That obit was published in "The Cotter Courier", published at Cotter, AR in the May 3, 1907 issue. Source is "Births, Deaths & Marriages from The Cotter Courier Dec 1903-May 1918" by Margie Garr. I think Cotter is in Baxter County, not Marion County. Hope this helps. Wilma (also in Calif.) ----- Original Message ----- From: Edith Pimentel <lewmark@pacbell.net> To: <ARMARION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2000 7:45 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'. >