Obituary of Earle Wilson Ginter

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Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003
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Earle Wilson Ginter 
Bath County News-Outlook Thursday, June 1, 1939 
Earl Ginter Killed Resisting Officers 
Town Marshal Gregory Fires fatal Shot 
   Earle Ginter, 23 years old, was shot fatally here last Saturday night 
when he resisted arrest by Town Marshal Ray Gregory and Jailer Jess 
Jackson.  A ball from the town marshal's pistol entered Ginter's right 
side just above the hip bone.  Taken to a Lexington hospital following the 
shooting, he lived until late Monday afternoon. 
   Following Ginter's death, Gregory was placed under arrest by Sheriff 
Clark Rogers and lodged in the county jail.  He was released Tuesday 
morning under $10,000 bond pending his examining trail, a date for which 
had not been set today because of the condition of jailer Jackson, who 
suffered a serious injury to his hip in the struggle with Ginter at the 
time of the shooting. 
   Ginter, it was said, was drinking and using rough and obscene language 
on the street when he was approached by the town marshal, who told him to 
go home.  Ginter ignored Marshal Gregory's request and a short time later 
was placed under arrest and started toward the jail between Gregory and 
Jailer Jess Jackson.  As the three stepped up on the side walk in front 
of the jail, Ginter broke loose from the two officers, knocked Gregory 
flat on his back with a blow from his fist on one side and Jackson on the 
other, Jackson suffered an injured hip in the fall and was unable to 
arise.  Ginter turned his attention from Jackson to Gregory and as the 
latter attempted to get to his feet, made an effort to wrest the marshal's 
pistol from its holder.  Gregory beat him to the gun and fired, the ball 
striking Ginter above the hip bone on the right side. 
   Ginter was sentenced to the penitentiary at the October term, 1936, of 
Bath circuit court for three years for the killing of his cousin, Sam Clay 
Ginter, near Kendall Springs in June of that year.  He was released several 
months ago from the state penitentiary at Eddyville, having served his 
time.  Since his return he had made his home with his parents, Mr. and 
Mrs. Eugene Ginter, in this county. 
   Ginter's body was brought to Shrout, Piper & Shrout funeral home here 
Tuesday morning, where it was prepared for burial and later taken to the 
home of his parents at Kendall Springs.  Funeral services were held 
Wednesday afternoon at the Kendall Springs church, conducted by the Rev. 
Parks.  Burial took place in the Kendall Springs cemetery. 
   Besides his parents, he is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Sam Hornback, 
of Mt. Sterling; Miss Imogene Ginter, Cincinnati, and Miss Anna Pearl 
Ginter, at home; three brothers, Clyde Ginter, Bourbon county, and Charles 
and Ollie Ginter, of Bath county. Bath County News-Outlook Thursday, 
June 15, 1939 
In Memory Of Earle Wilson Ginter 
   Earle Wilson Ginter, aged 24 years, died at the Good Samaritan hospital 
at Lexington Monday, May 29, of a pistol wound inflicted by Town Marshal 
Ray Gregory.  He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Ginter of Kendall 
Springs.  He was removed to his home for funeral and burial.  He was a 
member of the Christian church, and was in the CCC camp in California for 
18 months.  He is survived by his mother and father and three brothers, 
Charlie and Allie of Kendall Springs, and Clyde, of Bourbon county, and 
three sisters, Imogene, of Cincinnati, Mrs. Sam Hornback of Mt. Sterling 
and Anna Pearl, at home.  We extend our deepest sympathy to the heart 
broken family.  He also leaves several uncles and aunts to mourn his loss, 
and who send their deepest sympathy to his lonely mother and father.  Weep 
not, dear mother, for God knows best and may we live and pray to meet him 
in a better world than this old sinful place. 
Written by a cousin, Henry Ginter. 

Edward L. Goddan