Lipscomb County Cemeteries Page: 189
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April 9, 1947; the mother, Opal A Wingfield, Dec 10, 1903 - April 9, 1947; a son,
Michael A Wingfield, May 26, 1943 - April 9, 1947; and a daughter, Diana Faye
Wingfield, July 24, 1945 - April 9, 1947.7
Two local legends who lived in the Higgins area the same time as Will Rogers did
are buried in the Higgins Cemetery. They are George Sennett, also known as the Irish
Lad, and Frank Ewing, who remained a lifelong friend of Rogers.
A well-known horse race between Rogers and Sennett took place in Higgins. The
quarter-mile race was won by Rogers. In the fall of 1898, the Irish Lad plowed up the
streets of Higgins, and Rogers used the incident in an article he wrote about President
Hoover's speech in which Hoover stated, "If the Democrats win, this will bring hardship
to every fireside in America, the grass will grow in five hundred streets."8
Ewing and Rogers became friends when Will worked on the ranch owned by
Frank's family. After Roger's death, his widow did not want his horse Soapsuds to be
brought to Amarillo for part of the memorial. She consented only if Frank would take
charge of the horse, saddle, and bridle. Ewing and Soapsuds led the parade with the band
playing "Empty Saddles."9
Currently burial sites are available at a cost of $25 for a two-person plot, a half lot
(four persons) is $50, and a full lot is $100.10
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Kraft, LaVaun. Lipscomb County Cemeteries, book, April 2006; Lipscomb, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth36168/m1/189/?q=waller+county: accessed June 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Wolf Creek Heritage Museum.