Taylor-Macon County GaArchives Obituaries.....Leila S. Rodgers November 23 1910
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The Butler Herald, November 29, 1910
The Butler Herald
November 29, 1910
Page Three

A Sad Tragedy

Leila Rodgers, a Five Years Old Girl Accidentally Shot by its Mother, Mrs. Dave 
Rodgers

A story that is indeed most thrilling is told of the mother of a bright and 
beautiful 5 years of age girl, accidentally shooting and killing her own the 
day before Thanksgiving.  The mother is prostrated with grief while the tender 
form of her child quietly rests beneath the sod.  The parties to this sad 
occurrence are Mrs. D.T. Rodgers, her husband and their little daughter, 
Leila.  These were enroute from their home in Macon County to the home of 
relatives in this county where they had intended spending Thanksgiving.  They 
stopped at Miona Springs for dinner, and before leaving the scene of their 
repast the father and mother engaged in a target practice while the child 
remained seated in the buggy.  The pistol was handed to the mother who fired it 
and was preparing to shoot the second time when it discharged without warning 
the ball entering a vital spot of the body of the child.  The child dropped 
limp and the form left lifeless in only a few seconds.  Its remains were 
interred the following day at the Goodwin burial ground in this county.

Note: Leila S. Rodgers is buried at Midway Cemetery in Taylor County, Ga.  Her 
gravestone information is listed below:

Rodgers Leila S. 
4 Feb 1906 
23 Nov 1910 





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