ATLANTA FARMER FOUND DEAD AT HOME WEDNESDAY
ATLANTA-The body of J.H. Younkers, 75, of near Atlanta, was found at 5:30 pm Wednesday in the sheep barn at his home there. His daughter, Mrs. Leota Sadler, found her father, who apparently died suddenly. Mr. Younkers and a small grandson, John Henry Sadler, were gathering eggs at the Younker farm when the man died.
The body was taken to the Tuttle Funeral Home where services will be at 2:30 pm Friday. Burial will be in Fort Cobb, Okla.
Mr. Younkers was born Aug. 13, 1874, in Eminence township, son of John
and Catherine Thomas Younkers.
He married Elizabeth Stewart in January of 1896, in Peoria. She preceded him in death.
Surviving are his daughter and grandson.
Published Lincoln Courier 2/2/1950
SERVICES MONDAY FOR J.H. YOUNKERS FORMER RESIDENT
Services were in the Hopewell church, six miles south of Fort Cobb at 2:30 Monday for John Henry Younkers, 75, former county resident, who died Wednesday at his home near Atlanta, Ill. He was stricken while doing his evening chores.
Rev. Leroy Meyer conducted the service and burial was in the Pleasant View cemetery. The Harvey Funeral home was in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Younkers was born near Atlanta, Ill., Aug. 13, 1874. He was married to Elizabeth Stewart in Peoria, Ill., in Jan. 1896.
In 1901 Mr. and Mrs. Younkers and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Stewart, came to Caddo county and filed on claims, being among the first settlers southwest of Fort Cobb. They lived on their homestead until 1925 when they moved back to Atlanta.
While living on the place south of Fort Cobb, they donated and deeded a tract of land from the farm for a cemetery and the Hopewell church also was erected on the grounds. Mrs. Younkers died in 1947.
Survivors are his daughter, Mrs. Leota Sadler, and a grandson, George Henry Sadler.
Published in the Carnegie Herald, Carnegie Oklahoma, February 7-10, 1950
ATLANTA-The body of J.H. Younkers, 75, of near Atlanta, was found at 5:30 pm Wednesday in the sheep barn at his home there. His daughter, Mrs. Leota Sadler, found her father, who apparently died suddenly. Mr. Younkers and a small grandson, John Henry Sadler, were gathering eggs at the Younker farm when the man died.
The body was taken to the Tuttle Funeral Home where services will be at 2:30 pm Friday. Burial will be in Fort Cobb, Okla.
Mr. Younkers was born Aug. 13, 1874, in Eminence township, son of John
and Catherine Thomas Younkers.
He married Elizabeth Stewart in January of 1896, in Peoria. She preceded him in death.
Surviving are his daughter and grandson.
Published Lincoln Courier 2/2/1950
SERVICES MONDAY FOR J.H. YOUNKERS FORMER RESIDENT
Services were in the Hopewell church, six miles south of Fort Cobb at 2:30 Monday for John Henry Younkers, 75, former county resident, who died Wednesday at his home near Atlanta, Ill. He was stricken while doing his evening chores.
Rev. Leroy Meyer conducted the service and burial was in the Pleasant View cemetery. The Harvey Funeral home was in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Younkers was born near Atlanta, Ill., Aug. 13, 1874. He was married to Elizabeth Stewart in Peoria, Ill., in Jan. 1896.
In 1901 Mr. and Mrs. Younkers and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Stewart, came to Caddo county and filed on claims, being among the first settlers southwest of Fort Cobb. They lived on their homestead until 1925 when they moved back to Atlanta.
While living on the place south of Fort Cobb, they donated and deeded a tract of land from the farm for a cemetery and the Hopewell church also was erected on the grounds. Mrs. Younkers died in 1947.
Survivors are his daughter, Mrs. Leota Sadler, and a grandson, George Henry Sadler.
