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service in World War 1
Clarence R McCubbins, the second son of Churchill Hilton and Lillie May Denman McCubbins, died at age 76. His his great grandfather was Civil War Captain Zackariah H. McCubbins.
His body was found Thursday near the Fort Supply dam. He had been missing since walking away from the Western State Hospital November 10, 1961, where he had been a patient since July 27, 1960.
He was a former professional prize fighter; and welterweight champion of the world. It was disputed because he didn't have absolute clear title. There was someone is South America that was also claiming the title. Clarence boarded a ship in Seattle Washington and was on his way to South America; he got as far as San Francisco, spending the entire time hanging over the rail. He was deathly ill and got off the ship in San Francisco and said the guy could have the title; he wasn't going on. As a result he never had clear title.
When Clarence first started fighting he didn't want his mother to know, she was a very religious lady, so he fought under the name of "Wild Cat Ferns" and "Kid Ferns". Clarence couldn't resist a good fight and was picked up by a manager, where he fought mostly out of Kansas City, Missouri between 1909-1922.
He earned a lot of money in those days when he was on top, but it was easy come easy go as he didn't know much about saving for a rainy day. He fought in the July 4, 1912 Dewey, Oklahoma fight that was attempted to be stopped by the National Guard without success. The fight was between "Wild Cat Ferns" and Art Magirl which ended in a draw. His total record was 41 wins (KO24), 12 losses,
(KO4), 13 draws.
He married Alma Muncy January 5, 1914 and from this union were two boys, Clarence Ferns McCubbins, CPA and Robert Raymond McCubbins, Noble County Judge. He was well know throughout the southwest. In later years he had farmed in the Billings and Marland areas.
Survivors include his wife; Alma Muncy McCubbins: sons, Noble County Judge Robert R McCubbins, Billings; Clarence F. McCubbins, Enid: a brother Ernest, Jackson, MS; and four grandchildren.
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