Martha Lakel, 74, Hon. W.A. Graham, 84, Have Died, Dec. 25,1923

Mrs. Lakel Dead. . . The Mother of Mrs. N.N. Cupp and Mrs. John W. Hester

Mrs. Martha Lakel, aged 74, wife of Samuel Lakel, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. N.N. Cupp at Somerset, Pa., Friday night. Mrs. Lakel had been in bad health for several months but her death came as a great surprise to her loved ones. She was well known in Oxford as she resided here for several years while her daughter, Mrs. Cupp, lived in Oxford. She is survived by her husband, two daughters, Mrs. N.N. Cupp and Mrs. John W. Hester of Oxford; two grandchildren, Mrs. W.L. Livengood of Oxford and Miss Elizabeth Cupp. The funeral will be conducted at Somerset, Penn., on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. John Hester and Mr. Lakel left Saturday to attend the funeral.

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Hon. W.A. Graham Dead. . . The Commissioner of Agriculture Was a Brother of Judge A.W. Graham

Hon. W.A. Graham, for many years commissioner of agriculture, died at Rex Hospital Raleigh last Sunday night, aged 84 years. Pneumonia was the cause of his death.

Judge Graham was at the bedside of his brother when the call came. Mr. A.W. Graham Jr. and other members of the family will attend the burial in Cleveland county, near Shelby, today.

From the front page of the Oxford Public Ledger, Dec. 25, 1923