The Sunday Gazetteer
Sunday, September 18, 1892
pg. 4

LOCAL CONDENSATIONS
Monday - Mr. and Mrs. John Sugg's baby boy died Sunday.  The remains are to be interred this evening.

The Denison Press
Thursday, November 1, 1934
pg. 1

Funeral services for John T. Suggs, prominent Denison attorney, who died suddenly at his home, 1023 W. Gandy street, Wednesday, will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at St. Luke's Episcopal church, Rev. Harry Lee Virden officiating.  Burial will be
at Fairview cemetery.
Mr. Suggs, a Denison resident practically all his lifetime, was active in the political growth of the city.  He was born in Denison February 2, 1873, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Suggs.  He received his early education in the public schools here and later entered the law office of Judge W.M. Peck to study for admittance to the bar.  He married at Arcola, Illinois, January 1, 1903.
He was prominently identified in the building of Denison, serving as chairman under the old aldermanic form of government.  As a young attorney, he was a member of the committee that in 1907 drew up the present city charter, changing the city to a commission form.  He was elected commissioner under the new form of rule, serving a short term of one year and two other terms of two years each.  During his term as commissioner, Mr. Suggs, with the late Dr. Alex W. Acheson, then mayor of Denison, and P.H. Robin purchased land and built the present city lake, insuring Denison of a large water supply  He later served four years as city attorney under Mayor C.T. McElvaney.
Mr. Suggs was interested in building the Kansas, Oklahoma and Gulf railroad between Denison and Muskogee, Oklahoma, being vice president of that line north of the Red River and president of the Texas lines from Red River to Denison.  In addition to his railroad activities, he served as attorney and director in the State National bank of Denison; was state manager of the Southern Surety Co. for a long period and for the past few years was joint receiver for that company maintaining an office in Dallas.  He had other business connections in both Dallas and Denison.
Mr. Suggs was a city commissioner when Arthur H. Coffin, who died Wednesday at the age of eighty-three, was elected city tax assessor and collector in 1911.
He was a member of the Rod and Gun club, the Masonic  Lodge of Denison, and served on many important committees in connection with civic activities here.
Mr. Suggs is survived by his widow; two daughters, Miss Virginia Suggs of Denison and Mrs. James McShane of Nashville, Tennessee, one son, Thomas Suggs, Dallas attorney, and two sisters, Mrs. A.D. Bethard of Dallas and Mrs. Lula Huddleston of Houston.


The Denison Press
Friday, November 2, 1934
pg. 1

Funeral services for John T. Suggs, Denison attorney, were held Friday morning at St. Luke's church.
Pallbearers were R.W. Stoddard, W.L. Peterson, J.W. Madden, J.L. Greer, E.E. Davis, J.W. Whitehurst, George C. Knaur and Oliver W. Hayes.

The Denison Press
Wednesday, October 27, 1937

Funeral services for Miss Virginia Suggs, 27, who succumbed to a lengthy illness Tuesday morning, were held at the Episcopal church Wednesday morning, with Rev. Harry Lee Virden officiating. Interment was held at Fairview with Short-Murray directing.
Miss Suggs was the daughter of Mrs. John T. Suggs and sister to Tom Suggs, Denison attorney and Chamber of  Commerce president.