Beckham County, OK - Obits: John W. Ballard, 1921 03 Aug 2007 Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell) ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************ BALLARD, MALE (JOHN W.) (11 Feb 1921, Friday, Elk City Press, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK): L. A. Ballard received a message Wednesday morning that his son had died in Tucumcari, New Mexico. He and his brother, J. W., left Wednesday for Forgan and will take a car and drive to Liberal Kansas and meet the funeral party. They will take the corpse to their old home at Richmond Kentucky. His son was a strong young man when he went into the war and contracted tuberculosis. (Research: Richmond, Kentucky - Madison County. New Mexico Death Index (1899-1940): JOHN W. BALLARD died 9 Feb 1921, Quay County, New Mexico, age 25 years, 6 months. Note: Tucumcari - Quay County, New Mexico.)