FORMER COPIAH RESIDENT DIES
H. F. Aby, of Oklahoma, Once Prominent at Crystal Springs, Passes
Crystal Springs, April 9 -- A telegram was received here late yesterday by Mrs. Rupert R. Howell and Mrs. Lucille Aby James of this city announcing the death of their brother, Hulette Fuqua Aby, In Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Mr. Aby, in his middle fifties, died of a sudden heart attack. He was a native of Crystal Springs, a descendant of a pioneer family, his father being the late Sam H. Aby, well known Mississippi editor, and his mother, Mrs. Joan Willing Aby.
Following his attendance at the old Crystal Springs High school, he matriculated at Louisiana State university where he received his degree, there taking a leading part in sports. Later he graduated from a law school, and removed to Tulsa, Oklahoma, when this western metropolis was but a small town. He commenced the practice of law there, his firm that of Aby and Tucker now being the oldest law firm in the city.
Mr. Aby had an extensive and influential practice, especially in land and civil cases; and had accumulated considerable property. He was a member of a group of four cousins all born in Crystal Springs--Senator Pat Harrison, Oscar Newton, Hulette F. Aby, and Eugene H. Mortimer; all except Mr. Newton, college mates, and through after life closely associated with one another.
Mr. Aby is survived by his wife and two sons, Hulette, Jr., and William Aby, the former a lawyer in Tulsa, and the latter in advertising in Chicago; two sisters, Mrs. R. R. Howell and Mrs. L. A. James, of Crystal Springs, and a number of other relatives in several states.
Mrs. Howell is leaving today to attend the funeral rites in Tulsa, where interment will take place in his family mausoleum. Mr. Aby was a member of the Methodist church, holding official position in the Tulsa First Methodist church.
He always cherished a sentimental affection for his old home, making frequent visits back home to relatives here, taking an interest in coming, if possible, during the active shipping season when the wonderful industry of this section was in full swing.
Fondness for family and friends of former years was an outstanding trait in his character, the social side of life making an appeal to him prominent in the midst of his professional and business pursuits.
Published in The Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Mississippi) on Wednesday, April 10, 1935.
PIONEER ATTORNEY IS VICTIM OF HEART ATTACK
Heart disease was fatal Monday to Hulette Fuqua Aby, an attorney in Tulsa since 1902 and first secretary of the Commercial club. He died shortly after noon at his home, 1620 South Elwood avenue. He was 56 years old.
Although he had been ill since Sunday and had suffered previous heart attacks, he was feeling improved Monday morning. The fatal attack came unexpectedly.
Aby entered into a law partnership here in 1905 with William F. Tucker, and the firm had operated continuously from then until his death. The offices are in the National Bank of Tulsa building.
He had always been keenly interested in the progress and improvement of Tulsa, his friends recalled. He was among the group of Tulsans who chartered a train in 1904 to make the booster trip to New York. He continued his civic activities as a member of the Chamber of Commerce after it superseded the Commercial club.
He was born at Crystal Springs, Mississippi, January 15, 1879. His father was a newspaper publisher. He attended the University of Mississippi and Louisiana State University. In 1901 he won his degree in law at Millsaps college in Mississippi.
The following year, he came to Tulsa, when he was 23. The town was small and unimportant at that time. In 1906 he was married to Miss Cora Mae Hansel, of Missouri. Aby remarried after her death.
Aby had been a president of the Tulsa club and was a member of the Tulsa Country club, the Elks' club and the Lions' club. He was a member and a trustee of the Boston Avenue Methodist church. At the University of Mississippi he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.
He is survived by the widow, Mrs. Irene Neville Aby, a past president of the A. A. U. W, in Tulsa, and chairman of communal activities in the Oklahoma division of that association; two sons, William Willing, an employee in the circulation department of the Tulsa World, and H. F. Aby, Jr., an employee of his father's firm. All three are of the home.
In addition, two sisters, Mrs. Rupert Howell and Mrs. Lucille James, reside in Crystal Springs.
Published in American Saturday Night (Tulsa, Oklahoma) on Saturday, April 13, 1935.
