and again in 1914. From 1907 to 1911 he was a member of the city council of Hugo from the second ward. He had lived in Choctaw county 22 years and had been prominent in the business and political life of the county. For a number of years Mr. Loftin has been in the automobile business, as proprietor of the Loftin Motor company. He recently retired from active management of the firm and was succeeded in that capacity by a son, lee Loftin Jr.
Mr. Loftin was born in South Carolina. His parents moved to Missouri and later to Lamar county, Texas, where they located eight miles west of Paris. He came to Hugo from Lamar county.
Mr. Loftin is survived by his wife and ten children, who are, Mrs. W.R. pippin, of Weeletka, Oklahoma; Therln [?] H. Loftin, of Ardmore; Fletcher Loftin, of Okmulgee; and Lee Jr., Warden, Carrol, Ralph, Dean, Eva and Ruby Loftin, of Hugo.
On account of his business and political activities Mr. Loftin made many friends during his residence in Hugo and was widely acquainted over southeastern Oklahoma.
Mr. Loftin complained Tuesday that he was not feeling well. Just before he collapsed he remarked to a companion that he "felt hot." - Hugo News"
Whitson Lee Loftin was the grandson of Gray Gene Loftin and Pricilla Badgett and Whitson Russell and Dicey Lassiter. He was the son of Julius Caesar Loftin and Sallie Ann Russell Loftin.
He married Neva Carroll Phillips on December 25, 1894 in White, Ashley County, Arkansas. The marriage was performed by W. A. Roby, County Judge.
He was the father of 11 children. His childrens names were Herbert Cyril; Theron Hubert; Virginia Mae; Whitson Lee, Jr.; Warren Augustus; James Fletcher; Julius Carroll; Lillian Eva; Ralph Avery; Ruby Ethel; and Roy Dean Loftin(all deceased).
He was elected the sheriff in Hugo, Oklahoma in 1910 and 1914 and owned the first Ford dealership in Hugo.
He is buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Hugo, Oklahoma beside his wife and several of his children.
To their grandchildren they were Mama and Papa Loftin.
Obiturary for Whitson Lee Loftin:
"Lee Loftin
Heart Attact [sic] Proves Fatal to Lee Loftin
The Soper Democrat February 10, 1927 - transcribed by Ron Henson
Lee Loftin, 58 years old, twice sheriff of Choctaw county and twice a member of the city council of Hugo, dropped dead of heart failure at Hugo Wednesday morning at 10:15 o'clock, just as he had started to enter an automobile behind the Tom Lain Motor company on East Duke avenue.
Mr. Loftin was elected sheriff of Choctaw county in 1910 and again in 1914. From 1907 to 1911 he was a member of the city council of Hugo from the second ward. He had lived in Choctaw county 22 years and had been prominent in the business and political life of the county. For a number of years Mr. Loftin has been in the automobile business, as proprietor of the Loftin Motor company. He recently retired from active management of the firm and was succeeded in that capacity by a son, lee Loftin Jr.
Mr. Loftin was born in South Carolina. His parents moved to Missouri and later to Lamar county, Texas, where they located eight miles west of Paris. He came to Hugo from Lamar county.
Mr. Loftin is survived by his wife and ten children, who are, Mrs. W.R. pippin, of Weeletka, Oklahoma; Therln [?] H. Loftin, of Ardmore; Fletcher Loftin, of Okmulgee; and Lee Jr., Warden, Carrol, Ralph, Dean, Eva and Ruby Loftin, of Hugo.
On account of his business and political activities Mr. Loftin made many friends during his residence in Hugo and was widely acquainted over southeastern Oklahoma.
Mr. Loftin complained Tuesday that he was not feeling well. Just before he collapsed he remarked to a companion that he "felt hot." - Hugo News"
He married Neva Carroll Phillips on December 25, 1894 in White, Ashley County, Arkansas. The marriage was performed by W. A. Roby, County Judge.
He was the father of 11 children. His childrens names were Herbert Cyril; Theron Hubert; Virginia Mae; Whitson Lee, Jr.; Warren Augustus; James Fletcher; Julius Carroll; Lillian Eva; Ralph Avery; Ruby Ethel; and Roy Dean Loftin(all deceased).
He was elected the sheriff in Hugo, Oklahoma in 1910 and 1914 and owned the first Ford dealership in Hugo.
He is buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Hugo, Oklahoma beside his wife and several of his children.
To their grandchildren they were Mama and Papa Loftin.
Obiturary for Whitson Lee Loftin:
"Lee Loftin
Heart Attact [sic] Proves Fatal to Lee Loftin
The Soper Democrat February 10, 1927 - transcribed by Ron Henson
Lee Loftin, 58 years old, twice sheriff of Choctaw county and twice a member of the city council of Hugo, dropped dead of heart failure at Hugo Wednesday morning at 10:15 o'clock, just as he had started to enter an automobile behind the Tom Lain Motor company on East Duke avenue.
Mr. Loftin was elected sheriff of Choctaw county in 1910 and again in 1914. From 1907 to 1911 he was a member of the city council of Hugo from the second ward. He had lived in Choctaw county 22 years and had been prominent in the business and political life of the county. For a number of years Mr. Loftin has been in the automobile business, as proprietor of the Loftin Motor company. He recently retired from active management of the firm and was succeeded in that capacity by a son, lee Loftin Jr.
Mr. Loftin was born in South Carolina. His parents moved to Missouri and later to Lamar county, Texas, where they located eight miles west of Paris. He came to Hugo from Lamar county.
Mr. Loftin is survived by his wife and ten children, who are, Mrs. W.R. pippin, of Weeletka, Oklahoma; Therln [?] H. Loftin, of Ardmore; Fletcher Loftin, of Okmulgee; and Lee Jr., Warden, Carrol, Ralph, Dean, Eva and Ruby Loftin, of Hugo.
On account of his business and political activities Mr. Loftin made many friends during his residence in Hugo and was widely acquainted over southeastern Oklahoma.
Mr. Loftin complained Tuesday that he was not feeling well. Just before he collapsed he remarked to a companion that he "felt hot." - Hugo News"
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