In Memoriam
JOHN W. EVANS
January 30, 1917 ~ January 16, 1949
JOHN W. EVANS DROWNS SUNDAY IN BOAT ACCIDENT
John W. Evans, 32-year-old Broken Bow man, drowned in Mountain Fork river at Morgan's camp Sunday afternoon about 2 o'clock when the boat in which he and two companions, Jack Nugent and Melvin Teafatiller, were fishing was overturned throwing Evans into the swift current.
Nugent and Teafatiller saved themselves by clinging to brush until they removed their clothing and swam ashore. Evans was in the opposite end of the boat and out of reach of the limbs and brush.
The body had not been recovered as we go to press. High water and the swift current have hampered searchers in their efforts.
Broken Bow News
Thursday, January 20, 1949
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RIVER VICTIM'S BODY NOT FOUND
Continued search for the body of John W. Evans, 32, Broken Bow, who was drowned Sunday, has been to no avail.
A number of searching parties have made boat trips down Mountain Fork from the point of the mishap this week, but the only items found were the boat and two coats located Monday.
Evans drowned when the boat in which he was a passenger turned over after the swift high water threw it into brush.
McCurtain Gazette
Saturday, January 22, 1949
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SEARCH FOR BODY OF JOHN EVANS HALTED
Continued rain and high water have halted searchers in the effort to locate the body of John Evans, Broken Bow man who drowned in Mountain Fork river at Morgan's Camp Sunday, January 16, Game Ranger D. W. Kolb said this morning.
All efforts by searchers and all reported clues have proven fruitless.
Search will be resumed as soon as conditions permit.
Broken Bow News
Thursday, January 27, 1949
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LARGE SEARCH PLANNED FOR RIVER VICTIM
Sheriff Roan Makes Appeal For Volunteers
A large-scale search for the body of John W. Evans, 32, Broken Bow, will be conducted Sunday morning, Sheriff C. H. Roan said this morning.
In announcing plans for the search, Roan asked for volunteers from Idabel, Broken Bow and other county points. All searchers will meet at the Gem cafe in Broken Bow between 8 and 8:30 a. m. Sunday.
The search will be headed by Johnny Beavers, Broken Bow, and Jake Young, Idabel. They can use every man available.
Mountain Fork river is at the lowest level it has been since Evans was drowned in a fishing mishap January 16, and it should be even lower by Sunday morning, Roan said. He advises those who have them to wear rubber boots or other water-proof footwear.
The search will be conducted in drives down the banks of the stream, since the water has been so high that the body may be on high ground away from the river. Boats will also be used in the search.
Evans was drowned about 2 p. m. Sunday, January 16, when the high waters turned over the boat in whigh he and two companions were riding.
The other two managed to grab brush and avoid being swept into the swift waters in midstream.
Dozens of rumors concerning the finding of the body have been heard, but all have proved groundless to date.
Pfc. James Earl Evans, brother of the drowned man, has been granted an emergency furlough from his base in Germany and is due here in the next few days. His mother is seriously ill.
McCurtain Gazette
Saturday, January 29, 1949
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SEARCH FOR BODY OF JOHN W. EVANS RESULTS IN FAILURE
A large scale search for the body of John Evans, river victim of January 16th, ubder the direction of Game Ranger Johnnie Beavers, Broken Bow, and Jake Young of Idabel, was carried out Sunday morning without success.
Evans was drowned Sunday afternoon, January 16, when the boat in which he and two companions were crossing the river overturned throwing him into the swift current. His companions, Jack Nugent and Melvin Teafatiller, saved themselves by hanging onto brush, until they could remove some of their clothing and swim ashore.
Broken Bow News
Thursday, February 3, 1949
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BODY OF JOHN EVANS FOUND WEDNESDAY
The body of John W. Evans, 32, of Broken Bow, who drowned in Mountain Fork river January 16, was found Wednesday afternoon by two men who had conducted several unsuccessful searches for the body.
