John Stough Obituary, Sebastian County, AR *********************************************************** Submitted by: Patricia Poore - great great great niece-in-law Date: 5 September 2005 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** John Stough 5 June 1924 Wichita Beacon (Kansas) “FORMER WICHITAN DIES. John Stough, Civil War Veteran, passes at Ft. Smith, Ark. Tuesday. John Stough, 79, Civil war veteran, formerly a resident of Wichita for 39 years, died at the home of his son, Robert, Ft. Smith, Ark., Tuesday at 10 p.m. Bright’s disease was given as the cause of death. ”Mr. Stough came to Wichita in 1882 from Indiana. He resided here until three years ago. He is a member of post No. 244 of the G.A.R. He is survived by three sons, Charles, Wichita; Fred, Colorado; Robert, Ft. Smith, Ark.; four daughters, Mrs. E. N. Owen, Wichita; Mrs. J. C. Miller, Colorado; Mrs. Harold Callender, New York City; and Ruth, Washington, D.C. “Funeral services will be held at the Gill mortuary at 4 p.m. today. Rev. T. M. Cornelison, pastor of the Westminster Presbyterian church, will officiate. Members of post No. 244 have charge of the services at the grave in Highland cemetery.”