AMERICAN VETERAN

Luther Register
Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
Monday, January 8, 1934 

Richard Franklin ATTEBERRY, son of Mrs. and Mrs. R. Atteberry, was born August 5, 1861 at Cisne, Ill. Passed away at his home in Luther, Oklahoma, after several months illness, on Jan. 5, 1934, at the age of 72 years and 5 months. He was the last of his brothers and sisters to leave this world.

Mr. Atteberry as a boy had ambition and progressive, constructive, ideas. He started out on his own at the age of 19 working in the mines and in construction work on river canals in Ill., MO and AR, and later and more extensive in R.R. building where he aided in the construction of the Santa Fe from Arkansas City, Kansas, to Purcell, Oklahoma, in the days when the Indians were almost the only inhabitants of the country. 

His experiences with the Indians and in pioneering were most varied and interesting. 

In 1889 he homesteaded 6 miles N.E. of Luther and in 1891, Sept. 6, he was married to Miss Mellie FRIEND. Eight fine children came to bless this home, six of whom survive, two children dying in infancy. 

Mr. and Mrs. Atteberry and family continued to live on the farm until 1923, when they moved to Luther, and their many friends are numbered by their acquaintances. 

Mr. Atteberry was a man loved and esteemed among men for his industry, his honor and sterling integrity, for his kindly genial nature and his helpful interest in the affairs of his neighbors and the community. 

He loved the church and gave his support to it. He loved Christ and prayed through him to the Father. Almost his last words were, "Here I am Christ, come and get me." He was satisfied to go. 

He loved deeply and loyally his wife, Mrs. Mellie Atteberry, who remains, and his children, Mrs. Maude BUZZARD, Mrs. Pearl BRISCOE and his son Oscar, all of Luther, and Mrs. Ruth PROCTOR of Jones, Mrs. Evelyn KIRKPATRICK of Perkins and son Frank Atteberry of Oklahoma City, besides four grand children all of whom were present. zzzzz

The entire community is bowed with the family at this time, for a good man, a fine citizen has left us. 

Funeral was conducted at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, January 7, 1934, at the First Christian Church, Luther Oklahoma by Pastor John T. THOMPSON.

Submitter's note: His homestead was northwest, rather than northeast, of Luther. In southern Logan Co., just west of the Indian Meridian. 

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