Jake Young and Kenneth Palmer, both of Idabel, found Evans' body lodged in some willow trees in the middle of the river, near Beavers Bend, about two miles from the spot where Evans was drowned.
Jack Nugent and Melvin Teafatiller, who were with Evans when the boat they were in capsized in swift waters while they were fishing, were able to save themselves.
The county attorney was conducting an investigation Wednesday.
Evans is survived by his wife; twin daughters, Phyllis Ray and Patricia Kay, all of Broken Bow; his mother, Mrs. Maud Evans of Goodwater; three sisters, Lorene Segraves of Idabel, Mrs. Pearl Hallett of California, and Miss Vanette Evans of Texarkana; and a brother, Pfc. James Earl Evans, who is home on an emergency leave from his base in Germany.
Funeral services are to be held Thursday (today) at the Denison cemetery in Idabel. W. W. Starnes, minister of the Church of Christ, will officiate. Graveside services will be conducted by the Broken Bow American Legion Post.
Broken Bow News
Thursday, February 10, 1949
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RIVER VICTIM'S BODY IS FOUND
Rites Are Held For John W. Evans
Three persistent searchers Wednesday found the body of John W. Evans, 32, Broken Bow, about two miles below Morgan's camp on Mountain Fork river where he drowned on the afternoon of January 16 in a fishing mishap.
The searchers, Jake Young, H. B. Young and Kenneth Palmer, made a daily search for two weeks after the tragedy and had made several since then, studying the current of the river.
They found the body near mid-stream lodged against a willow root at the head of the rapids about a mile above the dam at Beavers Bend. It was floating and held where it was by the current. Water was pouring over the body, but the three could tell by the mounded flow that something was under the surface.
After determining that it was the body, they called officers.
During the three and one-half weeks the body had been missing, more than two score men had searched the river.
Evans was drowned when the boat from which he and two companions, Melvin Teafatiller and Jack Nudget (Sic), also of Broken Bow, was overturned when thrown into brush by the swift current. The other two saved themselves by clinging to limbs.
Evans was born January 30, 1917, at Haworth and resided in McCurtain county most of his life. He had resided in Broken Bow for the past seven years. He was a truck driver, a veteran of World War II, and he attended the Church of Christ.
Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Thursday at Denison cemetery with Rev. W. W. Starnes officiating. Military services were conducted by the Broken Bow American Post.
A quartet of John Bain, Mickey Rainwater, Miss Doris Wallace and Burl Mays, accompanied by Mrs. Elena Foster, sang "Precious Memories" and "Farther Along".
Burial was under direction of Coffey funeral home.
He is survived by his widow; young twin daughters, Patricia Kay and Phyllis Ray, home address; a brother, James Earl Evans, in the army; three sisters, Mrs. Tommie Segraves, Idabel; Mrs. Fred Hallett, Merced, Calif., and Miss Vannette Evans, Texarkana, and his mother, Mrs. Maude Evans, Goodwater.
McCurtain Gazette
Saturday, February 12, 1949
JOHN W. EVANS
January 30, 1917 ~ January 16, 1949
JOHN W. EVANS DROWNS SUNDAY IN BOAT ACCIDENT
John W. Evans, 32-year-old Broken Bow man, drowned in Mountain Fork river at Morgan's camp Sunday afternoon about 2 o'clock when the boat in which he and two companions, Jack Nugent and Melvin Teafatiller, were fishing was overturned throwing Evans into the swift current.
Nugent and Teafatiller saved themselves by clinging to brush until they removed their clothing and swam ashore. Evans was in the opposite end of the boat and out of reach of the limbs and brush.
The body had not been recovered as we go to press. High water and the swift current have hampered searchers in their efforts.
Broken Bow News
Thursday, January 20, 1949
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RIVER VICTIM'S BODY NOT FOUND
Continued search for the body of John W. Evans, 32, Broken Bow, who was drowned Sunday, has been to no avail.
