Taylor-Crisp County GaArchives Obituaries.....Scandrett, George Lee September 10, 1918
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The Butler Herald, September 12, 1918
The Butler Herald
Thursday, September 12, 1918
Page One

Mr. G.L. Scandrett Victim Of Railroad Wreck Monday

Former Butler Citizen Dies of Injuries Received in Wreck on G.S.&F. Road

The news of the death of Mr. George Lee Scandrett, of Cordele, which was
received in a telegram to relatives here, where he was born and reared, was a
great shock to our people.

Besides countless friends, Mr. Scandrett is survived by a wife and three
daughters, of Cordele.  One sister, Mrs. S.O. Adams, of Butler; two brothers,
Messrs. R.A. Scandrett, of Macon, and John L. Scandrett, of this county.

The manner in which Mr. Scandrett met his death is told in the following
dispatch from Cordele:

Cordele, Sept. 10 – 

When an out-going Southwestern and Gulf railroad passenger train was wrecked on
the outskirts of Cordele this morning, George L. Scandrett, prominent
businessman of Cordele, received injuries that caused his death within 30
minutes.  He was thrown from the rear part of a coach and caught under a truck
which had become dislodged in the wreck.  Although Mr. Scandrett’s back was
broken in the accident, he was conscious and gave directions for jacking up the
truck to release his body.

Mr. Scandrett was a contractor and a farmer, and he had large dealings with the
railroads.



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