Melvin Cornish Dies Suddenly
Melven Cornish, local attorney who had helped materially in the making of history in eastern Oklahoma where his firm represented Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes in territorial days, passed away very suddenly this noon at his suite in the Crutcher Hotel. He had attended his usual daily routine, leaving his office, 108½ East Choctaw avenue, to listen to a news broadcast at the hotel. After this 11 o'clock program Cornish returned for a brief while to his desk. He died about 12:30 o'clock. A few minutes earlier Cornish had retraced his steps from the office to the hotel but without dining retired to rest upon his bed. The end came unexpectedly. Coming to "South" McAlester some years before statehood, he became a member of the firm of Mansfield, McMuray and Cornish. The partnership was dissolved soon after the firm successfully carried a tribal claim suit through departmental agencies and the courts at Washington, D. C. He erected a beautiful home on East Creek avenue which he and Mrs. Cornish later gave for the purpose of establishment of St. Mary's Hospital. He was a devout Catholic. Besides his wife he leaves two sons and a daughter. Their sons are Lt. Col. Cabell Cornish, who has been overseas with the 45th division since invasion of foreign lands, and Lt. Col. William Cornish, stationed at Fort Worth, Tex. The daughter is Mrs. Robert Hutchison, of Denison, Tex. The Chaney Funeral home took charge.
(The McAlester News Capital, Sept. 6, 1944, McAlester, OK)
Cornish Funeral Friday Morning
Funeral services for Melven Cornish, who died Wednesday noon, will be conducted Friday morning at the St. John's Catholic church. The mass will be at 10 o'clock with Rev. J. J. Higgins officiating. Mr. Cornish was long prominent in state as well as local affairs. He was a resident of this community since 1899 when he and his wife came here from Greenwood, Ark. He was born at Cornish's Landing, Ark., on Oct. 18, 1873. On June 2, 1897, Mr. Cornish was married to Miss Mary Cabell. The families on both sides were pioneers and leading citizens of the state in which they resided. Mrs. Cornish and their two sons and a daughter survive. One of the sons, Lt. Col. Cabell Cornish went overseas with the 45th division and is now stationed in Naples, Italy, with the U. S. army headquarters. Lt. Col. William Cornish, stationed at Fort Worth, Tex., with an army air corps, arrived yesterday by plane Mrs. Robert B. Hutchison, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cornish, is enroute here from Colorado where she was vacationing. Her husband, who was at their home in Denison, arrived immediately after receiving word of th death. Cornish came here to become a member of the Mansfield, McMurray and Cornish law firm. The partnership became known nationally when for the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians it expelled 5,000 false "court claimants," thus saving the two nations approximately 20 million dollars. For this the government allowed a fee of $750,000. The firm was dissolved in 1908, and Cornish traveled extensively until 1923, when with his brother in law, Ben Mills, he acquired control of the McAlester Trust company. In 1915 he was appointed by Gov. Robert L. Williams to the state banking board, serving until 1919. In 1921, with his son, Cabell C. Cornish, he organized the Cornish and Company Cotton Merchants at McAlester. He once served as chairman of the board of directors of the Oklahoma Livestock National bank and in 1924 was elected chairman of directors of the Oklahoma National bank at McAlester. He became U.S. commissioner of the eastern Oklahoma district in 19__ (unreadable). When the 13th legislature at the start of Gov. William H. Murray's administration in 1931 created the Oklahoma Tax Commission as a consolidation of all state collecting agencies, Cornish was appointed to organize and direct all commission. Rosary is to be held at 8 o'clock this evening at the Chaney Chapel. Pallbearers will be A. L. Fields, J. K. Pemberton, Tom G. Martin, C. P. Perkins, J. V. Joyce, C. L. Priddy. Honorary bearers are to be J. E. Layden, W. J. Horton, Wallace Wilkinson, R. W. Higgins, J. S. Arnote, Allen Wright and Tom G. Haile.