H. F. Aby, of Oklahoma, Once Prominent at Crystal Springs, Passes
Crystal Springs, April 9 -- A telegram was received here late yesterday by Mrs. Rupert R. Howell and Mrs. Lucille Aby James of this city announcing the death of their brother, Hulette Fuqua Aby, In Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Mr. Aby, in his middle fifties, died of a sudden heart attack. He was a native of Crystal Springs, a descendant of a pioneer family, his father being the late Sam H. Aby, well known Mississippi editor, and his mother, Mrs. Joan Willing Aby.
Following his attendance at the old Crystal Springs High school, he matriculated at Louisiana State university where he received his degree, there taking a leading part in sports. Later he graduated from a law school, and removed to Tulsa, Oklahoma, when this western metropolis was but a small town. He commenced the practice of law there, his firm that of Aby and Tucker now being the oldest law firm in the city.
Mr. Aby had an extensive and influential practice, especially in land and civil cases; and had accumulated considerable property. He was a member of a group of four cousins all born in Crystal Springs--Senator Pat Harrison, Oscar Newton, Hulette F. Aby, and Eugene H. Mortimer; all except Mr. Newton, college mates, and through after life closely associated with one another.
Mr. Aby is survived by his wife and two sons, Hulette, Jr., and William Aby, the former a lawyer in Tulsa, and the latter in advertising in Chicago; two sisters, Mrs. R. R. Howell and Mrs. L. A. James, of Crystal Springs, and a number of other relatives in several states.
Mrs. Howell is leaving today to attend the funeral rites in Tulsa, where interment will take place in his family mausoleum. Mr. Aby was a member of the Methodist church, holding official position in the Tulsa First Methodist church.
He always cherished a sentimental affection for his old home, making frequent visits back home to relatives here, taking an interest in coming, if possible, during the active shipping season when the wonderful industry of this section was in full swing.
Fondness for family and friends of former years was an outstanding trait in his character, the social side of life making an appeal to him prominent in the midst of his professional and business pursuits.
Published in The Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Mississippi) on Wednesday, April 10, 1935.
PIONEER ATTORNEY IS VICTIM OF HEART ATTACK
Heart disease was fatal Monday to Hulette Fuqua Aby, an attorney in Tulsa since 1902 and first secretary of the Commercial club. He died shortly after noon at his home, 1620 South Elwood avenue. He was 56 years old.
Although he had been ill since Sunday and had suffered previous heart attacks, he was feeling improved Monday morning. The fatal attack came unexpectedly.
Aby entered into a law partnership here in 1905 with William F. Tucker, and the firm had operated continuously from then until his death. The offices are in the National Bank of Tulsa building.
He had always been keenly interested in the progress and improvement of Tulsa, his friends recalled. He was among the group of Tulsans who chartered a train in 1904 to make the booster trip to New York. He continued his civic activities as a member of the Chamber of Commerce after it superseded the Commercial club.
He was born at Crystal Springs, Mississippi, January 15, 1879. His father was a newspaper publisher. He attended the University of Mississippi and Louisiana State University. In 1901 he won his degree in law at Millsaps college in Mississippi.
The following year, he came to Tulsa, when he was 23. The town was small and unimportant at that time. In 1906 he was married to Miss Cora Mae Hansel, of Missouri. Aby remarried after her death.
Aby had been a president of the Tulsa club and was a member of the Tulsa Country club, the Elks' club and the Lions' club. He was a member and a trustee of the Boston Avenue Methodist church. At the University of Mississippi he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.
He is survived by the widow, Mrs. Irene Neville Aby, a past president of the A. A. U. W, in Tulsa, and chairman of communal activities in the Oklahoma division of that association; two sons, William Willing, an employee in the circulation department of the Tulsa World, and H. F. Aby, Jr., an employee of his father's firm. All three are of the home.
In addition, two sisters, Mrs. Rupert Howell and Mrs. Lucille James, reside in Crystal Springs.
Published in American Saturday Night (Tulsa, Oklahoma) on Saturday, April 13, 1935.