A number of searching parties have made boat trips down Mountain Fork from the point of the mishap this week, but the only items found were the boat and two coats located Monday.
Evans drowned when the boat in which he was a passenger turned over after the swift high water threw it into brush.
McCurtain Gazette
Saturday, January 22, 1949
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SEARCH FOR BODY OF JOHN EVANS HALTED
Continued rain and high water have halted searchers in the effort to locate the body of John Evans, Broken Bow man who drowned in Mountain Fork river at Morgan's Camp Sunday, January 16, Game Ranger D. W. Kolb said this morning.
All efforts by searchers and all reported clues have proven fruitless.
Search will be resumed as soon as conditions permit.
Broken Bow News
Thursday, January 27, 1949
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LARGE SEARCH PLANNED FOR RIVER VICTIM
Sheriff Roan Makes Appeal For Volunteers
A large-scale search for the body of John W. Evans, 32, Broken Bow, will be conducted Sunday morning, Sheriff C. H. Roan said this morning.
In announcing plans for the search, Roan asked for volunteers from Idabel, Broken Bow and other county points. All searchers will meet at the Gem cafe in Broken Bow between 8 and 8:30 a. m. Sunday.
The search will be headed by Johnny Beavers, Broken Bow, and Jake Young, Idabel. They can use every man available.
Mountain Fork river is at the lowest level it has been since Evans was drowned in a fishing mishap January 16, and it should be even lower by Sunday morning, Roan said. He advises those who have them to wear rubber boots or other water-proof footwear.
The search will be conducted in drives down the banks of the stream, since the water has been so high that the body may be on high ground away from the river. Boats will also be used in the search.
Evans was drowned about 2 p. m. Sunday, January 16, when the high waters turned over the boat in whigh he and two companions were riding.
The other two managed to grab brush and avoid being swept into the swift waters in midstream.
Dozens of rumors concerning the finding of the body have been heard, but all have proved groundless to date.
Pfc. James Earl Evans, brother of the drowned man, has been granted an emergency furlough from his base in Germany and is due here in the next few days. His mother is seriously ill.
McCurtain Gazette
Saturday, January 29, 1949
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SEARCH FOR BODY OF JOHN W. EVANS RESULTS IN FAILURE
A large scale search for the body of John Evans, river victim of January 16th, ubder the direction of Game Ranger Johnnie Beavers, Broken Bow, and Jake Young of Idabel, was carried out Sunday morning without success.
Evans was drowned Sunday afternoon, January 16, when the boat in which he and two companions were crossing the river overturned throwing him into the swift current. His companions, Jack Nugent and Melvin Teafatiller, saved themselves by hanging onto brush, until they could remove some of their clothing and swim ashore.
Broken Bow News
Thursday, February 3, 1949
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BODY OF JOHN EVANS FOUND WEDNESDAY
The body of John W. Evans, 32, of Broken Bow, who drowned in Mountain Fork river January 16, was found Wednesday afternoon by two men who had conducted several unsuccessful searches for the body.
Jake Young and Kenneth Palmer, both of Idabel, found Evans' body lodged in some willow trees in the middle of the river, near Beavers Bend, about two miles from the spot where Evans was drowned.
Jack Nugent and Melvin Teafatiller, who were with Evans when the boat they were in capsized in swift waters while they were fishing, were able to save themselves.
The county attorney was conducting an investigation Wednesday.
Evans is survived by his wife; twin daughters, Phyllis Ray and Patricia Kay, all of Broken Bow; his mother, Mrs. Maud Evans of Goodwater; three sisters, Lorene Segraves of Idabel, Mrs. Pearl Hallett of California, and Miss Vanette Evans of Texarkana; and a brother, Pfc. James Earl Evans, who is home on an emergency leave from his base in Germany.
Funeral services are to be held Thursday (today) at the Denison cemetery in Idabel. W. W. Starnes, minister of the Church of Christ, will officiate. Graveside services will be conducted by the Broken Bow American Legion Post.
