Hiram was a Confederate States of America (CSA) veteran who served in the 22nd Regiment, Texas Cavalry (1st Indian-Texas Regiment), Company B, as a private. Hiram, two of his brothers, John and Samuel, their uncle Luke, and 3 more relatives, named James K., Hiram B. and Hiram F. Savage, all served in the same unit.

Rev. H. T. Savage was one of our earliest homestead pioneers, having settled near Elida in 1904. Almost eight years later, he moved back to Texas , but during the time he lived here, he made friends of all our people. Being a Baptist minister, he devoted a great deal of his time while here to the work of that organization, and established a number of Baptist congregations over the country, of which he became the pastor, in most instances, as a chosen favorite.
On Monday, the 21st of January, 1918, this dear old man was called to the World Beyond, for which he had been so long preparing, and whence he feared not to go, death occurring at his later home, in Brownwood, Texas, among old-time friends, and surrounded by those members of his family who had been able to reach his home before he surrendered his life. His sons Edgar and Ernest who live here had been summoned by wire, and they and Edgar's family, made all haste to get there, but arrived too late except to attend the funeral.
Rev. Savage was born in Dade County , Mo. , December 21, 1843. He was a Confederate veteran of the Civil War, serving in Company B of the 13th Texas Volunteer Cavalry, and fought in many of the most important battles, and at the battle of Mansfield , Louisiana , he was severely wounded. When entering the war, he was only seventeen years old.
His father moved from Missouri to Texas in 1845, and the son when he grew to manhood, made that his home throughout the remainder of his eventful life, except the eight years spent among the people here.
Besides his widow, the deceased leaves nine children and seventeen grand-children to cherish his memory and mourn his loss, as well as brothers, sisters, neighbors and life-long friends. To his children here, especially the Enterprise extends sincere sympathy, and we know the community mourns with us. Be of cheer, however, for your father lived a useful life and has but gone to his reward.

Obit. taken from Elida, New Mexico newspaper printed Feb.1,1918 & provided courtesy of Cathey Cline.