From: KyArchives Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 9:07 AM To: Ky-Footsteps Subject: Thurman.Richard.A.1921.Cumberland.OBIT Richard A. Thurman June 24, 1921 Cumberland County KyArchives Obituaries Carmen Headlight Newspaper reprint Carmen Headlight Newspaper July 21, 1921, Carmen, OK This is a reprint in the Carmen Headlight Newspaper Centennial Edition dated April 24, 1993 AGED VETERAN OF CIVIL WAR ANSWERS LAST CALL. Richard A. Thurman Dies at Home in Carmen June 24. Buried in City Cemetery. July 21, 1921: Another of the Grand Army of the Republic has marched on. Richard A. Thurman, aged 83, veteran of the Civil War, died at his home in the east part of Carmen Friday. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon from the family residence and, accompanied by sorrowing relatives and friends, the body was borne to the Carmen cemetery and laid to rest with the impressive military honors which were due. Members of the American Legion attended in uniform. The sermon was preached by Rev. M.C. Lakely, himself a veteran of the Civil War. For the past several years Mr. Thurman had been failing in strength and on the night of his death was suddenly seized with a coughing spell and expired before his devoted wife could call assistance. She was prostrate with grief and shock at his sudden death. Thurman of Lexington., B. M. Thruman of Cumberland County, Kentucky, born Jan. 11, 1838., died at Carmen, Ok. June 24, 1921, at the age of 83 years, five months and 13 days. He had enlisted in company one of the First Kentucky Cavalry at the beginning of the war Oct. 28, 1861, and served until he was honorably discharged on March 21, 1863. On Oct. 28 of the same year he was married to Mary Morgan and to them were born five sons, and one daughter all of whom have grown to maturity. He came wet and made the run in 1893, settling on a claim near Okeene. (OK). In 1913 he came to Carmen where three of his sons were then living. He was a sturdy man of excellent character who never shirked his part in all who knew him loved and respected him. Besides the grief-stricken wife he is survived by five sons and a daughter: J.R. Thurman of Canton; E.I Thurman of Lexington; B.M Thurman of Canton; Miss Minnie Evans of Wichita Falls, Texas; A.C. Thurman and John Thurman of Carmen. There also mourn his death, 24 Grandchildren and 14 Great Grandchildren and countless relatives and friends. Rev. Lakely, who conducted the funeral expresses thanks in behalf of the relatives for the kindness and sympathy given them in the hour of their bereaved. Said he, (Our ranks are fast thinning out. Soon there will be no more. There were only three of us at the funeral, three of our comrades lying cold in death the same day comrade Highfield of Lambert and comrades Robinson and Thurman of Carmen. I want to thank the young soldiers for kindness to us old soldiers in caring for us in our sickness and in being so willing to assist in our funerals. May the blessing of God rest on the American Legion.) Submitted by: Jean Whiteneck djwhtnck@pldi.net Additional Comments: I am not related to this person. Just posting for others. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/