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Notes for Margarette HOFSAS


Her obituary said:

"Mrs Hugh P. Rigney, nineteen years old, wife of Lieutenant HughP . Rigney, Jr, of Arthur, was instantly killed at 7 o'clock Tuesdayeven ing when an automobile in which she was riding turned over on theSprin gfield road, one and one half miles from Arcola....." It goeson to gi ve her birth date, maiden name, marriage date and mother'sname.

And another:

"Throng Attends Rigney Funeral

Arthur, July 11-The funeral of Mrs Margaret Hofsac Rigney, wife ofLieu t. Hugh Rigney of this city who was killed in an automobileaccident ne ar Arcola Tuesday night was conducted from the Vine StreetChristian Ch urch here (Atwood) at 2:30 this afternoon (Friday) byRev. Joel T. Davi s of Tuscola.
The church was filled to overflowing and it was the largestfunera l held here in years. Burial was in the Arthur cemetery.
The active pallbearers were Inscoe (?) Day, Garold Barnhardt,Fred W iley, Wilber Storey, Ervin Day and Warren Wierman.
The honorary pallbearers were Ota Day, Gladys Cameron, Bomrile(?) R oberts, Lena Jamper (?), Grace Roberts, Maurine Stevenson andHollace M uire,
The flowers were in charge of Marie Bowman, Cleone Rose, MaudeVan V leet, Blanche Van Vleet, Dorothy Smith, Lela Billman, SabraEdmonson, L ena Randall and Nellie Thrasher."
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