Evening Herald July 29, 1938 INDIAN WOMAN RESCUED FROM TINY ISLAND Mrs. Emma Cookman, 94-year-old Indian woman who has been lost on the Upper Klamath Lake since last Saturday, was found Friday. Mike Karraski, a Modoc Point farmer, rescued her from a cold and barren island off the mouth of the Williamson River. Mrs. Cookman had set out to gather wocus several days ago but was overtaken with a fainting spell. She went to the house of a friend, Mrs. Tilda Lotches, until she recovered. Saturday she set out in the Lotches boat to retrieve her own canoe. Both her own and Mrs. Lotches' boat were homemade dugout canoes. Mrs. Cookman was paddling toward home when she lost the paddle. She dived into the water and swam after the paddle. While she was rescuing the paddle, the boat drifted away, and when Mrs. Cookman returned with the paddle she could not find the boat. She swam to a nearby island and waited there for help. The island where she took refuge was a small bit of ground not over 50 feet across. She waited there without food or shelter until she was found by Karraski. She was taken immediately to the Klamath Agency hospital suffering from exposure and lack of food. She is reported in good condition and recovering rapidly. --------------------------------------- Evening Herald February 22, 1940 Emma Cookman, a lifelong resident of Modoc Point, passed away at the family home near that city on Wednesday, Feb. 21, at 10 p.m. The deceased was a native of the Klamath Reservation and was aged 97 years when called. She is survived by her son, Ed Cookman; brother, Lee Snipes and a granddaughter, Barbara Jean Cookman. --------------------------------------------- Evening Herald February 23, 1940 The funeral service for the late Emma Cookman will take place from the Chapel of Ward's Klamath Funeral Home on Saturday, Feb. 24 at 10 a.m. The Rev. L.W. Mooney of the Methodist Church at Williamson River officiating. Commitment service and interment in the Hill Cemetery. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Klamath Republican May 15, 1902 Klamath Agency - James Cookman, an Indian boy who, while in school until a few months ago, endeared himself to those who knew him, died last Sunday of consumption. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Evening Herald May 25, 1936 Milton Wayne Cookman, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Cookman of Modoc Point, passed away in this city on Sunday, May 24. He was born in this city and was aged 5 months and 7 days. He leaves besides his parents, a sister, Barbara Jean; also a brother, Lloyd Lotches and a sister, Mildred Riddle. _________________________________________________________________ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar – get it now! http://toolbar.msn.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/