Houston County AlArchives Obituaries.....Beasley, Lonnie W. January 6, 1930 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Kenneth Stacy klstacyfamily@aol.com December 13, 2009, 7:00 pm The Huntsville Daily Times, Monday, January 6, 1930 Found With Top of His Head Blown Off DOTHAN. Jan. 6 –(AP)- Lonnie W. Beasley, 45-year-old tenant farmer was found dead in his home near Gordon, Houston county, today with the top of his head blown away by a charge from a shotgun. A coroner’s verdict of suicide was rendered. Beasley was said to have been intoxicated last night and attacked his wife who is in a serious condition. She made her way to a neighbor’s home last night and today an investigation resulted in the finding of Beasley’s body. His dog had been shot to death and evidence of an attempt to burn his residence was found. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/houston/obits/b/beasley740ob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/alfiles/ File size: 1.2 Kb