Published in the Carnegie Herald, Carnegie Oklahoma, February 7-10, 1950
ATLANTA FARMER FOUND DEAD AT HOME WEDNESDAY
ATLANTA-The body of J.H. Younkers, 75, of near Atlanta, was found at 5:30 pm Wednesday in the sheep barn at his home there. His daughter, Mrs. Leota Sadler, found her father, who apparently died suddenly. Mr. Younkers and a small grandson, John Henry Sadler, were gathering eggs at the Younker farm when the man died.
The body was taken to the Tuttle Funeral Home where services will be at 2:30 pm Friday. Burial will be in Fort Cobb, Okla.
Mr. Younkers was born Aug. 13, 1874, in Eminence township, son of John
and Catherine Thomas Younkers.
He married Elizabeth Stewart in January of 1896, in Peoria. She preceded him in death.
Surviving are his daughter and grandson.
Published Lincoln Courier 2/2/1950
SERVICES MONDAY FOR J.H. YOUNKERS FORMER RESIDENT
Services were in the Hopewell church, six miles south of Fort Cobb at 2:30 Monday for John Henry Younkers, 75, former county resident, who died Wednesday at his home near Atlanta, Ill. He was stricken while doing his evening chores.
Rev. Leroy Meyer conducted the service and burial was in the Pleasant View cemetery. The Harvey Funeral home was in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Younkers was born near Atlanta, Ill., Aug. 13, 1874. He was married to Elizabeth Stewart in Peoria, Ill., in Jan. 1896.
In 1901 Mr. and Mrs. Younkers and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Stewart, came to Caddo county and filed on claims, being among the first settlers southwest of Fort Cobb. They lived on their homestead until 1925 when they moved back to Atlanta.
While living on the place south of Fort Cobb, they donated and deeded a tract of land from the farm for a cemetery and the Hopewell church also was erected on the grounds. Mrs. Younkers died in 1947.
Survivors are his daughter, Mrs. Leota Sadler, and a grandson, George Henry Sadler.
Published in the Carnegie Herald, Carnegie Oklahoma, February 7-10, 1950
ATLANTA-The body of J.H. Younkers, 75, of near Atlanta, was found at 5:30 pm Wednesday in the sheep barn at his home there. His daughter, Mrs. Leota Sadler, found her father, who apparently died suddenly. Mr. Younkers and a small grandson, John Henry Sadler, were gathering eggs at the Younker farm when the man died.
The body was taken to the Tuttle Funeral Home where services will be at 2:30 pm Friday. Burial will be in Fort Cobb, Okla.
Mr. Younkers was born Aug. 13, 1874, in Eminence township, son of John
and Catherine Thomas Younkers.
He married Elizabeth Stewart in January of 1896, in Peoria. She preceded him in death.
Surviving are his daughter and grandson.
Published Lincoln Courier 2/2/1950
SERVICES MONDAY FOR J.H. YOUNKERS FORMER RESIDENT
Services were in the Hopewell church, six miles south of Fort Cobb at 2:30 Monday for John Henry Younkers, 75, former county resident, who died Wednesday at his home near Atlanta, Ill. He was stricken while doing his evening chores.
Rev. Leroy Meyer conducted the service and burial was in the Pleasant View cemetery. The Harvey Funeral home was in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Younkers was born near Atlanta, Ill., Aug. 13, 1874. He was married to Elizabeth Stewart in Peoria, Ill., in Jan. 1896.
In 1901 Mr. and Mrs. Younkers and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Stewart, came to Caddo county and filed on claims, being among the first settlers southwest of Fort Cobb. They lived on their homestead until 1925 when they moved back to Atlanta.
While living on the place south of Fort Cobb, they donated and deeded a tract of land from the farm for a cemetery and the Hopewell church also was erected on the grounds. Mrs. Younkers died in 1947.
Survivors are his daughter, Mrs. Leota Sadler, and a grandson, George Henry Sadler.
Published in the Carnegie Herald, Carnegie Oklahoma, February 7-10, 1950
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