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SHUMARD, Evelyn Hughes 
Sapulpa Herald, Creek Co. OK 
04-13-1942 

Mrs. Shumard is Taken by Death in NY Hospital Prominent Sapulpan succumbs to flu and heart attack; rites on Wednesday.

Mrs. Evelyn Hughes Shumard, pioneer Sapulpa resident, prominent in civic, social and educational circles of this city for many years, died in a New York City hospital yesterday of a heart complication following a recent siege of influenza. 

She is survived by her husband, Rush Shumard, who was at her bedside in New York City, by a daughter Mrs. Alice Kramer of McLeansboro, Ill., by two sons, Gordon, cadet in West point, and Marion, of Indiana, and one grandchild. 

Other survivors include two sisters, Mrs. H. H. Burns of this city; Mr. R. E. L. Majors of California; two brothers Huber Hughes of this city; and Carl Hughes of Oklahoma City 

Funeral services have been tentatively set for 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Methodist church. Burial will be in the Sapulpa Cemetery. The body will arrive here early Wednesday. 

Mrs. Shumard was 57 years old. She was born in Hinton, W. Va. And came to Sapulpa with her parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Gordon C. Hughes, in 1898. 

She attended public school here and later attended the University of Oklahoma. She later taught in the Sapulpa schools, in Tulsa and Henryetta. 

She was married to Rush Shumard in June of 1911. 

Mrs. Shumard took an active role in church, cultural, club and civic activities over a long period of years. She has been a member and president of various P.T.A. groups, organized the Pioneer Mother Singers, popular ballad singers here. She was a member of both the U. D. C. and D. A. R. She was a member of the early day Ekhuse club of this city. 

A historian of considerable note in state educational circles she frequently contributed early day items to Oklahoma college historians and a few years ago was a visiting student at the University of Oklahoma where two of her children were in school. 

Mrs. Shumard contributed newspaper feature articles to the Tulsa World, Muskogee Phoenix, Kansas City, St. Louis papers, and other periodicals over a long period of years. Most of these were of a historical nature. 

Negotiations were under way during her present stay in New York City for the publication of a historical novel on Oklahoma's pioneering background which she had been compiling for a number of years. 

She left here only a few months ago to join her husband in the east. 

Shumard, Marion & Evelyn (Hughes)

April 14, 1942
Sapulpa Herald, Creek Co. OK 
Shumard Rites Here Tomorrow 

Funeral services for Mrs. Evelyn Hughes Shumard, prominent resident here for many years, will be held at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the Methodist church with Rev. J. W. Whitworth in charge. Burial will be made in the Sapulpa cemetery. 

Mrs. Shumard died in New York City after a brief illness and heart attack. She is survived by her husband, a daughter, two sons, a sister and brother here, a sister in California and a brother in Oklahoma City. 

She was well known for her interest in historical and educational pursuits here, for her writings and fine collection throughout the years of antiques. 

The body of the deceased will arrive here early tomorrow. 

Pall bears at the service include Joe Fulp, Claude Davenport, Sam Allen, W. B. Key, T. L. Blakemore, O. B. Pickett.