Broken Bow News
Thursday, February 10, 1949
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RIVER VICTIM'S BODY IS FOUND
Rites Are Held For John W. Evans
Three persistent searchers Wednesday found the body of John W. Evans, 32, Broken Bow, about two miles below Morgan's camp on Mountain Fork river where he drowned on the afternoon of January 16 in a fishing mishap.
The searchers, Jake Young, H. B. Young and Kenneth Palmer, made a daily search for two weeks after the tragedy and had made several since then, studying the current of the river.
They found the body near mid-stream lodged against a willow root at the head of the rapids about a mile above the dam at Beavers Bend. It was floating and held where it was by the current. Water was pouring over the body, but the three could tell by the mounded flow that something was under the surface.
After determining that it was the body, they called officers.
During the three and one-half weeks the body had been missing, more than two score men had searched the river.
Evans was drowned when the boat from which he and two companions, Melvin Teafatiller and Jack Nudget (Sic), also of Broken Bow, was overturned when thrown into brush by the swift current. The other two saved themselves by clinging to limbs.
Evans was born January 30, 1917, at Haworth and resided in McCurtain county most of his life. He had resided in Broken Bow for the past seven years. He was a truck driver, a veteran of World War II, and he attended the Church of Christ.
Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Thursday at Denison cemetery with Rev. W. W. Starnes officiating. Military services were conducted by the Broken Bow American Post.
A quartet of John Bain, Mickey Rainwater, Miss Doris Wallace and Burl Mays, accompanied by Mrs. Elena Foster, sang "Precious Memories" and "Farther Along".
Burial was under direction of Coffey funeral home.
He is survived by his widow; young twin daughters, Patricia Kay and Phyllis Ray, home address; a brother, James Earl Evans, in the army; three sisters, Mrs. Tommie Segraves, Idabel; Mrs. Fred Hallett, Merced, Calif., and Miss Vannette Evans, Texarkana, and his mother, Mrs. Maude Evans, Goodwater.
McCurtain Gazette
Saturday, February 12, 1949
In Memoriam
JOHN W. EVANS
January 30, 1917 ~ January 16, 1949
JOHN W. EVANS DROWNS SUNDAY IN BOAT ACCIDENT
John W. Evans, 32-year-old Broken Bow man, drowned in Mountain Fork river at Morgan's camp Sunday afternoon about 2 o'clock when the boat in which he and two companions, Jack Nugent and Melvin Teafatiller, were fishing was overturned throwing Evans into the swift current.
Nugent and Teafatiller saved themselves by clinging to brush until they removed their clothing and swam ashore. Evans was in the opposite end of the boat and out of reach of the limbs and brush.
The body had not been recovered as we go to press. High water and the swift current have hampered searchers in their efforts.
Broken Bow News
Thursday, January 20, 1949
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RIVER VICTIM'S BODY NOT FOUND
Continued search for the body of John W. Evans, 32, Broken Bow, who was drowned Sunday, has been to no avail.
A number of searching parties have made boat trips down Mountain Fork from the point of the mishap this week, but the only items found were the boat and two coats located Monday.
Evans drowned when the boat in which he was a passenger turned over after the swift high water threw it into brush.
McCurtain Gazette
Saturday, January 22, 1949
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SEARCH FOR BODY OF JOHN EVANS HALTED
Continued rain and high water have halted searchers in the effort to locate the body of John Evans, Broken Bow man who drowned in Mountain Fork river at Morgan's Camp Sunday, January 16, Game Ranger D. W. Kolb said this morning.
All efforts by searchers and all reported clues have proven fruitless.
Search will be resumed as soon as conditions permit.
Broken Bow News
Thursday, January 27, 1949
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LARGE SEARCH PLANNED FOR RIVER VICTIM
Sheriff Roan Makes Appeal For Volunteers
A large-scale search for the body of John W. Evans, 32, Broken Bow, will be conducted Sunday morning, Sheriff C. H. Roan said this morning.
