George Stephen Coger Obituary, Madison County, AR

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George Stephen Coger 8/27/1936 Huntsville Paper

Steve Coger's Death is Loss to County's Citizenry

  Steve Coger, one of the best known citizens of the Huntsville 
community, died about 12 o'clock Tuesday night at his home just 
north of town.
  Funeral services were conducted at the home by Rev. Jake Drake at 2
o'clock Wednesday afternoon and interment was made in the Huntsville
Cemetery. The arrangements were in charge of Bruce Brashears, local
undertaker.  One of the largest funeral processions ever seen in this
city attested the high esteem in which the deceased was held.
Active pallbearers were Clay McBroom, Floyd Outland, Grover Harris, 
Hugh Murphy, J.C. Baber and Virgil Weathers; honary, D.W. Anderson, 
E.M. Fowler, E.E. Polk, Alfred Hawn, O.W. Basham, Earl Stroud, Sam Fritts, 
Tom Hargis, P.B. Reed, Claude A. Fuller, R.R. Thompson, A.H. Berry, Dick
Simpson, C.F. Fitch, Henry Holland, J.N. Phillips and J.S. Combs.
  George Stephen Coger (familiarly known as Steve Coger) was born May 19,
1868. at Lawrence, Kansas; he came to Huntsville, Arkansas, with his
parents when he was about six years of age and had since resided on the
old homestead which he owned many years; he was first married to Ora E.
Phillips who passed away Dec. 19, 1900: he was married to Etta H. 
Howell, Jan. 8, 1902, and is survived by her and four sons, Ona F. (of 
the first marriage) of Booneville, Ark.; Gayle of Fresno, Calif., Kenneth 
of Little Rock, Ark., and Charles H. of Daniel, Wyo., also by one sister 
and two brothers, Mrs. Addie Lear and Clay Coger of Berryville, Ark., and 
L.A. Coger of Spring Valley, Ark., All were present at the funeral except 
one son, Charles, who is expected to arrive here tomorrow.
  Mr. Coger spent his life as a farmer and was well recognized for his
industry and thrift. He followed progressive methods and was not long 
in establishing himself as an example of what can be accomplished with
properly applied efforts. He not only studied farming but he was always
identified in the civic and political  activities of the community and
county. He was a life-long democrat and for many years served as chairman
of the Madison County Democratic central committee. His popularity in 
the county organization of his party was very signally manifested when he 
was unanimously re-elected as chairman of the central committee at the
meeting since the recent primary election. When information of this 
last action of honor bestowed upon him was conveyed to him during his 
illness, he very touchingly expressed his appreciation of the continued 
confidence of his friends.
  Truly it can be said that Steve Coger's death is a distinct loss to
Madison county's citizenry.