L.W. Harkey Obit

Hooker Ridge Cemetery

Rains Co. Cemeteries of Tx

Submitted by Elaine Nall Bay

September 3, 1915
Former Senator Died at Emory--From Thursday's Daily
This morning L.W. Harkey received a letter from his son, Lester Harkey, who lives at Emory, saying that, Captain Thomas M. Cain was dying in his home in Emory. The letter was written yesterday afternoon and last night Captain S.R. Etter received a message that Mr. Cain passed away at 5 o'clock and that the burial would take place today at 12 o'clock in Hooker's burial ground, following services conducted by pastor of the Methodist church of Emory. Thus passes one of the noted characters of Hunt and Rains counties. He located before the war, about sixty years ago, at Hooker's mill near what is Lone Oak now and he went in to merchandise. Later he formed a partnership with a Mr. Davis who yet lives at Point. When the Civil War broke out he came to this place, then a village, and joined Company H, 11th Texas Calvary and saw service in this company, and today Captain Etter said, that the made a faithful soldier. After the war he resumed business at Hooker and remained there doing a mercantile business. Later he moved to Emory and took a considerable part in the organization of Rains County. He represented the county in the Lower House and also the district in the Senate, he being nominated at Farmersville following a bitter struggle for the nomination on the part of the late E.W. Harris and T.E. Byrd. He served two years and never offered for re-election. At the time of his death he was more than 80 years of age, and had, had an interesting career. He was a member of the Methodist church and had been for many years. He was made a Mason at Lone Oak some 40 years ago. He accumulated considerable property and was faithful to every charge in private and public life. He married the daughter of Judge Hooker and after her death, he married Mrs. Gilmore at Emory. He leaves this widow and a number of children, numerous relatives and many friends to mourn his death.---Greenville Banner