He was the son of James Harvey and Mary Elizabeth (Dawley) Ambrose.
Death claimed one of McAlester's most prominent pioneers Friday, when about six p.m. Wesley S. Ambrose, district manager of the Southern Ice and Utilities Company passed away in a local hospital. He had undergone an operation a week ago and was believed to be progressing nicely. His passing was very sudden.
Long Residence Here
Wesley Sinclair Ambrose was born November 3, 1867 in Gallatin County, Kentucky. He moved to Missouri at the age of 12 years and was married in Kansas City December 25, 1888, to Elizabeth Jennings. To that union were born three children: Wiley Harvey, who passed on in this city last September, Kenneth Ellsworth of DeQueen, Arkansas, and Ernest Dawley of McAlester. Mr. Ambrose established the ice manufacturing business here in the fall of 1896 and the following spring was marketing ice from one machine of ten tons capacity. He built the business to its present day importance in the community and during his long residence here was prominently identified with the civic affairs of McAlester. He was a charter member of the Christian Church in McAlester, and with Mrs. Ambrose was instrumental in establishing the first church here. He was chairman of the building committee of the three churches built on this present location, and was a teacher in the Sunday school ever since the church was organized and was the present teacher of the Dorcas class. Mr. Ambrose was made a Master Mason in South McAlester Lodge No. 96 in 1908, and was also a member of Indian Consistory No. 2, at McAlester, and was active in the work of the Consistory, being directly in charge of the dining room for ten years. He was coronated Inspector General of the 33º at Washington, D.C. on November 19, 1921. Mr. Ambrose has been very vitally connected with, not only the religious life and development of the church in McAlester and this part of the state, but has also been very active in the community affairs. For more than a score of years he was a director in the First National Bank. In territorial days, he was a councilman and helped to shape many of the basic policies upon which the city built. A member of the Rotary Club and of the Commercial Club, Mr. Ambrose served both of these civic organizations on important committees ever since they were organized. He had many little hobbies, one of which was the service rendered by his company to the community as a "time keeper." He installed a whistle when the first ice plant was built and by his orders this siren daily called people to work and told the entire city the noon hour by its blasts. The funeral services will be held at the First Christian church Sunday afternoon at 2:30 with Rev. Mr. Loyd Thompson, minister of the church, in charge of the services, assisted by Rev. Mr. W. Mark Sexson, former minister of the church and a very close associate of Mr. Ambrose in his fraternal work. Miss Lillie Withers of the First Church of Christ Scientists will read the Scriptural selection. The active pall bearers will be Mr. Ambrose's associates at the ice plant: Less Steidley, Ruby Raffles, Leonard Gabbert, Bruce Fitzgerald, Clarence Dusenberry, George Crowell.
(The McAlester News Capital, March 23, 1935)
Death claimed one of McAlester's most prominent pioneers Friday, when about six p.m. Wesley S. Ambrose, district manager of the Southern Ice and Utilities Company passed away in a local hospital. He had undergone an operation a week ago and was believed to be progressing nicely. His passing was very sudden.
Long Residence Here
Wesley Sinclair Ambrose was born November 3, 1867 in Gallatin County, Kentucky. He moved to Missouri at the age of 12 years and was married in Kansas City December 25, 1888, to Elizabeth Jennings. To that union were born three children: Wiley Harvey, who passed on in this city last September, Kenneth Ellsworth of DeQueen, Arkansas, and Ernest Dawley of McAlester. Mr. Ambrose established the ice manufacturing business here in the fall of 1896 and the following spring was marketing ice from one machine of ten tons capacity. He built the business to its present day importance in the community and during his long residence here was prominently identified with the civic affairs of McAlester. He was a charter member of the Christian Church in McAlester, and with Mrs. Ambrose was instrumental in establishing the first church here. He was chairman of the building committee of the three churches built on this present location, and was a teacher in the Sunday school ever since the church was organized and was the present teacher of the Dorcas class. Mr. Ambrose was made a Master Mason in South McAlester Lodge No. 96 in 1908, and was also a member of Indian Consistory No. 2, at McAlester, and was active in the work of the Consistory, being directly in charge of the dining room for ten years. He was coronated Inspector General of the 33º at Washington, D.C. on November 19, 1921. Mr. Ambrose has been very vitally connected with, not only the religious life and development of the church in McAlester and this part of the state, but has also been very active in the community affairs. For more than a score of years he was a director in the First National Bank. In territorial days, he was a councilman and helped to shape many of the basic policies upon which the city built. A member of the Rotary Club and of the Commercial Club, Mr. Ambrose served both of these civic organizations on important committees ever since they were organized. He had many little hobbies, one of which was the service rendered by his company to the community as a "time keeper." He installed a whistle when the first ice plant was built and by his orders this siren daily called people to work and told the entire city the noon hour by its blasts. The funeral services will be held at the First Christian church Sunday afternoon at 2:30 with Rev. Mr. Loyd Thompson, minister of the church, in charge of the services, assisted by Rev. Mr. W. Mark Sexson, former minister of the church and a very close associate of Mr. Ambrose in his fraternal work. Miss Lillie Withers of the First Church of Christ Scientists will read the Scriptural selection. The active pall bearers will be Mr. Ambrose's associates at the ice plant: Less Steidley, Ruby Raffles, Leonard Gabbert, Bruce Fitzgerald, Clarence Dusenberry, George Crowell.
(The McAlester News Capital, March 23, 1935)
He was the son of James Harvey and Mary Elizabeth (Dawley) Ambrose.
