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Submitted: 4/5/13 • Approved: 6/14/15 • Last Updated: 6/17/15 • R859251-G0-S3
December 24, 1883 - January 2, 1917
*Obituary
Rogers Democrat
Thursday, January 4, 1917
Ft. Smith, Jan. 3.- Garland Shepherd, 30, a bridge workman from Garfield, Ark., in the employ of the Frisco railroad, died in the hospital here Tuesday night at eight o'clock, the result of injuries received at two o'clock on Tuesday afternoon near Poteau when the bridge piling he and J.M. Keyser were unloading broke the standards on the side of the railroad car and rolled to the ground, carrying the two men along. Keyser, whose home is in Paris, Tex., sustained a broken leg and internal injuries but is expected to recover. Supt. C.H. Baltzell of the Central division of the Frisco, started an investigation to fix the blame for the accident. Information we had early Tuesday night was to the effect that the two men were on top of a load of piling which was being unloaded on the banks of the Poteau river a mile north of the city of the same name when the standards gave way. The entire load was rolled to the ground with the men mixed in with the mass. Several other workmen who were standing nearby were uninjured. A special train, composed of the engine and caboose of the work-train, was immediately made up and the men were rushed to Ft. Smith to Sparks Memorial hospital. Shepherd's body will probably be shipped to Garfield, Ark. where his wife lives. ***** The deceased was a son of E.W. Shepherd of Central and a fine young man.
*Obituary (as written)
Rogers Democrat
Thursday, January 18, 1917
SHEPHERD, Claud Garland - Claud Garland Shepherd was born December 24, 1883 on Pea Ridge, Benton Co., Ark. and was accidentally hurt at Poteau, Okla. January 2nd while unloading a car of piling. Died at Ft. Smith, Ark. January 3, 1917. Garland, as he was best known, was a good young man. Had lived in Benton county all of his life except about 3 1/2 years while he was working for the Frisco. Joined the Masonic fraternity at the age of 21, Pea Ridge Lodge No. 119, of which he was a devoted member. Garland was married to Miss Lou Stella Summey July 8, 1914. He leaves a loving companion, father and mother, three sisters and one brother and a host of friends to mourn his loss but their loss is his gain. He professed a hope in Christ the night he was raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason. He was 33 years and 8 days old at the time of his death. He was buried at Buttram's Chapel January 5th by the Masonic order. His father, E.W. Shepherd.
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