Martha SKELTON VAN HOOSE

July 14, 1846 - March 21, 1933

*Obituary
Fayetteville Democrat
Tuesday, March 21, 1933

VAN HOOSE, Martha SKELTON - MRS. VAN HOOSE SUCCUMBS TODAY - Was Last Charter Member of Southern Memorial Association - Mrs. Martha Skelton Van Hoose, one of the oldest of native-born residents of Washington County, died at City Hospital this morning at 6:30 from pneumonia.

She was the last charter member of the Southern Memorial Association, a charter member of the Eastern Star and a member of the Central Methodist Church. The Southern Memorial Association members will attend the funeral in a body and place a tribute of love and flowers on her casket.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Moore's Chapel. Rev. H.G. Finney will officiate and interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Mrs. Felix Spencer and Mrs. M.W. McRoy will sing "The Old Rugged Cross," and Dr. Fount Richardson will sing "Beautiful Isle Of Somewhere."

Pallbearers will be: Active- William Armstrong, Ed Cate, R.P. Nifong, Homer Jackson, Charles Appleby and George Appleby.

Honorary: Charles McCatherine, Charles Mulholland, Vol Walker, B.R. Davidson, Dr. H.D. Wood, Dr. P.L. Hathcock and Charles Stearns.

Mrs. Van Hoose was born in Washington County July 14, 1846, the youngest of 12 children of William Skelton and Polly Gordon Skelton and lived practically her entire life in Fayetteville. Her father came to Arkansas from McMinnville, Tennessee in 1828. Her husband, James Hayden Van Hoose died May 6, 1900. They had one adopted daughter, Mrs. W.L. Anderson, now living in Santa Barbara, California.

Besides the daughter, Mrs. Van Hoose is survived by the following nieces and nephews: Mrs. E.P. Watson, Mrs. W.H. Day, Mrs. Tom Logan, all of Fayetteville; Hayden Anderson of Little Rock, Joe Anderson of Claremore, Oklahoma, Mrs. Milroy Nettleship of Yakima, Washington, and Felix Anderson of Anaheim, California; great nieces and nephews; Mrs. Henry Walker, Louise Day, Bob Day, Mrs, Steve Saulsberry, Phillip Anderson, James Hayden Anderson, Ed and Hayden Watson, all of Fayetteville; Harold E. Day of Springfield, Missouri, Mrs. Stella Stark of LaHabra, California, Mrs. Grace Keith of Stillwater, Oklahoma, Robert Logan of Lake Forest, Illinois, Mrs. Otis Mills of Santa Barbara, California, Mrs. Obed Barron and Alice Anderson of Oakland, California, Gerrell Anderson of Tucson, Arizona. She leaves also a number of great great nieces and nephews, two of whom Bryan Walker and Cornelia Saulsberry, all of Fayetteville. Mr. Anderson from Claremore and Mr. Day and family from Springfield, are expected for the funeral.

*Obituary
Fayetteville Democrat
Wednesday, March 22, 1933

MRS. VAN HOOSE BURIED TODAY - The body of Mrs. Martha Skelton Van Hoose, who died Tuesday morning at City Hospital, was laid to rest in Evergreen Cemetery this afternoon following services at Moore's Chapel at 2 o'clock. Rev. H.G. Finney was in charge and pallbearers were as previously listed.

Members of the Southern Memorial Associaion of which she was the last charter member attended in a body.

In addition to surviving great nieces and nephews named before, Mrs. Van Hoose leaves two great nieces, Mrs. Mildred Cockburn of Walla Walla, Washington and Mrs. Cornelia Cockrum of Milton, Oregon and a great nephew, Billy Nettleship of Yakima, Washington. The nieces are remembered here as Misses Mildred and Cornelia Nettleship.

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