Beckham County, OK - Obits: Elmer Dougherty, 1929 10 Jan 2008 Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell) ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************ DOUGHERTY, ELMER (11 Jul 1929, Sayre Headlight, Sayre, Beckham Co, OK): Mrs. W. E. Simmonds and Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Young went to Brookfield, Mo., Thursday to attend the funeral of a brother-in-law Mr. Elmer Dougherty. (Research: Missouri State Archives Death Index: 1910-1956: Macon County: Elmer W. Dougherty, 570 S. Main, Brookfield, Mo., died 3 Jul 1929, age 57 years, 1 month and 26 days; Death Certificate #25210; born 7 May 1872, Brookfield, Mo; father: Warren Dougherty born Maine; mother: Lydia Kendall born Indiana; married - wife: Inez Dougherty; occupation: Railroad engineer; cause of death: suicide - jumped from train; buried Rose Hill Cemetery 6 Jul 1929, Brookfield, Mo; informant: Inez Dougherty. --------------------------------------------------------- Return to Beckham County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/beckham/beckham.htm