Friday January 22, 1926
H. H. Hoeft is Dead at Kildare, Texas 
News of Sudden Death Reached His Home Here Early Today

News of the sudden death of H. H. Hoeft, 53 years old, prominent resident 
of Longview, last night, shortly after midnite at Kildare, Texas, reached 
Longview early this morning and brought great sorrow to his family and many 
friends here.

Mr Hoeft had just gone to Kildare to relieve the railroad telegraph operator 
there. He has been in failing health for the past year.

H.H. Hoeft is survived by his widow in Longview, and two children, Herman and 
Miss Pearl Hoeft. He was born in Milwaukee, Wis., where his mother, a brother 
and sister reside. He came to Texas nearly thirty years ago and for the most 
of that time had been in the employ of the Texas & Pacific railroad, serving 
continously as dispatcher at Mineola for seventeen years, and six years in 
Longview.

Mr Hoeft was a faithful member of the Baptist church and was a deacon of the 
First Baptist church of Longview.

The funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at the family 
home in Longview, conducted by the Rev John L. Whorton, pastor of the First 
Baptist church, after which Masons will take charge of the body and conduct 
services with the Masonic ritual at Grace Hill cemetery, in which burial will 
be made.

Active pallbearers are: Charles Miller, H.B. Oden, J.W. Gordon, Thos D. 
Campbell, Jas. Young and W. J. Broadfoot.