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Joseph E. Mellott, Deputy U. S. Marshal

J. E. Mellott, City Salesman and Rancher, Is Dead

October 8, 1943—The Oklahoman—Joseph E. Mellott, 75, died Thursday following a heart attack  in his home at 6400 NW 11.

            Mellott, a retired salesman and rancher, had lived in Okalahoma 73 years.  He was a deputy United States marshal in territorial days

            Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mary Mellott, of the home address, and two sons and two daughters by former marriage.  The sons are Elmer Mellott, northwest of city; and Elmer Mellott, of Drumright; the daughters, Mrs. Ruth Newson and Mrs. J. P. Ryan, both of Drumright.  His first wife died at Tipton in 1913.

Services will be conducted at 4 p.m. Friday in the Gaskill funeral home at Shawnee.  Burial will be at Tipton.

Joseph W. Miller, D. U. S. Marshal

FUNERAL RITES SET FOR CITY PIONEER

March 6, 1934—Daily Oklahoman—Rites for Joseph W. Miller, 67 years old, pioneer city peace officer, who died Monday morning after a brief illness at his home.  Burial will be in Sunny Land Cemetery.

            Active bearers named Monday afternoon were Chester Tanner, A. L. Foote, Joe Patterson, Bill Holder, Gus Ward and M. A. Long.  Honorary bearers include C. F. Colcord, Dr. J. A. Ryan, J. R. Keaton, John R. Wright, J. M. Owens and Frank Weaver.  An ‘89er, Miller was an early day policeman here and for a time was a deputy United States marshal. 

John Morrison, D. U. S. Marshalwas killed on July 17, 1907 )

Taken To Muskogee

United States Deputy Marshal got Man with Many Railway Tickets

September 10, 1904--Kansas City, MO--J. E. Morrison a deputy United States marshal from Muskogee, I. T. came to Kansas City yesterday afternoon and left a few hours later, taking back with him Edgar C. Simpson, arrested by Detectives Bradley, Dwyer and Raftery on Union Avenue last Monday while he was trying to dispose of railroad tickets valued at several hundred dollars.  Simpson was held on a warrant from the federal court and went to Indian Territory without a requisition.

John Mulkey, D. U. S. Marshal

John Mulkey, Peace Officer, Pioneer, Dies

Western Oklahoma Man Retired, Came To City in 1911

June 7, 1941—The Oklahoman—John Allen Mulkey, a pioneer Oklahoma resident and a former United State deputy marshal of Western Oklahoma died Saturday afternoon at his home, 721 Northwest Twenty-Second Street. He was 78 yeas old and had been ill several months.

            Born in Austin, Texas, August 15, 1863, he came to Dewey County in the run of 1893 and served as county sheriff there for six years.  Later he was a deputy United States Marshal.

            After leaving public office, he engaged in stock raising, retired and came to Oklahoma City in 1911, where he had been since.

            He was a member of the Masonic lodge, a member of the Woodmen of the World and of the I. O. O. F. and was active in the Presbyterian Church.

            Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Nannie E. Mulkey, a daughter, Mrs. Myrtle M. Patterson, and a grandson, Harry A. Patterson, all of the home address:  A nephew E. A. Fariss, 232 NW 35^th St; a brother B. J. Mulkey, Happy, Texas, and four sisters, Mrs. Callie Nichols, Houston, Mrs. Levina Simmons and Mrs. Inez Davis, both of Austin, and Mrs. Sally Medlin, Lamesa, Texas.

            Services and burial will be in Leedy.