Martha "Mattie" Temperance McAllister (McAlester) Bugg was married to William Thomas Bugg. They had six children: Ollie Lee, Judy, William Benjamin, Lon Jackson, James Franklin, and an infant who died at birth. She was the daughter of Judge William Jackson McAlester and Elizabeth Holcomb McAlester. Martha, husband, children, and parents are all buried at Steep Hill Cemetery. Martha McAlester and William Thomas Bugg donated the land to establish Steep Hill Cemetery. Their parents graves are the oldest in the cemetery.
Martha McAllister Bugg and her husband, William Thomas Bugg, owned large tracts of land, and engaged in the mercantile business in Barling. Martha and William Thomas, and Martha's sister, Louisa and her husband, James W. Rutherford, purchased and donated three acres of land to expand Steep Hill Cemetery beyond the original half acre which belonged to the Bugg family. Therefore, the graves of their parents and some of their siblings are the oldest in the cemetery.
*Martha's actual surname was McAllister. Her brothers, James Jackson and Nathaniel (Doc), founders of McAlester Oklahoma, changed the spelling of their name to McAlester. As a result, it is seen written both ways.
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Obituary of Martha Bugg:
MRS. MARTHA BUGG PASSES INTO SLEEP
"Mrs. Martha T. Bugg, one of the oldest residents of the county, and one of Sebastian's best known and most widely respected people, died about 1 o'clock Christmas morning, at the family home at Barling, after a rather brief illness.
Mrs. Bugg was born and reared in this county, and was 73 years old at the time of her death. Her family was among the pioneers in this section, and always was prominent in the life of this part of the state. She was the wife of T.W. Bugg, who served his county as sheriff, with distinction and honor, and who survives her. Three sons also survive, these being W.D. Bugg and L.J. Bugg, both of Barling, and J.F. Bugg of Lavaca. In addition, Mrs. Bugg leaves a brother, J.J. McAlester, of McAlester, Okla., the town having been named after the McAlester family.
The funeral will be held at 11 o'clock this morning, from the home at Barling, and interment will be in the Scoop (Steep) Hill cemetery. Scores of old friends from Fort Smith will journey to Barling this morning, to pay their last tribute of sorrow and affection to the deceased."
The Southwest American, Wednesday Morning, December 26, 1917
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Martha McAllister Bugg and her husband, William Thomas Bugg, owned large tracts of land, and engaged in the mercantile business in Barling. Martha and William Thomas, and Martha's sister, Louisa and her husband, James W. Rutherford, purchased and donated three acres of land to expand Steep Hill Cemetery beyond the original half acre which belonged to the Bugg family. Therefore, the graves of their parents and some of their siblings are the oldest in the cemetery.
*Martha's actual surname was McAllister. Her brothers, James Jackson and Nathaniel (Doc), founders of McAlester Oklahoma, changed the spelling of their name to McAlester. As a result, it is seen written both ways.
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Obituary of Martha Bugg:
MRS. MARTHA BUGG PASSES INTO SLEEP
"Mrs. Martha T. Bugg, one of the oldest residents of the county, and one of Sebastian's best known and most widely respected people, died about 1 o'clock Christmas morning, at the family home at Barling, after a rather brief illness.
Mrs. Bugg was born and reared in this county, and was 73 years old at the time of her death. Her family was among the pioneers in this section, and always was prominent in the life of this part of the state. She was the wife of T.W. Bugg, who served his county as sheriff, with distinction and honor, and who survives her. Three sons also survive, these being W.D. Bugg and L.J. Bugg, both of Barling, and J.F. Bugg of Lavaca. In addition, Mrs. Bugg leaves a brother, J.J. McAlester, of McAlester, Okla., the town having been named after the McAlester family.
The funeral will be held at 11 o'clock this morning, from the home at Barling, and interment will be in the Scoop (Steep) Hill cemetery. Scores of old friends from Fort Smith will journey to Barling this morning, to pay their last tribute of sorrow and affection to the deceased."
