5676. Calvin Eugene Maggard
A four month old Sutherlin child apparently died of strangulation early this morning when its head accidently lodged between the mattress and head-board of an adult bed at his home.
Dead was Calvin Eugene Maggard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Maggard. Dr. John Donnelly, county medical examiner, said the child was discovered dead at about 8 a.m. today by his parents. He estimated time of death as 2 a.m. The parents last saw the child alive at 11 p.m. Wednesday.
According to Donnelly, the child had been sleeping on the adult-size bed which had a tubular frame headboard. Some how the child's head slipped down between the mattress and the headboard and became caught between two of the tubes. Donnelly ruled it was an accidentle death by strangulation.
The child was born Feb. 26, 1961, in Roseburg. He is survived by his parents; a brother, Cecil of Sutherlin; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Louie Baker of Oakland; a grandmother, Vida Maggard of LaRussell, Mo.; and great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C.C. Carlton of North Bend.
Funeral services are pending at Sutherlin-Oakland Mortuary.
5677. Rachel Maryann Maggard
An early morning fire Monday in a Tri City home claimed the life of Rachel Maggard, 17. Her father, Cecil Maggard, and step-mother, Jeanette Maggard, escaped from the burning home.
According to Tri City Fire Chief Bob Frame, Rachel was sleeping in an upstairs bedroom when the broke out in the home on Highway 99 in Tri City. Mr. and Mrs. Maggard were sleeping in a downstairs bedroom.BR> Her father said he was awakened by a dog barking and tried to get up the stairs to his daughter's bedroom but was driven back by flames. He went outside to try to get in through a bedroom window, "but flames were coming out the window." He suffered burns on his hands.
The Maggard's called the Tri City fire department, which responded at 2 a.m. with two trucks and 16 men.Firemem said flames were shooting from the building when they got there. The fire was contained and extinguished by 7.
A brother, Cecil Benton Maggard, 19, was sleeping in a camping trailer just outside the home.
The Maggard's escaped from the fir with only the clothes on their backs, losing everything else, including a number of antiques. Frame estimated the loss to the building and contents at $95,000.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation but is believed to be an electrical short.
The 85-year-old building was originally a prune drying shed which had been converted into a home.
Graveside services will be held Thursday, Jan. 10, at 2 p.m. at the Oakland Cemetery.
The Maggards are staying with her mother, Ivy Beals, who lives next door and said they plan to live in their camping trailer until they can find another home.
Donations of clothing, furniture and household items for the Maggards may be left at Tri City fire hall or call 863-6871.
2628. Joseph Daniel "Joe" Maggard
REEDS-Joseph D. Maggard, 70, died at 10:53 p.m. Friday, October 15, 1999, at McCune-Brooks Hospital Skilled Nursing, Carthage, after a long illness.
Mr. Maggard was born Feb. 17, 1929, in Douglas County. He had been a long time resident of the Reeds area. He was employed by Carthage Lime Company, where he worked for 25 years before retiring.
He maried Frances Kendrick on Feb. 8, 1986, in LaRussell. She survives.
Additional survivors include two sond, Rex Maggard, Carthage, and Clarence Maggard, Reeds; three step sons, Justin Shields, Carthage, Jesse Shields, Neosho, and Doug Shields, Key West, Fla.; three brothers, Cecil Maggard, Hermiston, Ore., Eddie Maggard, LaRussell, and Roy Maggard, Jerico Springs; three sisters, Esther Patrick, Carthage, Beulah Clapper, Pierce City, and Florence O'Sullivan, Ava; and one grandchild.
Services were held at 3 p.m. today at the Housh Funeral Home Chapel, Sarcoxie. The Rev. Betty Graham officiated.
Burial was in Reeds Cemetery.
Nephews served as pallbearers.
Carthage Press,
Mrs. Leona Marie Maggard, 50, Reeds Route 1, died at 4:45 a.m. today at McCune-Brooks Hospital where she had been a patient since Nov. 25. She had been failing in health the last year.
Born Sept. 21, 1924, she had resided in the Reeds area her lifetime, and was married to Joseph Daniel Maggard on Nov. 18, 1947, in Carthage, who survives.
Additional survivors include two sons Rex Maggard and Clarence Maggard of the home; her father Harvey Patrick of Carthage; six brothers Glenn Patrick, Route 1, Gene Patrick, route 2, Raymond Patrick and Tony Patrick, both of LaRussell; Kenneth Patrick, Avilla, aand Otis Patrick, Carthage; four sisters Mrs. Velma Llewellyn, Springfield, Miss Shirley Patrick, Mrs. Virginia Phillips and Miss Thelma Patrick, all of Carthage.
