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    1. [AGS] Oscar L. Bryant death - approximation 1904 - 1919
    2. Found in an old family bible belonging to a member of the Hanna family of Hempstead County, AR this newspaper clipping. No newspaper or date is available, but judging from the other clippings found in the same place, should have been 1904 - 1919 and may be the Nashville, AR newspaper. The town of Ozan mentioned in article is in Hempstead County. Posted for whatever it might be worth to a researcher. If anyone recognises this person and can tell me the connection to the Hanna family, I would be appreciative. P. J. Cowling "McCaskill Man died suddenly at home Sunday. Oscar l. Bryant victim of acute indigestion after eating a hearty dinner. HAD LIVED HERE Was Assistant Postmaster here several years ago -- Prominent merchant at Mccaskill at Death. Oscar L. Bryant, aged about 45 years, died suddenly at his home at McCaskill Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, his death resulting from an attack of acute indigestion. Funeral services were held at the Ozan cemetery at Bingen Monday afternoon, conducted by the Rev. Mr. Thompson. Mr. Bryant had attended church Sunday morning and was feeling as well as usual. After church the Rev Mr. Thompson accompanied him home for dinner, and Mr. Bryant ate a very hearty meal. He then went to the porch and joined Mr. Thompson for a conversation. He had been seated there only a few minutes when he clutched his throat and told Mr. Thompson he was choking. Mr. Thompson rushed to him and called for help. Mrs. Bryant, who had gone to the home of a neighbor, rushed home to assist with her husband, but he only gasped a few breaths before he was dead. It is said that he suffered an attack of acute indigestion a few years since and had been on died since that time. Mr. Bryant, who was reared at Bingen was well known in this city, having made his home here several years since, when he was assistant postmaster here. He went to McCaskill from this city and engaged in the mercantile business, in which he was very successful, and at the time of his death was one of the leading merchants of his section of the state. He was a man of splendid personality and of the highest moral type. Deceased is survived by his wife and one son, Owen, 7 years old. He is also survived by one brother, Willie Bryant, whose home is in Oklahoma."

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