Cherokee Sentinel, Aug. 10, 1934, page 1:
Zeke Craig Dead
The whole town of Cherokee was shocked on Monday morning when the word was passed around that Zeke Craig had passed away soon after midnight the night before. There was a pall and a feeling of sorrow in every quarter. When we came to town and were informed that Zeke was gone, we were no good for the rest of the day, and when we called up and told our wife, she could not even reply to us over the phone. If there ever was a young man who had no enemies anywhere, it certainly was Zeke. We have known him through the city school, through high school, and the year with his father in the grocery and meat business (their store being just across the street from our office) and he always had a smile and a pleasant word for everyone. We never passed the store without saying something to Zeke, and he always had a pleasant answer. One of the hardest things we have had to do in a long time is to try and write an obituary for him. Our mind does not seem to function just right and we cannot get the words we want to use. We have lost a mighty good friend and we know it.
Zeke was born in McCune but had spent most of his life right here in Cherokee, where he was beloved by the whole town.
Funeral services were held at the Methodist church on Wednesday afternoon by the Rev. Fred Clark, and there were twice as many people on the outside who could not get in as there were inside. It was a hot, dry sultry afternoon, and people were suffering with the heat, but they stood for an hour listening to the services. A male quartet composed of Fred Lampton, Fred Sturgeon, Robert Bolick and Maurice McClenahan sang several songs, but the men where so choked up that it was hard to sing. The active pallbearers were all men who had gone to high school with Zeke and had been on basket ball teams with him. They are now scattered, but came back to see their old school mate for the last time. They were Geo. E. Miller of this city, Clay Jones, who is teaching in Desoto; Wilbur Hughes who lives in Pittsburg; Geo. F. Brenner, also of Pittsburg; Chas. Sesher of Hutchinson; Phil Atkinson of Tulsa, and Geo. Rogers of Pawhuska. The honorary pallbearers were Kendall Kelly, Arthur Durflinger, Marion Tharp, Bud Tharp, Don Bosler and Clyde Rupard.
Masonic burial services were given at the Cherokee cemetery.
We know of no one whom we think will be missed more by the whole town than will Zeke. We saw people by the dozen from out of town who had come to honor him. Flowers were banked across the whole church from loving friends, many of them being traveling men and folks who had called upon the firm. Everybody knew Zeke. We had folks ask about him that we were surprised even knew who he was, for instance "Toby" Young was in town and he was telling us how bad he felt and we asked him how he happened to know Zeke. He said they got acquainted with Zeke many years ago when they played in Cherokee, and had traded at his store, and that he never went through Cherokee without stopping and seeing him, and that he had been here just last week and visited Zeke. That is just the type of fellow Zeke was. He made friends of everyone he met.
Our hearts go out in sympathy to this bereaved family.
Zeke Craig Dead
The whole town of Cherokee was shocked on Monday morning when the word was passed around that Zeke Craig had passed away soon after midnight the night before. There was a pall and a feeling of sorrow in every quarter. When we came to town and were informed that Zeke was gone, we were no good for the rest of the day, and when we called up and told our wife, she could not even reply to us over the phone. If there ever was a young man who had no enemies anywhere, it certainly was Zeke. We have known him through the city school, through high school, and the year with his father in the grocery and meat business (their store being just across the street from our office) and he always had a smile and a pleasant word for everyone. We never passed the store without saying something to Zeke, and he always had a pleasant answer. One of the hardest things we have had to do in a long time is to try and write an obituary for him. Our mind does not seem to function just right and we cannot get the words we want to use. We have lost a mighty good friend and we know it.
Zeke was born in McCune but had spent most of his life right here in Cherokee, where he was beloved by the whole town.
Funeral services were held at the Methodist church on Wednesday afternoon by the Rev. Fred Clark, and there were twice as many people on the outside who could not get in as there were inside. It was a hot, dry sultry afternoon, and people were suffering with the heat, but they stood for an hour listening to the services. A male quartet composed of Fred Lampton, Fred Sturgeon, Robert Bolick and Maurice McClenahan sang several songs, but the men where so choked up that it was hard to sing. The active pallbearers were all men who had gone to high school with Zeke and had been on basket ball teams with him. They are now scattered, but came back to see their old school mate for the last time. They were Geo. E. Miller of this city, Clay Jones, who is teaching in Desoto; Wilbur Hughes who lives in Pittsburg; Geo. F. Brenner, also of Pittsburg; Chas. Sesher of Hutchinson; Phil Atkinson of Tulsa, and Geo. Rogers of Pawhuska. The honorary pallbearers were Kendall Kelly, Arthur Durflinger, Marion Tharp, Bud Tharp, Don Bosler and Clyde Rupard.
Masonic burial services were given at the Cherokee cemetery.
We know of no one whom we think will be missed more by the whole town than will Zeke. We saw people by the dozen from out of town who had come to honor him. Flowers were banked across the whole church from loving friends, many of them being traveling men and folks who had called upon the firm. Everybody knew Zeke. We had folks ask about him that we were surprised even knew who he was, for instance "Toby" Young was in town and he was telling us how bad he felt and we asked him how he happened to know Zeke. He said they got acquainted with Zeke many years ago when they played in Cherokee, and had traded at his store, and that he never went through Cherokee without stopping and seeing him, and that he had been here just last week and visited Zeke. That is just the type of fellow Zeke was. He made friends of everyone he met.
Our hearts go out in sympathy to this bereaved family.
