Can't guarantee to be of much help 'til I take a look, Edith, but the Historic Genealogical Society of Marion Co has a rather good selection of Baxter Co AR records at the library - and it looks as if Baxter Co is where you need to look. Cotter, for instance, has been a part of Baxter Co since 1873. Before that, the area was part of Marion Co. To answer some of your questions: There were 2 papers in Cotter back then - the Courier and the Record. There was also the Baxter Co paper, the Baxter Bulletin. Both the Cotter papers have been abstracted from microfilm as well as parts of the Baxter Bulletin by Margie Garr (there's some info on her books at the Marion Co web page http://www.rootsweb.com/~armarion). We have these at the library and I'll be happy to check them for you - *after* the holidays and *after* the weather decides to settle down. There's also a book Margie and her husband compiled called "Of Grave Importance" which has listings for about all the cemeteries in Baxter Co. Also at the library are the Baxter Co 1880 and 1900 census - in print as well as on microfilm. Any funeral homes that may have been around in those days aren't here anymore. Doubt there'd be much in the way of records even if they were. I'm not familiar with contacting Odd Fellows or Rebekah Lodge chapters for info, but Vera Reeves leroy@centurytel.net is one of the best researchers Baxter Co has and she may be able to help you here. You may want to take a look at what Baxter Co has to offer. Their web page is http://www.BaxterCountyOnline.com/baxgen. There's a second Baxter Co page too http://pastracks.com/states/arkansas/baxter which might be helpful too. If you haven't heard from me by probably around mid-January, give me a reminder. As I said, this weather has to get its act together before I promise to do anything outside of my home. Several layers of freezing rain on top of snow on top of ice with highs hovering around 32' aren't my idea of great traveling weather - and we're due for more Christmas Day and maybe for the 2 days after that <groan> Mysty shakerag@mtnhome.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Edith Pimentel <lewmark@pacbell.net> To: <ARMARION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2000 9:45 PM Subject: CLARA A. RIGGS HUGHES/ALBERT W. HUGHES Greetings Marion Co. AR. Researchers: I am the new kid on the list. My current area of research are my grandparents, Albert Walter HUGHES and Clara Anna RIGGS. They were married in Steelville, Crawford Co., MO., 10 Apr 1898. My mother Edith Anna was born 17 Jun, 1899, Faye Clara was born 17 Feb 1905. The young son referred to in the obit. was most surely between the two girls. The following is the obit of Clara A. Hughes, May 1907. This is from a Cotter newspaper - I don't have a name, or date". It was found in the collection of memorabilia of my maternal gr.grand mother Melvina Annette Stephens RIGGS. ---Died---Mrs. Hughes, wife of Walter Hughes, died at her home in Pittsburgh, Kansas, Wednesday. The body will be brought to Cotter for interment and will arrive on the southbound passenger train today. The body will be met at the depot by the Rebekah Lodge and the Odd Fellows, who will conduct the funeral ceremonies. Mr. and Mrs. Hughes moved from Cotter to Pittsburgh several months ago. They lost a little son at Cotter a year ago and now the body of the mother will be laid beside that of her child. Both Mr. and Mrs. Hughes had many friends in Cotter and these extend their sympathy to the bereaved husband and motherless little daughter. (Actually there were two daughters!) My questions are: 1. Is there a cemetery Book which might show the location of the graves of Clara and her young son? 2. What about funeral chapels which might have been in charge of the services? 3. How would I contact the local chapters of Rebecca Lodge, or the Odd Fellow Lodge? 4. What newspapers were in existence in Cotter in 1907? I suspect that "Papa", A.W. Hughes, was transferred by the Railroad to Cotter from MO., and to Pittsburgh, KS. The family was in Steelville, MO., in 1900, and by 1910 he had remarried Lena Mae_______, and the family was living in Pittsburgh Co., OK. Any help will be most thoroughly appreciated. Thank you. Marketta in Madera. Geographical center of CA. Today's temps were 38' - 62'.