The Southwest American, Wednesday Morning, December 26, 1917
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Martha "Mattie" Temperance McAllister (McAlester) Bugg was married to William Thomas Bugg. They had six children: Ollie Lee, Judy, William Benjamin, Lon Jackson, James Franklin, and an infant who died at birth. She was the daughter of Judge William Jackson McAlester and Elizabeth Holcomb McAlester. Martha, husband, children, and parents are all buried at Steep Hill Cemetery. Martha McAlester and William Thomas Bugg donated the land to establish Steep Hill Cemetery. Their parents graves are the oldest in the cemetery.
Martha McAllister Bugg and her husband, William Thomas Bugg, owned large tracts of land, and engaged in the mercantile business in Barling. Martha and William Thomas, and Martha's sister, Louisa and her husband, James W. Rutherford, purchased and donated three acres of land to expand Steep Hill Cemetery beyond the original half acre which belonged to the Bugg family. Therefore, the graves of their parents and some of their siblings are the oldest in the cemetery.
*Martha's actual surname was McAllister. Her brothers, James Jackson and Nathaniel (Doc), founders of McAlester Oklahoma, changed the spelling of their name to McAlester. As a result, it is seen written both ways.
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Obituary of Martha Bugg:
MRS. MARTHA BUGG PASSES INTO SLEEP
"Mrs. Martha T. Bugg, one of the oldest residents of the county, and one of Sebastian's best known and most widely respected people, died about 1 o'clock Christmas morning, at the family home at Barling, after a rather brief illness.
Mrs. Bugg was born and reared in this county, and was 73 years old at the time of her death. Her family was among the pioneers in this section, and always was prominent in the life of this part of the state. She was the wife of T.W. Bugg, who served his county as sheriff, with distinction and honor, and who survives her. Three sons also survive, these being W.D. Bugg and L.J. Bugg, both of Barling, and J.F. Bugg of Lavaca. In addition, Mrs. Bugg leaves a brother, J.J. McAlester, of McAlester, Okla., the town having been named after the McAlester family.
The funeral will be held at 11 o'clock this morning, from the home at Barling, and interment will be in the Scoop (Steep) Hill cemetery. Scores of old friends from Fort Smith will journey to Barling this morning, to pay their last tribute of sorrow and affection to the deceased."
The Southwest American, Wednesday Morning, December 26, 1917
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Martha McAllister Bugg and her husband, William Thomas Bugg, owned large tracts of land, and engaged in the mercantile business in Barling. Martha and William Thomas, and Martha's sister, Louisa and her husband, James W. Rutherford, purchased and donated three acres of land to expand Steep Hill Cemetery beyond the original half acre which belonged to the Bugg family. Therefore, the graves of their parents and some of their siblings are the oldest in the cemetery.
*Martha's actual surname was McAllister. Her brothers, James Jackson and Nathaniel (Doc), founders of McAlester Oklahoma, changed the spelling of their name to McAlester. As a result, it is seen written both ways.
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Obituary of Martha Bugg:
MRS. MARTHA BUGG PASSES INTO SLEEP
"Mrs. Martha T. Bugg, one of the oldest residents of the county, and one of Sebastian's best known and most widely respected people, died about 1 o'clock Christmas morning, at the family home at Barling, after a rather brief illness.
Mrs. Bugg was born and reared in this county, and was 73 years old at the time of her death. Her family was among the pioneers in this section, and always was prominent in the life of this part of the state. She was the wife of T.W. Bugg, who served his county as sheriff, with distinction and honor, and who survives her. Three sons also survive, these being W.D. Bugg and L.J. Bugg, both of Barling, and J.F. Bugg of Lavaca. In addition, Mrs. Bugg leaves a brother, J.J. McAlester, of McAlester, Okla., the town having been named after the McAlester family.
The funeral will be held at 11 o'clock this morning, from the home at Barling, and interment will be in the Scoop (Steep) Hill cemetery. Scores of old friends from Fort Smith will journey to Barling this morning, to pay their last tribute of sorrow and affection to the deceased."
The Southwest American, Wednesday Morning, December 26, 1917
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