FORMER COPIAH RESIDENT DIES
H. F. Aby, of Oklahoma, Once Prominent at Crystal Springs, Passes
Crystal Springs, April 9 -- A telegram was received here late yesterday by Mrs. Rupert R. Howell and Mrs. Lucille Aby James of this city announcing the death of their brother, Hulette Fuqua Aby, In Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Mr. Aby, in his middle fifties, died of a sudden heart attack. He was a native of Crystal Springs, a descendant of a pioneer family, his father being the late Sam H. Aby, well known Mississippi editor, and his mother, Mrs. Joan Willing Aby.
Following his attendance at the old Crystal Springs High school, he matriculated at Louisiana State university where he received his degree, there taking a leading part in sports. Later he graduated from a law school, and removed to Tulsa, Oklahoma, when this western metropolis was but a small town. He commenced the practice of law there, his firm that of Aby and Tucker now being the oldest law firm in the city.
Mr. Aby had an extensive and influential practice, especially in land and civil cases; and had accumulated considerable property. He was a member of a group of four cousins all born in Crystal Springs--Senator Pat Harrison, Oscar Newton, Hulette F. Aby, and Eugene H. Mortimer; all except Mr. Newton, college mates, and through after life closely associated with one another.
Mr. Aby is survived by his wife and two sons, Hulette, Jr., and William Aby, the former a lawyer in Tulsa, and the latter in advertising in Chicago; two sisters, Mrs. R. R. Howell and Mrs. L. A. James, of Crystal Springs, and a number of other relatives in several states.
Mrs. Howell is leaving today to attend the funeral rites in Tulsa, where interment will take place in his family mausoleum. Mr. Aby was a member of the Methodist church, holding official position in the Tulsa First Methodist church.
He always cherished a sentimental affection for his old home, making frequent visits back home to relatives here, taking an interest in coming, if possible, during the active shipping season when the wonderful industry of this section was in full swing.
Fondness for family and friends of former years was an outstanding trait in his character, the social side of life making an appeal to him prominent in the midst of his professional and business pursuits.
Published in The Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Mississippi) on Wednesday, April 10, 1935.
PIONEER ATTORNEY IS VICTIM OF HEART ATTACK
Heart disease was fatal Monday to Hulette Fuqua Aby, an attorney in Tulsa since 1902 and first secretary of the Commercial club. He died shortly after noon at his home, 1620 South Elwood avenue. He was 56 years old.
Although he had been ill since Sunday and had suffered previous heart attacks, he was feeling improved Monday morning. The fatal attack came unexpectedly.
Aby entered into a law partnership here in 1905 with William F. Tucker, and the firm had operated continuously from then until his death. The offices are in the National Bank of Tulsa building.
He had always been keenly interested in the progress and improvement of Tulsa, his friends recalled. He was among the group of Tulsans who chartered a train in 1904 to make the booster trip to New York. He continued his civic activities as a member of the Chamber of Commerce after it superseded the Commercial club.
He was born at Crystal Springs, Mississippi, January 15, 1879. His father was a newspaper publisher. He attended the University of Mississippi and Louisiana State University. In 1901 he won his degree in law at Millsaps college in Mississippi.
The following year, he came to Tulsa, when he was 23. The town was small and unimportant at that time. In 1906 he was married to Miss Cora Mae Hansel, of Missouri. Aby remarried after her death.
Aby had been a president of the Tulsa club and was a member of the Tulsa Country club, the Elks' club and the Lions' club. He was a member and a trustee of the Boston Avenue Methodist church. At the University of Mississippi he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.
He is survived by the widow, Mrs. Irene Neville Aby, a past president of the A. A. U. W, in Tulsa, and chairman of communal activities in the Oklahoma division of that association; two sons, William Willing, an employee in the circulation department of the Tulsa World, and H. F. Aby, Jr., an employee of his father's firm. All three are of the home.
In addition, two sisters, Mrs. Rupert Howell and Mrs. Lucille James, reside in Crystal Springs.
Published in American Saturday Night (Tulsa, Oklahoma) on Saturday, April 13, 1935.
