Beckham County, OK - Obits: Elige Atchison, 1923
01 Aug 2007
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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ATCHISON, ELIGE
(11 Oct 1923, Elk City News Democrat, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
MAN DROWNED.
While working on the Katy bridge between Trail and Camargo on Tuesday
evening about nine o'clock Elige Atchison, 33 years old, fell from the
bridge into the water below, which was about fifteen feet deep and was
drowned.
His body was brought to Elk City where Grubitz & Son prepared it for
shipment to his home at Haskell, Texas.  A friend from that place was
working with him and accompanied the body to Haskell.  The deceased leaves
a wife and one child.
(19 Oct 1923, The Carter Express, Carter, Beckham Co, OK):
While working on the Katy bridge between Trail and Camargo on Tuesday
evening about nine o'clock Elige Atchinson (sic), 33 years old, fell from
the bridge into the water below, which was about fifteen feet deep, and
was drowned.  - News-Democrat.
(Research: WWI Draft Registration Cards: Eliga Denton Atchison, Haskell,
Co, Texas, born 4 Nov 1890; dependents noted: wife & child (not named).)