Obituary of James R. McCarty

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Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003
From: http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000008
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James R. (Junior) McCarty 
Bath County News-Outlook, Thursday, May 9, 1940 
Man Drowned As Boat Capsizes 
Junior McCarty Victim Of Motor Boat Accident 
  James R. (Junior) McCarty lost his life in the waters of Slate Creek 
Sunday afternoon when a motor boat in which he, Roland Armstrong, Allan 
Steele and a four year old child of Armstrong's were riding capsized, 
throwing the occupants into eight feet of water.  
   The tragedy occurred at what is known as the "Boyd Hole" a short 
distance above the barn on the Mrs. Belle W. Rice farm on the Wyoming 
road, one of the longest and deepest holes of water in Slate Creek. 
   While information as to just what occurred is somewhat vague and 
accounts of the incident as told by Armstrong and Steele vary in minor 
details, it seems that the boat, powered by an outboard motor, either 
capsized on a short turn or struck some obstacle in the creek and 
overturned.  The occupants were thrown into the water and the boat 
floated bottom side upward.  Steele, and it is thought, McCarty reached 
the bank while Armstrong was still struggling to hold the child on the 
upturned boat.  He called for assistance and Steele and McCarty started 
back to the boat, Armstrong and Steele succeeded in bringing the child 
to the bank but when they reached it McCarty was missing.  Whether he 
drowned on his return to the over-turned boat or whether he drowned when 
the boat capsized and never made the bank at all is still a debated 
question. 
   His body was found about two hours later by a searching party at or 
very near the place where the boat over-turned.  He still had on his 
hat and one arm was drawn across his abdomen as though he had suffered 
an attack of cramps. 
   The drowned boy was a son of Mrs. Motie Purvis Turner, wife of 
Russell Turner, and the late James (Little Jim) McCarty.  Besides his 
mother, he is survived by a sister, Mrs. Brooks Roberts, of Owingsville. 
   Funeral services were held at the Turner residence Tuesday afternoon, 
May 7, conducted by the Rev. W. H. Wilson, pastor of the Methodist 
church.  Interment was in the McCarty family graveyard at Peasticks.