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© The Verden News Verden, Oklahoma Friday, November 3, 1950 December 24, 1852 ~ November 1, 1950 Sam Loveless, a pioneer resident of Verden and Oklahoma and with a varied and colorful life given to few, passed away early Wednesday morning at the age of 97 years. Mr Loveless was born near Florence, GA, in 1852. He remembered, as a child, incidents of the war between the States. He often told of the times when he and other young boys watched the firing from the hills adjoining his home and such young boys helped supply food for the women and children left at home. At the age of 16 he left Georgia and went on his own to Texas. There he became a cowhand and trail driver. He rode the Chisholm Trail from Texas through the Indian Territory and to Abilene, KS. He also rode other famous trails of the day and often interested his family with tales of adventure on such trips. When the railroad broke up the trail driving business Sam Loveless decided that he would acquire an education which was of necessity, neglected in his youth. He entered a college at Italy, TX, and in a few years obtained a teacher's certificate. In 1888 he married Jennie Mitchell of Italy, TX, and this partnership was happily continued for 60 years when on June 21, 1948, Mother Loveless passed away. After obtaining his teacher's certificate Mr. Loveless taught school at a number of public schools in Texas and later was an educator in colleges of the state. In his early days Mr Loveless entered into the full pioneer life of all places in which he lived. He possessed a good voice and conducted many of the singings that were so popular in those days. He was also in demand as a Sunday School teacher and was a leader in church affairs of his communities. After many years in the teaching profession he decided to enter business and conducted stores at Ennis, Hereford, Dallas, and Justin, Texas. He then decided that his life would be happiest in the open and as a farmer and sought a place that he could claim as a permanent home. His thoughts went back to his Chisholm Trail days and the Washita Valley which he remembered as the prettiest place he had ever seen. In 1913 he moved to Chickasha, OK, and resided there temporarily until he selected a farm 4 miles northeast of Verden which was his home for the remainder of his life. The new farm home was adjoining to the historic *Half Moon Ranch and at this location Mr. Loveless applied modern farming methods and his crops were always considered among the best in the state. He was particularly successful in growing the finest varieties of cotton and the application of tractors and modern machinery to his farming methods. In some years he and his sons cultivated as many as 1,000 acres and would have a payroll at cotton picking time of a hundred or more people that were housed on his place. Those left to mourn his departure are his two daughters; Mrs Annie Lee Moore, South Bend, IN, and Mrs Abbie Teal, Kansas City, MO; two sons, B.F. Loveless and S.C. Loveless of Verden; five grandchildren, four great grandchildren, one brother who lives in Georgia, also a host of other relatives and friends. |
© The Verden News Verden, Oklahoma Friday, June 25, 1948 October 14, 1860 ~ January 25, 1980 Funeral services were conducted at the Methodist Church of Verden, OK, at 2:30 pm Wednesday, June 23, 1948, for Mrs Jennie Loveless. Reverend Jones, pastor, officiating, taking his comforting thoughts from the 14th chapter of John and the 14th chapter of Mark. Music was furnished by Mrs Floyd Adkisson, Mrs O.R. Eskew, and Miss Florence Lamb who sang "In the Garden", "Where We'll Never Grow Old" and "It is Well with My soul." Mrs Ivy Horn accompanied them on the piano. Casket bearers were P.S. Kern, F.G. Jasperson, Kirby Whitley, Parker Woodall, Alvy Norman, and H.H. Arnett. Interment was in the Verden cemetery with the Hansen Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Jennie Mitchell was born October 14, 1860, in Ellis County, TX., the daughter of Brack and Mary Jane Howe Mitchell. She died at 11:30 pm, Monday, June 21, 1948, in a Chickasha hospital at the age of 87 years. She was married in 1888 to Sam Loveless at Italy, TX. She is survived by her husband and they would have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in July. Two children preceded her in death. Mr and Mrs Loveless moved to Oklahoma in 1913 and moved to their farm north east of Verden where they have since resided. Mrs Loveless joined the Christian Church at an early age and lived a consistant Christian life of unselfish service. In her early days she lived a very thrilling and interesting life. She had many close relatives who held key positions in fighting for Texas independence. Surviving members of the family beside Mr. Loveless include two daughters; Mrs. Annie Lee Moore, South Bend, IN, and Mrs. Abbie Teal, Kansas City, MO; two sons, B.F. Loveless and Curt Loveless both of Verden; five grandchildren, two great grandchildren; one sister, Mrs Minnie Green, Mineral Wells, TX; one brother, Brack Mitchell, Sweetwater, Texas. |
© The Anadarko Daily News Anadarko, Oklahoma January 26, 1989 July 22, 1895 ~ January 25, 1989 VERDEN - Services for Sam Curtis Loveless, 93, of Verden will be at 2:30 p.m., Friday at the Verden First United Methodist Church with the Rev Ed Whitley of Cyril officiating and the Rev Frank Mitchell, pastor, assisting. Loveless was born July 22, 1895 at Roby, Texas and died Wednesday at his home. He was a retired farmer who came to Verden in 1913 and served with the U. S. Army in France during World War I. After his discharge in 1919, he lived in Indiana and then in Weslaco, Texas before returning to Verden in 1929 to farm. He had been a member of Masonic Lodge No. 320 since 1920. He was also a member of the Verden First United Methodist Church. He married the former Ethel Henrietta Dahmes, August 17, 1923 at South Bend, Ind. He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, B. F. Loveless; one sister, Anna Lee Moore, and one daughter, Dixie Ann Loveless, who died in 1974. Survivors include his wife of the home; one daughter and son-in-law, Lovie Kaye and Neil Lee of Verden; one sister, Mrs. Abbie Teal of Florida; two granddaughters, Jennifer Bates of Chickasha and Jeannette Thompson of Edmond, and two great grandchildren. Burial will be in the Verden Cemetery under direction of the Hansen-Binyon Chapel of the Brown-Binyon Funeral Home |
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