H. F. Aby, of Oklahoma, Once Prominent at Crystal Springs, Passes
Crystal Springs, April 9 -- A telegram was received here late yesterday by Mrs. Rupert R. Howell and Mrs. Lucille Aby James of this city announcing the death of their brother, Hulette Fuqua Aby, In Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Mr. Aby, in his middle fifties, died of a sudden heart attack. He was a native of Crystal Springs, a descendant of a pioneer family, his father being the late Sam H. Aby, well known Mississippi editor, and his mother, Mrs. Joan Willing Aby.
Following his attendance at the old Crystal Springs High school, he matriculated at Louisiana State university where he received his degree, there taking a leading part in sports. Later he graduated from a law school, and removed to Tulsa, Oklahoma, when this western metropolis was but a small town. He commenced the practice of law there, his firm that of Aby and Tucker now being the oldest law firm in the city.
Mr. Aby had an extensive and influential practice, especially in land and civil cases; and had accumulated considerable property. He was a member of a group of four cousins all born in Crystal Springs--Senator Pat Harrison, Oscar Newton, Hulette F. Aby, and Eugene H. Mortimer; all except Mr. Newton, college mates, and through after life closely associated with one another.
Mr. Aby is survived by his wife and two sons, Hulette, Jr., and William Aby, the former a lawyer in Tulsa, and the latter in advertising in Chicago; two sisters, Mrs. R. R. Howell and Mrs. L. A. James, of Crystal Springs, and a number of other relatives in several states.
Mrs. Howell is leaving today to attend the funeral rites in Tulsa, where interment will take place in his family mausoleum. Mr. Aby was a member of the Methodist church, holding official position in the Tulsa First Methodist church.
He always cherished a sentimental affection for his old home, making frequent visits back home to relatives here, taking an interest in coming, if possible, during the active shipping season when the wonderful industry of this section was in full swing.
Fondness for family and friends of former years was an outstanding trait in his character, the social side of life making an appeal to him prominent in the midst of his professional and business pursuits.
Published in The Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Mississippi) on Wednesday, April 10, 1935.
PIONEER ATTORNEY IS VICTIM OF HEART ATTACK
Heart disease was fatal Monday to Hulette Fuqua Aby, an attorney in Tulsa since 1902 and first secretary of the Commercial club. He died shortly after noon at his home, 1620 South Elwood avenue. He was 56 years old.
Although he had been ill since Sunday and had suffered previous heart attacks, he was feeling improved Monday morning. The fatal attack came unexpectedly.
Aby entered into a law partnership here in 1905 with William F. Tucker, and the firm had operated continuously from then until his death. The offices are in the National Bank of Tulsa building.
He had always been keenly interested in the progress and improvement of Tulsa, his friends recalled. He was among the group of Tulsans who chartered a train in 1904 to make the booster trip to New York. He continued his civic activities as a member of the Chamber of Commerce after it superseded the Commercial club.
He was born at Crystal Springs, Mississippi, January 15, 1879. His father was a newspaper publisher. He attended the University of Mississippi and Louisiana State University. In 1901 he won his degree in law at Millsaps college in Mississippi.
The following year, he came to Tulsa, when he was 23. The town was small and unimportant at that time. In 1906 he was married to Miss Cora Mae Hansel, of Missouri. Aby remarried after her death.
Aby had been a president of the Tulsa club and was a member of the Tulsa Country club, the Elks' club and the Lions' club. He was a member and a trustee of the Boston Avenue Methodist church. At the University of Mississippi he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.
He is survived by the widow, Mrs. Irene Neville Aby, a past president of the A. A. U. W, in Tulsa, and chairman of communal activities in the Oklahoma division of that association; two sons, William Willing, an employee in the circulation department of the Tulsa World, and H. F. Aby, Jr., an employee of his father's firm. All three are of the home.
In addition, two sisters, Mrs. Rupert Howell and Mrs. Lucille James, reside in Crystal Springs.
Published in American Saturday Night (Tulsa, Oklahoma) on Saturday, April 13, 1935.
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