Barry  County  Missouri - Carlen  Chester  Burtchet  1902  -  1925 
Obituary Carlen Chester Burtchet 1902 - 1925

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Front page story of The Cassville Democrat, publication  date  Saturday,
August 8, 1925

TOM BURCHETT KILLED BY AUTO LAST  SUNDAY  (Note:  Should  read  Carl  or
Carlen Burtchett) -------o-------PURDY YOUNG MAN STRUCK BY  AUTO  DRIVEN
BY JOHN SCHAD, ON HIGHWAY


Tom Burchett, a son of  James  Burchett  of  Purdy,  was  struck  by  an
automobile, driven by John Schad, a prominent farmer and occupied by his
family, living west of Purdy while driving on the state highway south of
Purdy, a short distance, at about 5:00pm Sunday, resulting in Burchett's
skull being fractured, his shoulder and arm  being  crushed  with  other
injuries. Tom Burchett and Eston Morris of Purdy  were  walking  on  the
highway and Mr. Schad was driving in the same direction and thought  the
boys woud hear his car and get out of the way, but it seems they  failed
to heed or hear the nouse of  the  car  and  remained  in  the  roadway.
Burchett is reported to be rather weak or absent minded.  Other  parties
came up and among them were O.W. Williams of  Monett,  who  assisted  in
getting Burchett in the car and taking him to  Purdy,  while  Mr.  Schad
located a physician to care for the young man. Later  he  was  taken  to
West's Hospital at Monett, where he died in a short  time.  The  remains
were intered in New  Church  or  Mt.  Pleasant  cemetery,  northwest  of
Butterfield, Monday, at 1:00pm.

Eston Morris who was with Burchett, was slightly injured.

Thomas Burchett was 22 years of age and was the son of Mr. and Mrs James
Burchett of Purdy who survive their  son,  and  two  brothers,  Earl  of
Monett and another brother Frank of  Oklahoma,  and  two  sisters,  Mrs.
Chas. and Mrs. Ernest Hankins of near Purdy.

We understand that Mr. Schad was arrested Monday evening  on  a  warrant
issued by Squire Carter of Purdy, charging second degree murder  and  he
gave bond for his apperance.


Back page story of The Cassville Democrat,  publication  date  Saturday,
August 8, 1925


Purdy - A very sad accident occured on the highway, just south of  Purdy
Sunday evening, about five o'clock, when Schad, driving  an  automobile,
ran into Carl Burchett, who was walking on the highway, striking him  in
a manner that knocked him down dragging him some distance, wounding  him
so seriously that he passed away at 10:30, Sunday night. It was a  quite
shock to the aged parents, as he was their only child at home with them.
The time set for the funeral was 5:00 p.m., Monday.

NOTE: Mass card states:

Carlen Chester Burtchet Born: December 1, 1902 Died Aug. 3, 1925 Aged 22
yrs. 3 mos, 1 day.

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