Arrangements will be announced by the Ulmer Funeral Home.
Notes from family members....I thank them for sharing their memories:
My Dad's Birth certificate has his name as Glen Ila Patrick but was told by his mother his name was spelled Glenn Iley. He says his mom named him so she ought to know how it is spelled.
I always loved to hear my dad tell stories of when he was young. He has an interesting way with words, using the neatest expressions. One could never tell the stories in the same way.
When Dad was a young boy, his Uncle Ellis, would take him to town and buy him a candy bar. He would watch Dad like a hawk to make sure he ate it. I assume Uncle Ellis wanted Dad to have a special treat. Dad would take it out of the wrapper, throw the wrapper away as though he had eaten it and carefully hide the candy bar to take home and break in pieces for his brothers and sisters. Dad has always had a giving heart. He would give the shirt off his own back if he thought you needed it.
Dad remembers the Depression somewhat. He came from a large family, so I'm sure the Depression effected them greatly. He had to quit school at a young age to work and help support them. It is told that when they asked for money for something, he would throw himself down and roll up on the hump on his back and cry, "I'm scalped, I'm scalped." He never made it past 3rd grade. Every time he went back to school, they would put him back in the 3rd grade.
At the age of 5 1/2 yrs. Dad was badly burned from the hips down. His family was camped out in a tent near Reeds, MO in order to pick strawberries. The tent caught fire which woke the baby, Uncle Cecil. Uncle Cecil was laughing at the fire which awoke their mother. She quickly woke the family and grabbed the baby. Uncle Ellis grabbed what he thought was dad, but it turned out, he only had a handful of blankets. Grandpa was determined to go back in and save Dad. Uncle Ellis told him that it would be too late, but Grandpa rushed back in and grabbed Dad. Dad had tried to get out himself by butting his head against a beam. It took two years for him to learn how to walk again. He has always had trouble keeping his feet warm since.
Dad says he got into a lot of fights when he was young but would get the worst end of it unless his brother Gene was there. Gene was the fighter being fast with his fists. Gene and Dad would tangle sometimes and Gene would knock him out. When Dad would come to Gene would say, "I told you, I told you."I have learned a lot from my dad. He taught us children that you have to work hard to make a living. Lazy people just don't cut it. He worked a lot of hours in order to support his family of seven children. He worked at Carthage Crushed Limestone in Carthage, MO. His hours were usually 3:00 P.M. - 11:00 P.M. unless he worked overtime. In the summertime, after only a few hours of sleep, he would get up and go to the hayfields to mow, rake and bale hay. He then came home eating lunch about 2:00 P.M. and went to work again. Somehow Dad managed to take care of his cattle as well. He always looked so tired and we were always so glad to see him.
Dad is in bad health now. He has emphysema and is on oxygen. He also is losing toes due to an angiagram. While having this test done, plaque was knocked loose which showered into Dad's feet. He is not a candidate for surgery, so has to let his toes die naturally. It is difficult watching this man who was so strong and such a hard worker, struggle to get on crutches to walk. Most of the time he has to use a wheelchair. We thought we were losing him a couple of times. The family was called to the hospital because he supposedly was dying, but Dad is a fighter. He says that while he was in the hospital, he went to Heaven where God showed him around. Dad wanted to stay but God told him that he had to go back and witness to his family.
SARCOXIE-Susan L. Patrick,30, Sarcoxie Route 2,died at 2:04p.m. Sunday at St. John's Regional Medical Center, Joplin, after an illness since December 1986.
Born June 13, 1957,at The Dalles,Ore.,she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Classen. She was a member of the Pentecostal Tabernacle Church in Carthage.
She was married to Gene E. Patrick on Aug. 30, 1971,at Avilla. He survives.
Additional survivors include two sons Shane Patrick and Travis Patrick, both of the home; a daughter Catherine Patrick, of the home; two brothers Richard H. Classen, Avilla and Gary A. Classen,Dodge City,Kan,; two sisters Carol A. Axtell, Avilla, and Patricia D. Spangler,Avilla; a half-brother Rick Classen, Portland,Ore., and a half-sister Rosalee Classen, Portland.
One sister Linda L. Froshauer preceded her in death in April of 1979.
Services will be 2p.m. Tuesday at The Ulmer Funeral Home.The Rev. Howard R. Graham will officiate, with burial in the Avilla Cemetery.
Cartahge Press,Monday,July 13, 1987(with permission from the editor)
2635. Laura Ann Maggard
Born on an Indian Reservation outside of Pryor, Oklahoma. She was premature and was put into a shoe box and placed in the oven to keep warm.