(McAlester News Capital, Sept. 7, 1944, Thurs., McAlester, OK)
Melven Cornish, local attorney who had helped materially in the making of history in eastern Oklahoma where his firm represented Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes in territorial days, passed away very suddenly this noon at his suite in the Crutcher Hotel. He had attended his usual daily routine, leaving his office, 108½ East Choctaw avenue, to listen to a news broadcast at the hotel. After this 11 o'clock program Cornish returned for a brief while to his desk. He died about 12:30 o'clock. A few minutes earlier Cornish had retraced his steps from the office to the hotel but without dining retired to rest upon his bed. The end came unexpectedly. Coming to "South" McAlester some years before statehood, he became a member of the firm of Mansfield, McMuray and Cornish. The partnership was dissolved soon after the firm successfully carried a tribal claim suit through departmental agencies and the courts at Washington, D. C. He erected a beautiful home on East Creek avenue which he and Mrs. Cornish later gave for the purpose of establishment of St. Mary's Hospital. He was a devout Catholic. Besides his wife he leaves two sons and a daughter. Their sons are Lt. Col. Cabell Cornish, who has been overseas with the 45th division since invasion of foreign lands, and Lt. Col. William Cornish, stationed at Fort Worth, Tex. The daughter is Mrs. Robert Hutchison, of Denison, Tex. The Chaney Funeral home took charge.
(The McAlester News Capital, Sept. 6, 1944, McAlester, OK)
Cornish Funeral Friday Morning
Funeral services for Melven Cornish, who died Wednesday noon, will be conducted Friday morning at the St. John's Catholic church. The mass will be at 10 o'clock with Rev. J. J. Higgins officiating. Mr. Cornish was long prominent in state as well as local affairs. He was a resident of this community since 1899 when he and his wife came here from Greenwood, Ark. He was born at Cornish's Landing, Ark., on Oct. 18, 1873. On June 2, 1897, Mr. Cornish was married to Miss Mary Cabell. The families on both sides were pioneers and leading citizens of the state in which they resided. Mrs. Cornish and their two sons and a daughter survive. One of the sons, Lt. Col. Cabell Cornish went overseas with the 45th division and is now stationed in Naples, Italy, with the U. S. army headquarters. Lt. Col. William Cornish, stationed at Fort Worth, Tex., with an army air corps, arrived yesterday by plane Mrs. Robert B. Hutchison, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cornish, is enroute here from Colorado where she was vacationing. Her husband, who was at their home in Denison, arrived immediately after receiving word of th death. Cornish came here to become a member of the Mansfield, McMurray and Cornish law firm. The partnership became known nationally when for the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians it expelled 5,000 false "court claimants," thus saving the two nations approximately 20 million dollars. For this the government allowed a fee of $750,000. The firm was dissolved in 1908, and Cornish traveled extensively until 1923, when with his brother in law, Ben Mills, he acquired control of the McAlester Trust company. In 1915 he was appointed by Gov. Robert L. Williams to the state banking board, serving until 1919. In 1921, with his son, Cabell C. Cornish, he organized the Cornish and Company Cotton Merchants at McAlester. He once served as chairman of the board of directors of the Oklahoma Livestock National bank and in 1924 was elected chairman of directors of the Oklahoma National bank at McAlester. He became U.S. commissioner of the eastern Oklahoma district in 19__ (unreadable). When the 13th legislature at the start of Gov. William H. Murray's administration in 1931 created the Oklahoma Tax Commission as a consolidation of all state collecting agencies, Cornish was appointed to organize and direct all commission. Rosary is to be held at 8 o'clock this evening at the Chaney Chapel. Pallbearers will be A. L. Fields, J. K. Pemberton, Tom G. Martin, C. P. Perkins, J. V. Joyce, C. L. Priddy. Honorary bearers are to be J. E. Layden, W. J. Horton, Wallace Wilkinson, R. W. Higgins, J. S. Arnote, Allen Wright and Tom G. Haile.
