M.H. Clements was down from Sun City Wednesday and told us of the deaths of three old Barber County settlers, who settled near Sun City in February 1873.

Louisa Marshall, the divorced wife of Reuben Marshall, died February 2nd at the home of her daughter in Alva, Oklahoma. She was the mother of 5 children, all residing in Oklahoma. Mrs. Marshall was 50 years of age.

Evaline Whitaker died at her home in Arapaho County, Oklahoma, on March 2nd at the age of 66 years. She was the daughter of J.C. Marshall who died recently in Sun City. Her husband conducted a hotel in Sun City for a number of years. She leaves 5 children, 4 in Oklahoma and 1 in Franklin, Ohio. She was a member of the Methodist church from girlhood.

Rev. HS Vanderpool, at the age of fifty-one years, died at his home in Persimmon Creek, east of Woodward, Oklahoma. He joined the Baptist church as a boy and for the past 6 years was engaged in the ministry.

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