Beckham County, OK - Obits: Harvey Ball, 1926
01 Aug 2007
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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BALL, HARVEY
(1 Jan 1926, The Carter Express, Carter, Beckham Co, OK):
Harvey Ball, Victim of Hunting Accident Here Last Week-Died of Injuries.
Harvey Ball, 16 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Ball of Carter, who
was wounded on Monday afternoon of last week while hunting with a bunch of
his friends, died Sunday morning between four and five o'clock.
For six days he had fought bravely for his life and up until the day
before his death the attending physicians - expressed strong hopes for his
recovery as his symptoms up to this time had been favorable but sometime
during the day Saturday infection set in and he rapidly grew worse,
passing away early Sunday morning.
His death was not only a great shock to his already heartbroken parents,
but the entire people of Carter and vicinity were thrown into a state of
sorrow upon hearing the sad news of his death.  Rual Campbell, the
unfortunate boy, in whose hands the gun went off which caused the
accident, is almost prostrate with grief as well as his parents.
The funeral service was conducted at the Methodist Church at 11:30 Monday
morning, the church being filled to capacity.  The school was turned out
for the funeral hour and the faculty and students attended in body.  The
business houses were closed for the funeral.  Rev. A. B. Carson, pastor of
the church, had charge of the service.
After the funeral service at the church the remains were carried to the
Carter cemetery for burial.  The funeral procession was a long one
notwithstanding the day was very  cold.  A number of relatives of the
family came in from other points for the funeral.
To this editor there has been no sadder tragedy in the history of the town
than the death of Harvey Ball.  No finer boy lived in the town or
community than he.  He possessed of a bright mind and a cheerful
disposition.  He was liked by everybody who knew him and was a general
favorite with the boys with whom he associated.  No boy in the community
led a cleaner or purer life than he.  No boy in the community came any
nearer living a true model life than he.  He was the only living child of
his parents and naturally was adored by them.  Just why fate should step
in and take him away for (sic) them, just as he was entering the ambitious
life of young manhood, we do not understand.
Mr. and Mrs. Ball certainly have the sympathy of everyone here in their
great sorrow.