In announcing plans for the search, Roan asked for volunteers from Idabel, Broken Bow and other county points. All searchers will meet at the Gem cafe in Broken Bow between 8 and 8:30 a. m. Sunday.
The search will be headed by Johnny Beavers, Broken Bow, and Jake Young, Idabel. They can use every man available.
Mountain Fork river is at the lowest level it has been since Evans was drowned in a fishing mishap January 16, and it should be even lower by Sunday morning, Roan said. He advises those who have them to wear rubber boots or other water-proof footwear.
The search will be conducted in drives down the banks of the stream, since the water has been so high that the body may be on high ground away from the river. Boats will also be used in the search.
Evans was drowned about 2 p. m. Sunday, January 16, when the high waters turned over the boat in whigh he and two companions were riding.
The other two managed to grab brush and avoid being swept into the swift waters in midstream.
Dozens of rumors concerning the finding of the body have been heard, but all have proved groundless to date.
Pfc. James Earl Evans, brother of the drowned man, has been granted an emergency furlough from his base in Germany and is due here in the next few days. His mother is seriously ill.
McCurtain Gazette
Saturday, January 29, 1949
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SEARCH FOR BODY OF JOHN W. EVANS RESULTS IN FAILURE
A large scale search for the body of John Evans, river victim of January 16th, ubder the direction of Game Ranger Johnnie Beavers, Broken Bow, and Jake Young of Idabel, was carried out Sunday morning without success.
Evans was drowned Sunday afternoon, January 16, when the boat in which he and two companions were crossing the river overturned throwing him into the swift current. His companions, Jack Nugent and Melvin Teafatiller, saved themselves by hanging onto brush, until they could remove some of their clothing and swim ashore.
Broken Bow News
Thursday, February 3, 1949
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BODY OF JOHN EVANS FOUND WEDNESDAY
The body of John W. Evans, 32, of Broken Bow, who drowned in Mountain Fork river January 16, was found Wednesday afternoon by two men who had conducted several unsuccessful searches for the body.
Jake Young and Kenneth Palmer, both of Idabel, found Evans' body lodged in some willow trees in the middle of the river, near Beavers Bend, about two miles from the spot where Evans was drowned.
Jack Nugent and Melvin Teafatiller, who were with Evans when the boat they were in capsized in swift waters while they were fishing, were able to save themselves.
The county attorney was conducting an investigation Wednesday.
Evans is survived by his wife; twin daughters, Phyllis Ray and Patricia Kay, all of Broken Bow; his mother, Mrs. Maud Evans of Goodwater; three sisters, Lorene Segraves of Idabel, Mrs. Pearl Hallett of California, and Miss Vanette Evans of Texarkana; and a brother, Pfc. James Earl Evans, who is home on an emergency leave from his base in Germany.
Funeral services are to be held Thursday (today) at the Denison cemetery in Idabel. W. W. Starnes, minister of the Church of Christ, will officiate. Graveside services will be conducted by the Broken Bow American Legion Post.
Broken Bow News
Thursday, February 10, 1949
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RIVER VICTIM'S BODY IS FOUND
Rites Are Held For John W. Evans
Three persistent searchers Wednesday found the body of John W. Evans, 32, Broken Bow, about two miles below Morgan's camp on Mountain Fork river where he drowned on the afternoon of January 16 in a fishing mishap.
The searchers, Jake Young, H. B. Young and Kenneth Palmer, made a daily search for two weeks after the tragedy and had made several since then, studying the current of the river.
They found the body near mid-stream lodged against a willow root at the head of the rapids about a mile above the dam at Beavers Bend. It was floating and held where it was by the current. Water was pouring over the body, but the three could tell by the mounded flow that something was under the surface.
After determining that it was the body, they called officers.
During the three and one-half weeks the body had been missing, more than two score men had searched the river.
Evans was drowned when the boat from which he and two companions, Melvin Teafatiller and Jack Nudget (Sic), also of Broken Bow, was overturned when thrown into brush by the swift current. The other two saved themselves by clinging to limbs.
