Harry Clayton Eagles, 36 years old, died in the Baptist sanitarium in Alexandria, La. last Friday morning at [?] o'clock of typhoid fever of which he had been ill for more than two weeks.
Mr. Eagles was a native of Winn Parish and since completing his education more than fifteen years ago he has been attached to the Winnfield Post Office, where he rendered most faithful service to the people of this community both on and off duty. He was born at Carthage, in this parish, October 4, 1889. His entire boyhood was lived in that community where he attended the public schools receiving the foundation for his education for which he later worked and saved to attain. He graduated from Tyler business college and immediately went to work in the post office here under the postmastership of his uncle, Edward Eagles, and for the past fifteen years he has served in that capacity together with the office of civil service secretary of this district.
In June 1916 he was married to Miss Olive Shelton, daughter of our fellow townsman, J. W. Shelton, to which union were born four children, Olive, Edith, H. C., and Rowland.
He was a devout and consistent member of the Methodist church, a member of the Eastern Star Lodge 151 F. & A. M., Bethlehem Commandery 20 K. T. He was widely known for his honesty, integrity, and Christian character. He was a wide awake citizen active in all movements for the betterment of his community ever alert to advance the cause of building a better and bigger Winnfield.
Funeral services were conducted in the First Methodist Church with Rev. P. M. Carraway, pastor, assisted by Rev. Alwin Stokes of the Presbyterian Church and Dr. G. H. Crutcher, of the First Baptist Church, interment in the Winnfield Cemetery Saturday morning at ten o'clock.
Mr. Eagles is survived by his widow, and four children, a brother, Robert Eagles of Alexandria, and numerous other relatives.
Published in The Winnfield News-American, November 20, 1925
Mr. Eagles was a native of Winn Parish and since completing his education more than fifteen years ago he has been attached to the Winnfield Post Office, where he rendered most faithful service to the people of this community both on and off duty. He was born at Carthage, in this parish, October 4, 1889. His entire boyhood was lived in that community where he attended the public schools receiving the foundation for his education for which he later worked and saved to attain. He graduated from Tyler business college and immediately went to work in the post office here under the postmastership of his uncle, Edward Eagles, and for the past fifteen years he has served in that capacity together with the office of civil service secretary of this district.
In June 1916 he was married to Miss Olive Shelton, daughter of our fellow townsman, J. W. Shelton, to which union were born four children, Olive, Edith, H. C., and Rowland.
He was a devout and consistent member of the Methodist church, a member of the Eastern Star Lodge 151 F. & A. M., Bethlehem Commandery 20 K. T. He was widely known for his honesty, integrity, and Christian character. He was a wide awake citizen active in all movements for the betterment of his community ever alert to advance the cause of building a better and bigger Winnfield.
Funeral services were conducted in the First Methodist Church with Rev. P. M. Carraway, pastor, assisted by Rev. Alwin Stokes of the Presbyterian Church and Dr. G. H. Crutcher, of the First Baptist Church, interment in the Winnfield Cemetery Saturday morning at ten o'clock.
Mr. Eagles is survived by his widow, and four children, a brother, Robert Eagles of Alexandria, and numerous other relatives.
Published in The Winnfield News-American, November 20, 1925
Harry Clayton Eagles, 36 years old, died in the Baptist sanitarium in Alexandria, La. last Friday morning at [?] o'clock of typhoid fever of which he had been ill for more than two weeks.
Mr. Eagles was a native of Winn Parish and since completing his education more than fifteen years ago he has been attached to the Winnfield Post Office, where he rendered most faithful service to the people of this community both on and off duty. He was born at Carthage, in this parish, October 4, 1889. His entire boyhood was lived in that community where he attended the public schools receiving the foundation for his education for which he later worked and saved to attain. He graduated from Tyler business college and immediately went to work in the post office here under the postmastership of his uncle, Edward Eagles, and for the past fifteen years he has served in that capacity together with the office of civil service secretary of this district.
In June 1916 he was married to Miss Olive Shelton, daughter of our fellow townsman, J. W. Shelton, to which union were born four children, Olive, Edith, H. C., and Rowland.
He was a devout and consistent member of the Methodist church, a member of the Eastern Star Lodge 151 F. & A. M., Bethlehem Commandery 20 K. T. He was widely known for his honesty, integrity, and Christian character. He was a wide awake citizen active in all movements for the betterment of his community ever alert to advance the cause of building a better and bigger Winnfield.
Funeral services were conducted in the First Methodist Church with Rev. P. M. Carraway, pastor, assisted by Rev. Alwin Stokes of the Presbyterian Church and Dr. G. H. Crutcher, of the First Baptist Church, interment in the Winnfield Cemetery Saturday morning at ten o'clock.
Mr. Eagles is survived by his widow, and four children, a brother, Robert Eagles of Alexandria, and numerous other relatives.
Published in The Winnfield News-American, November 20, 1925
Mr. Eagles was a native of Winn Parish and since completing his education more than fifteen years ago he has been attached to the Winnfield Post Office, where he rendered most faithful service to the people of this community both on and off duty. He was born at Carthage, in this parish, October 4, 1889. His entire boyhood was lived in that community where he attended the public schools receiving the foundation for his education for which he later worked and saved to attain. He graduated from Tyler business college and immediately went to work in the post office here under the postmastership of his uncle, Edward Eagles, and for the past fifteen years he has served in that capacity together with the office of civil service secretary of this district.
In June 1916 he was married to Miss Olive Shelton, daughter of our fellow townsman, J. W. Shelton, to which union were born four children, Olive, Edith, H. C., and Rowland.
He was a devout and consistent member of the Methodist church, a member of the Eastern Star Lodge 151 F. & A. M., Bethlehem Commandery 20 K. T. He was widely known for his honesty, integrity, and Christian character. He was a wide awake citizen active in all movements for the betterment of his community ever alert to advance the cause of building a better and bigger Winnfield.
Funeral services were conducted in the First Methodist Church with Rev. P. M. Carraway, pastor, assisted by Rev. Alwin Stokes of the Presbyterian Church and Dr. G. H. Crutcher, of the First Baptist Church, interment in the Winnfield Cemetery Saturday morning at ten o'clock.
Mr. Eagles is survived by his widow, and four children, a brother, Robert Eagles of Alexandria, and numerous other relatives.
Published in The Winnfield News-American, November 20, 1925
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