Obituary of Harvel Barton, Walker, Alabama http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/walker/obits/ob49barton.txt ======================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed and copyrighted by: Willie Barton ==================================================================== August 2003 The Mountain Eagle newspaper 10/5/1932 Harvel Barton, seven year old son of Mr. and Mrs. John William Barton of Boldo was smothered to death in a pile of cotton at the family home last Saturday. The boy who had not been going to school was not well Saturday and his mother wanted him to take some medicine but he objected to taking it. Finally he said he'd take it if his mother would let him play in the cotton pile. The child was gone a long time and his mother, becoming uneasy, went out to look for him. The boy dug a hole down thru the cotton with his hands, his body gradually going deeper as he dug and suddenly the cotton caved in on him. Funeral was at Boldo Sunday. Surviving are the parents and a sister.