Death claimed one of McAlester's most prominent pioneers Friday, when about six p.m. Wesley S. Ambrose, district manager of the Southern Ice and Utilities Company passed away in a local hospital. He had undergone an operation a week ago and was believed to be progressing nicely. His passing was very sudden.
Long Residence Here
Wesley Sinclair Ambrose was born November 3, 1867 in Gallatin County, Kentucky. He moved to Missouri at the age of 12 years and was married in Kansas City December 25, 1888, to Elizabeth Jennings. To that union were born three children: Wiley Harvey, who passed on in this city last September, Kenneth Ellsworth of DeQueen, Arkansas, and Ernest Dawley of McAlester. Mr. Ambrose established the ice manufacturing business here in the fall of 1896 and the following spring was marketing ice from one machine of ten tons capacity. He built the business to its present day importance in the community and during his long residence here was prominently identified with the civic affairs of McAlester. He was a charter member of the Christian Church in McAlester, and with Mrs. Ambrose was instrumental in establishing the first church here. He was chairman of the building committee of the three churches built on this present location, and was a teacher in the Sunday school ever since the church was organized and was the present teacher of the Dorcas class. Mr. Ambrose was made a Master Mason in South McAlester Lodge No. 96 in 1908, and was also a member of Indian Consistory No. 2, at McAlester, and was active in the work of the Consistory, being directly in charge of the dining room for ten years. He was coronated Inspector General of the 33º at Washington, D.C. on November 19, 1921. Mr. Ambrose has been very vitally connected with, not only the religious life and development of the church in McAlester and this part of the state, but has also been very active in the community affairs. For more than a score of years he was a director in the First National Bank. In territorial days, he was a councilman and helped to shape many of the basic policies upon which the city built. A member of the Rotary Club and of the Commercial Club, Mr. Ambrose served both of these civic organizations on important committees ever since they were organized. He had many little hobbies, one of which was the service rendered by his company to the community as a "time keeper." He installed a whistle when the first ice plant was built and by his orders this siren daily called people to work and told the entire city the noon hour by its blasts. The funeral services will be held at the First Christian church Sunday afternoon at 2:30 with Rev. Mr. Loyd Thompson, minister of the church, in charge of the services, assisted by Rev. Mr. W. Mark Sexson, former minister of the church and a very close associate of Mr. Ambrose in his fraternal work. Miss Lillie Withers of the First Church of Christ Scientists will read the Scriptural selection. The active pall bearers will be Mr. Ambrose's associates at the ice plant: Less Steidley, Ruby Raffles, Leonard Gabbert, Bruce Fitzgerald, Clarence Dusenberry, George Crowell.
(The McAlester News Capital, March 23, 1935)
Death claimed one of McAlester's most prominent pioneers Friday, when about six p.m. Wesley S. Ambrose, district manager of the Southern Ice and Utilities Company passed away in a local hospital. He had undergone an operation a week ago and was believed to be progressing nicely. His passing was very sudden.
Long Residence Here
Wesley Sinclair Ambrose was born November 3, 1867 in Gallatin County, Kentucky. He moved to Missouri at the age of 12 years and was married in Kansas City December 25, 1888, to Elizabeth Jennings. To that union were born three children: Wiley Harvey, who passed on in this city last September, Kenneth Ellsworth of DeQueen, Arkansas, and Ernest Dawley of McAlester. Mr. Ambrose established the ice manufacturing business here in the fall of 1896 and the following spring was marketing ice from one machine of ten tons capacity. He built the business to its present day importance in the community and during his long residence here was prominently identified with the civic affairs of McAlester. He was a charter member of the Christian Church in McAlester, and with Mrs. Ambrose was instrumental in establishing the first church here. He was chairman of the building committee of the three churches built on this present location, and was a teacher in the Sunday school ever since the church was organized and was the present teacher of the Dorcas class. Mr. Ambrose was made a Master Mason in South McAlester Lodge No. 96 in 1908, and was also a member of Indian Consistory No. 2, at McAlester, and was active in the work of the Consistory, being directly in charge of the dining room for ten years. He was coronated Inspector General of the 33º at Washington, D.C. on November 19, 1921. Mr. Ambrose has been very vitally connected with, not only the religious life and development of the church in McAlester and this part of the state, but has also been very active in the community affairs. For more than a score of years he was a director in the First National Bank. In territorial days, he was a councilman and helped to shape many of the basic policies upon which the city built. A member of the Rotary Club and of the Commercial Club, Mr. Ambrose served both of these civic organizations on important committees ever since they were organized. He had many little hobbies, one of which was the service rendered by his company to the community as a "time keeper." He installed a whistle when the first ice plant was built and by his orders this siren daily called people to work and told the entire city the noon hour by its blasts. The funeral services will be held at the First Christian church Sunday afternoon at 2:30 with Rev. Mr. Loyd Thompson, minister of the church, in charge of the services, assisted by Rev. Mr. W. Mark Sexson, former minister of the church and a very close associate of Mr. Ambrose in his fraternal work. Miss Lillie Withers of the First Church of Christ Scientists will read the Scriptural selection. The active pall bearers will be Mr. Ambrose's associates at the ice plant: Less Steidley, Ruby Raffles, Leonard Gabbert, Bruce Fitzgerald, Clarence Dusenberry, George Crowell.
(The McAlester News Capital, March 23, 1935)
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Stone is by Elizabeth C. Ambrose and Wiley H. Ambrose.
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