Evans was born January 30, 1917, at Haworth and resided in McCurtain county most of his life. He had resided in Broken Bow for the past seven years. He was a truck driver, a veteran of World War II, and he attended the Church of Christ.
Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Thursday at Denison cemetery with Rev. W. W. Starnes officiating. Military services were conducted by the Broken Bow American Post.
A quartet of John Bain, Mickey Rainwater, Miss Doris Wallace and Burl Mays, accompanied by Mrs. Elena Foster, sang "Precious Memories" and "Farther Along".
Burial was under direction of Coffey funeral home.
He is survived by his widow; young twin daughters, Patricia Kay and Phyllis Ray, home address; a brother, James Earl Evans, in the army; three sisters, Mrs. Tommie Segraves, Idabel; Mrs. Fred Hallett, Merced, Calif., and Miss Vannette Evans, Texarkana, and his mother, Mrs. Maude Evans, Goodwater.
McCurtain Gazette
Saturday, February 12, 1949
JOHN W. EVANS
January 30, 1917 ~ January 16, 1949
JOHN W. EVANS DROWNS SUNDAY IN BOAT ACCIDENT
John W. Evans, 32-year-old Broken Bow man, drowned in Mountain Fork river at Morgan's camp Sunday afternoon about 2 o'clock when the boat in which he and two companions, Jack Nugent and Melvin Teafatiller, were fishing was overturned throwing Evans into the swift current.
Nugent and Teafatiller saved themselves by clinging to brush until they removed their clothing and swam ashore. Evans was in the opposite end of the boat and out of reach of the limbs and brush.
The body had not been recovered as we go to press. High water and the swift current have hampered searchers in their efforts.
Broken Bow News
Thursday, January 20, 1949
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RIVER VICTIM'S BODY NOT FOUND
Continued search for the body of John W. Evans, 32, Broken Bow, who was drowned Sunday, has been to no avail.
A number of searching parties have made boat trips down Mountain Fork from the point of the mishap this week, but the only items found were the boat and two coats located Monday.
Evans drowned when the boat in which he was a passenger turned over after the swift high water threw it into brush.
McCurtain Gazette
Saturday, January 22, 1949
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SEARCH FOR BODY OF JOHN EVANS HALTED
Continued rain and high water have halted searchers in the effort to locate the body of John Evans, Broken Bow man who drowned in Mountain Fork river at Morgan's Camp Sunday, January 16, Game Ranger D. W. Kolb said this morning.
All efforts by searchers and all reported clues have proven fruitless.
Search will be resumed as soon as conditions permit.
Broken Bow News
Thursday, January 27, 1949
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LARGE SEARCH PLANNED FOR RIVER VICTIM
Sheriff Roan Makes Appeal For Volunteers
A large-scale search for the body of John W. Evans, 32, Broken Bow, will be conducted Sunday morning, Sheriff C. H. Roan said this morning.
In announcing plans for the search, Roan asked for volunteers from Idabel, Broken Bow and other county points. All searchers will meet at the Gem cafe in Broken Bow between 8 and 8:30 a. m. Sunday.
The search will be headed by Johnny Beavers, Broken Bow, and Jake Young, Idabel. They can use every man available.
Mountain Fork river is at the lowest level it has been since Evans was drowned in a fishing mishap January 16, and it should be even lower by Sunday morning, Roan said. He advises those who have them to wear rubber boots or other water-proof footwear.
The search will be conducted in drives down the banks of the stream, since the water has been so high that the body may be on high ground away from the river. Boats will also be used in the search.
Evans was drowned about 2 p. m. Sunday, January 16, when the high waters turned over the boat in whigh he and two companions were riding.
The other two managed to grab brush and avoid being swept into the swift waters in midstream.
Dozens of rumors concerning the finding of the body have been heard, but all have proved groundless to date.
Pfc. James Earl Evans, brother of the drowned man, has been granted an emergency furlough from his base in Germany and is due here in the next few days. His mother is seriously ill.
