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Oran O. OldhamSONORA — Funeral services /or Oran O. Oldham, 76’ re I i red newspaperman and naturalist who died in Sonora yesterday,1 will he held al 2 PM Monday in the Ter/ic’h Wilson Funeral ITcme wilh I he Rev. Will Call*, han ol the Chapel in the Pines officiating Interment will he itt ; Mounlam Shadow Cemeiery, Sonora.Oldham was a native of Arkansas City, Ark., where at the age of 14 he assumed charge of the family ranch when his father became ill and operated it for I wo years, f ie later was In the cattle business when the*. Cherokee Strip was opened,* and lie ran cattle over the territory during the hectic days of its operation. When the Strip was closed, Oldham became associated with the border patrol, from which the FBI was horn. He carries several $ears on his body from engagements with rlopo smugglers and cattle rustlers in I he border area.Later, becoming interested in the newspaper business, Oldham worked on many newspapers throughout the country,' spending about 20 years on periodicals in California. Dining, this time he frequently \vo\ildtake lime off during the summer and hike the Sierra Ne-vadas, AI one time he was credited with knowing more about the Sierra 1 rails, rnads and lakes than any other man.During his newspaper work, he became associated with many stage personages, who since have become stars in ihelr individual fields.Oldham leaves his widow, Mrs, ,Margaret Oldham of So-nora; three daughters and a son by a former marriage, resi. dents of Texas; three granddaughters, a grandson and a great grandchild.. -« »-*■—-.
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Modesto Bee and News Herald
Modesto, California, US
Sat, Feb 18, 1956
Page 7
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