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William Henry McCarty

25 Jul 1862 – 17 Mar 1928

Birth25 Jul 1862
Death17 Mar 1928
CemeteryMount Olivet Cemetery
Pauls Valley , Garvin County , Oklahoma , USA
Added byRobert Lee Layton Jr. [Okie Bob] on 09 Dec 2011
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W.H. McCarty died at his home in this city Saturday morning at 12:15 o'clock, March 17, 1928, after a prolonged illness of more than three weeks, and during all these days of suffering the physicians entertained but little hopes for his recovery, hence his passing was not unexpected to the immediate family and the scores of warm personal friends. Funeral services were held at the Mount Olivet cemetery Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock, conducted by Rev. L.D. Mitchell, pastor of the Baptist church, and the body of the deceased was laid to rest by tender hands who came to pay their last sad rites. Mr. McCarty was born in Lavaca County, Texas, July 25, 1862, and was a little over 65 years old at the time of his death. He married Miss Ada Briscoe in Texas in 1894 and to this union, seven children were born, two having passed on before. Besides his wife, his is survived by three sons and two daughters as follows: Grayson M. McCarty, Pasadena, Cal., Conway McCarty, Pauls Valley, Mrs. Eula Mantooth, Parsons, Kansas, Miss Sue McCarty, Pauls Valley. Mr. McCarty was a member of the Baptist church, and endeavored to live a faithful, consecrated Christian life. He was unselfish, generous and believed implicitly in the 'golden rule' of life. He was a friend to man, liberal minded, sympathetic and withal a good citizen. He was also a member of the Woodmen of the World, and tried to live in public what this order teaches in secret. Mr. and Mrs. McCarty came to Pauls Valley in August 1905, and here reared their family. f or more than 20 years he served as street commissioner of this city. the couple visited the Pacific coast last summer, but found no country that appealed to them, so they were happy to return to Pauls Valley to make it their home the rest of their lives. Mr. McCarty was a substantial citizen, hones in purpose and faithful to every trust committed to his care and keeping. He identified himself, as much as is possible, with every worthy cause and tried to assume his part of the duty and responsibility in all those things that had for their object the upbuilding of the town and community in which he lived. The impressive words spoken by his pastor were a comfort to the family and a consolation to the scores of friends who stood around the grave, and the beautiful floral offerings were tokens of love and respect which gave expression at a time when words would fail. The pallbearers were: J.A. Lollar, Jesse Alexander, Forrest Thomas, C.E. Johnson, J.E. Johnson, and Bill Stone. In the passing of W.H. McCarty, another old landmark has been removed from Pauls Valley; another pioneer citizen "gone to that undiscovered country from whose borne no traveler has ever returned". from: Pauls Valley Democrat, Pauls Valley, Garvin County, Oklahoma, Thursday, March 22, 1928

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