McCurtain Gazette
Saturday, January 29, 1949
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SEARCH FOR BODY OF JOHN W. EVANS RESULTS IN FAILURE
A large scale search for the body of John Evans, river victim of January 16th, ubder the direction of Game Ranger Johnnie Beavers, Broken Bow, and Jake Young of Idabel, was carried out Sunday morning without success.
Evans was drowned Sunday afternoon, January 16, when the boat in which he and two companions were crossing the river overturned throwing him into the swift current. His companions, Jack Nugent and Melvin Teafatiller, saved themselves by hanging onto brush, until they could remove some of their clothing and swim ashore.
Broken Bow News
Thursday, February 3, 1949
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BODY OF JOHN EVANS FOUND WEDNESDAY
The body of John W. Evans, 32, of Broken Bow, who drowned in Mountain Fork river January 16, was found Wednesday afternoon by two men who had conducted several unsuccessful searches for the body.
Jake Young and Kenneth Palmer, both of Idabel, found Evans' body lodged in some willow trees in the middle of the river, near Beavers Bend, about two miles from the spot where Evans was drowned.
Jack Nugent and Melvin Teafatiller, who were with Evans when the boat they were in capsized in swift waters while they were fishing, were able to save themselves.
The county attorney was conducting an investigation Wednesday.
Evans is survived by his wife; twin daughters, Phyllis Ray and Patricia Kay, all of Broken Bow; his mother, Mrs. Maud Evans of Goodwater; three sisters, Lorene Segraves of Idabel, Mrs. Pearl Hallett of California, and Miss Vanette Evans of Texarkana; and a brother, Pfc. James Earl Evans, who is home on an emergency leave from his base in Germany.
Funeral services are to be held Thursday (today) at the Denison cemetery in Idabel. W. W. Starnes, minister of the Church of Christ, will officiate. Graveside services will be conducted by the Broken Bow American Legion Post.
Broken Bow News
Thursday, February 10, 1949
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RIVER VICTIM'S BODY IS FOUND
Rites Are Held For John W. Evans
Three persistent searchers Wednesday found the body of John W. Evans, 32, Broken Bow, about two miles below Morgan's camp on Mountain Fork river where he drowned on the afternoon of January 16 in a fishing mishap.
The searchers, Jake Young, H. B. Young and Kenneth Palmer, made a daily search for two weeks after the tragedy and had made several since then, studying the current of the river.
They found the body near mid-stream lodged against a willow root at the head of the rapids about a mile above the dam at Beavers Bend. It was floating and held where it was by the current. Water was pouring over the body, but the three could tell by the mounded flow that something was under the surface.
After determining that it was the body, they called officers.
During the three and one-half weeks the body had been missing, more than two score men had searched the river.
Evans was drowned when the boat from which he and two companions, Melvin Teafatiller and Jack Nudget (Sic), also of Broken Bow, was overturned when thrown into brush by the swift current. The other two saved themselves by clinging to limbs.
Evans was born January 30, 1917, at Haworth and resided in McCurtain county most of his life. He had resided in Broken Bow for the past seven years. He was a truck driver, a veteran of World War II, and he attended the Church of Christ.
Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Thursday at Denison cemetery with Rev. W. W. Starnes officiating. Military services were conducted by the Broken Bow American Post.
A quartet of John Bain, Mickey Rainwater, Miss Doris Wallace and Burl Mays, accompanied by Mrs. Elena Foster, sang "Precious Memories" and "Farther Along".
Burial was under direction of Coffey funeral home.
He is survived by his widow; young twin daughters, Patricia Kay and Phyllis Ray, home address; a brother, James Earl Evans, in the army; three sisters, Mrs. Tommie Segraves, Idabel; Mrs. Fred Hallett, Merced, Calif., and Miss Vannette Evans, Texarkana, and his mother, Mrs. Maude Evans, Goodwater.
McCurtain Gazette
Saturday, February 12, 1949
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