(McAlester News Capital, Sept. 7, 1944, Thurs., McAlester, OK)
Melvin Cornish Dies Suddenly
Melven Cornish, local attorney who had helped materially in the making of history in eastern Oklahoma where his firm represented Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes in territorial days, passed away very suddenly this noon at his suite in the Crutcher Hotel. He had attended his usual daily routine, leaving his office, 108½ East Choctaw avenue, to listen to a news broadcast at the hotel. After this 11 o'clock program Cornish returned for a brief while to his desk. He died about 12:30 o'clock. A few minutes earlier Cornish had retraced his steps from the office to the hotel but without dining retired to rest upon his bed. The end came unexpectedly. Coming to "South" McAlester some years before statehood, he became a member of the firm of Mansfield, McMuray and Cornish. The partnership was dissolved soon after the firm successfully carried a tribal claim suit through departmental agencies and the courts at Washington, D. C. He erected a beautiful home on East Creek avenue which he and Mrs. Cornish later gave for the purpose of establishment of St. Mary's Hospital. He was a devout Catholic. Besides his wife he leaves two sons and a daughter. Their sons are Lt. Col. Cabell Cornish, who has been overseas with the 45th division since invasion of foreign lands, and Lt. Col. William Cornish, stationed at Fort Worth, Tex. The daughter is Mrs. Robert Hutchison, of Denison, Tex. The Chaney Funeral home took charge.
(The McAlester News Capital, Sept. 6, 1944, McAlester, OK)
Cornish Funeral Friday Morning
Funeral services for Melven Cornish, who died Wednesday noon, will be conducted Friday morning at the St. John's Catholic church. The mass will be at 10 o'clock with Rev. J. J. Higgins officiating. Mr. Cornish was long prominent in state as well as local affairs. He was a resident of this community since 1899 when he and his wife came here from Greenwood, Ark. He was born at Cornish's Landing, Ark., on Oct. 18, 1873. On June 2, 1897, Mr. Cornish was married to Miss Mary Cabell. The families on both sides were pioneers and leading citizens of the state in which they resided. Mrs. Cornish and their two sons and a daughter survive. One of the sons, Lt. Col. Cabell Cornish went overseas with the 45th division and is now stationed in Naples, Italy, with the U. S. army headquarters. Lt. Col. William Cornish, stationed at Fort Worth, Tex., with an army air corps, arrived yesterday by plane Mrs. Robert B. Hutchison, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cornish, is enroute here from Colorado where she was vacationing. Her husband, who was at their home in Denison, arrived immediately after receiving word of th death. Cornish came here to become a member of the Mansfield, McMurray and Cornish law firm. The partnership became known nationally when for the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians it expelled 5,000 false "court claimants," thus saving the two nations approximately 20 million dollars. For this the government allowed a fee of $750,000. The firm was dissolved in 1908, and Cornish traveled extensively until 1923, when with his brother in law, Ben Mills, he acquired control of the McAlester Trust company. In 1915 he was appointed by Gov. Robert L. Williams to the state banking board, serving until 1919. In 1921, with his son, Cabell C. Cornish, he organized the Cornish and Company Cotton Merchants at McAlester. He once served as chairman of the board of directors of the Oklahoma Livestock National bank and in 1924 was elected chairman of directors of the Oklahoma National bank at McAlester. He became U.S. commissioner of the eastern Oklahoma district in 19__ (unreadable). When the 13th legislature at the start of Gov. William H. Murray's administration in 1931 created the Oklahoma Tax Commission as a consolidation of all state collecting agencies, Cornish was appointed to organize and direct all commission. Rosary is to be held at 8 o'clock this evening at the Chaney Chapel. Pallbearers will be A. L. Fields, J. K. Pemberton, Tom G. Martin, C. P. Perkins, J. V. Joyce, C. L. Priddy. Honorary bearers are to be J. E. Layden, W. J. Horton, Wallace Wilkinson, R. W. Higgins, J. S. Arnote, Allen Wright and Tom G. Haile.