Cherokee Sentinel, Aug. 10, 1934, page 1:
Zeke Craig Dead
The whole town of Cherokee was shocked on Monday morning when the word was passed around that Zeke Craig had passed away soon after midnight the night before. There was a pall and a feeling of sorrow in every quarter. When we came to town and were informed that Zeke was gone, we were no good for the rest of the day, and when we called up and told our wife, she could not even reply to us over the phone. If there ever was a young man who had no enemies anywhere, it certainly was Zeke. We have known him through the city school, through high school, and the year with his father in the grocery and meat business (their store being just across the street from our office) and he always had a smile and a pleasant word for everyone. We never passed the store without saying something to Zeke, and he always had a pleasant answer. One of the hardest things we have had to do in a long time is to try and write an obituary for him. Our mind does not seem to function just right and we cannot get the words we want to use. We have lost a mighty good friend and we know it.
Zeke was born in McCune but had spent most of his life right here in Cherokee, where he was beloved by the whole town.
Funeral services were held at the Methodist church on Wednesday afternoon by the Rev. Fred Clark, and there were twice as many people on the outside who could not get in as there were inside. It was a hot, dry sultry afternoon, and people were suffering with the heat, but they stood for an hour listening to the services. A male quartet composed of Fred Lampton, Fred Sturgeon, Robert Bolick and Maurice McClenahan sang several songs, but the men where so choked up that it was hard to sing. The active pallbearers were all men who had gone to high school with Zeke and had been on basket ball teams with him. They are now scattered, but came back to see their old school mate for the last time. They were Geo. E. Miller of this city, Clay Jones, who is teaching in Desoto; Wilbur Hughes who lives in Pittsburg; Geo. F. Brenner, also of Pittsburg; Chas. Sesher of Hutchinson; Phil Atkinson of Tulsa, and Geo. Rogers of Pawhuska. The honorary pallbearers were Kendall Kelly, Arthur Durflinger, Marion Tharp, Bud Tharp, Don Bosler and Clyde Rupard.
Masonic burial services were given at the Cherokee cemetery.
We know of no one whom we think will be missed more by the whole town than will Zeke. We saw people by the dozen from out of town who had come to honor him. Flowers were banked across the whole church from loving friends, many of them being traveling men and folks who had called upon the firm. Everybody knew Zeke. We had folks ask about him that we were surprised even knew who he was, for instance "Toby" Young was in town and he was telling us how bad he felt and we asked him how he happened to know Zeke. He said they got acquainted with Zeke many years ago when they played in Cherokee, and had traded at his store, and that he never went through Cherokee without stopping and seeing him, and that he had been here just last week and visited Zeke. That is just the type of fellow Zeke was. He made friends of everyone he met.
Our hearts go out in sympathy to this bereaved family.
Zeke Craig Dead
The whole town of Cherokee was shocked on Monday morning when the word was passed around that Zeke Craig had passed away soon after midnight the night before. There was a pall and a feeling of sorrow in every quarter. When we came to town and were informed that Zeke was gone, we were no good for the rest of the day, and when we called up and told our wife, she could not even reply to us over the phone. If there ever was a young man who had no enemies anywhere, it certainly was Zeke. We have known him through the city school, through high school, and the year with his father in the grocery and meat business (their store being just across the street from our office) and he always had a smile and a pleasant word for everyone. We never passed the store without saying something to Zeke, and he always had a pleasant answer. One of the hardest things we have had to do in a long time is to try and write an obituary for him. Our mind does not seem to function just right and we cannot get the words we want to use. We have lost a mighty good friend and we know it.
Zeke was born in McCune but had spent most of his life right here in Cherokee, where he was beloved by the whole town.
Funeral services were held at the Methodist church on Wednesday afternoon by the Rev. Fred Clark, and there were twice as many people on the outside who could not get in as there were inside. It was a hot, dry sultry afternoon, and people were suffering with the heat, but they stood for an hour listening to the services. A male quartet composed of Fred Lampton, Fred Sturgeon, Robert Bolick and Maurice McClenahan sang several songs, but the men where so choked up that it was hard to sing. The active pallbearers were all men who had gone to high school with Zeke and had been on basket ball teams with him. They are now scattered, but came back to see their old school mate for the last time. They were Geo. E. Miller of this city, Clay Jones, who is teaching in Desoto; Wilbur Hughes who lives in Pittsburg; Geo. F. Brenner, also of Pittsburg; Chas. Sesher of Hutchinson; Phil Atkinson of Tulsa, and Geo. Rogers of Pawhuska. The honorary pallbearers were Kendall Kelly, Arthur Durflinger, Marion Tharp, Bud Tharp, Don Bosler and Clyde Rupard.
Masonic burial services were given at the Cherokee cemetery.
We know of no one whom we think will be missed more by the whole town than will Zeke. We saw people by the dozen from out of town who had come to honor him. Flowers were banked across the whole church from loving friends, many of them being traveling men and folks who had called upon the firm. Everybody knew Zeke. We had folks ask about him that we were surprised even knew who he was, for instance "Toby" Young was in town and he was telling us how bad he felt and we asked him how he happened to know Zeke. He said they got acquainted with Zeke many years ago when they played in Cherokee, and had traded at his store, and that he never went through Cherokee without stopping and seeing him, and that he had been here just last week and visited Zeke. That is just the type of fellow Zeke was. He made friends of everyone he met.
Our hearts go out in sympathy to this bereaved family.
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