(McAlester News Capital, Sept. 7, 1944, Thurs., McAlester, OK)
Melven Cornish, local attorney who had helped materially in the making of history in eastern Oklahoma where his firm represented Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes in territorial days, passed away very suddenly this noon at his suite in the Crutcher Hotel. He had attended his usual daily routine, leaving his office, 108½ East Choctaw avenue, to listen to a news broadcast at the hotel. After this 11 o'clock program Cornish returned for a brief while to his desk. He died about 12:30 o'clock. A few minutes earlier Cornish had retraced his steps from the office to the hotel but without dining retired to rest upon his bed. The end came unexpectedly. Coming to "South" McAlester some years before statehood, he became a member of the firm of Mansfield, McMuray and Cornish. The partnership was dissolved soon after the firm successfully carried a tribal claim suit through departmental agencies and the courts at Washington, D. C. He erected a beautiful home on East Creek avenue which he and Mrs. Cornish later gave for the purpose of establishment of St. Mary's Hospital. He was a devout Catholic. Besides his wife he leaves two sons and a daughter. Their sons are Lt. Col. Cabell Cornish, who has been overseas with the 45th division since invasion of foreign lands, and Lt. Col. William Cornish, stationed at Fort Worth, Tex. The daughter is Mrs. Robert Hutchison, of Denison, Tex. The Chaney Funeral home took charge.
(The McAlester News Capital, Sept. 6, 1944, McAlester, OK)
Cornish Funeral Friday Morning
Funeral services for Melven Cornish, who died Wednesday noon, will be conducted Friday morning at the St. John's Catholic church. The mass will be at 10 o'clock with Rev. J. J. Higgins officiating. Mr. Cornish was long prominent in state as well as local affairs. He was a resident of this community since 1899 when he and his wife came here from Greenwood, Ark. He was born at Cornish's Landing, Ark., on Oct. 18, 1873. On June 2, 1897, Mr. Cornish was married to Miss Mary Cabell. The families on both sides were pioneers and leading citizens of the state in which they resided. Mrs. Cornish and their two sons and a daughter survive. One of the sons, Lt. Col. Cabell Cornish went overseas with the 45th division and is now stationed in Naples, Italy, with the U. S. army headquarters. Lt. Col. William Cornish, stationed at Fort Worth, Tex., with an army air corps, arrived yesterday by plane Mrs. Robert B. Hutchison, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cornish, is enroute here from Colorado where she was vacationing. Her husband, who was at their home in Denison, arrived immediately after receiving word of th death. Cornish came here to become a member of the Mansfield, McMurray and Cornish law firm. The partnership became known nationally when for the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians it expelled 5,000 false "court claimants," thus saving the two nations approximately 20 million dollars. For this the government allowed a fee of $750,000. The firm was dissolved in 1908, and Cornish traveled extensively until 1923, when with his brother in law, Ben Mills, he acquired control of the McAlester Trust company. In 1915 he was appointed by Gov. Robert L. Williams to the state banking board, serving until 1919. In 1921, with his son, Cabell C. Cornish, he organized the Cornish and Company Cotton Merchants at McAlester. He once served as chairman of the board of directors of the Oklahoma Livestock National bank and in 1924 was elected chairman of directors of the Oklahoma National bank at McAlester. He became U.S. commissioner of the eastern Oklahoma district in 19__ (unreadable). When the 13th legislature at the start of Gov. William H. Murray's administration in 1931 created the Oklahoma Tax Commission as a consolidation of all state collecting agencies, Cornish was appointed to organize and direct all commission. Rosary is to be held at 8 o'clock this evening at the Chaney Chapel. Pallbearers will be A. L. Fields, J. K. Pemberton, Tom G. Martin, C. P. Perkins, J. V. Joyce, C. L. Priddy. Honorary bearers are to be J. E. Layden, W. J. Horton, Wallace Wilkinson, R. W. Higgins, J. S. Arnote, Allen Wright and Tom G. Haile.
(McAlester News Capital, Sept. 7, 1944, Thurs., McAlester, OK)
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