Beckham County, OK - Obits: Clifton Copper, 1926
05 Dec 2007
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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COPPER, CLIFTON
(1 Jul 1926, Thursday, Texola Tribune, Texola, Beckham Co, OK):
Boy Hurt By Horse Died Without Word.
Unconscious from Sunday to Wednesday Morning as result of Spinal Injury.
Clifton Copper, age 14 years, who was injured when a horse ran through a
gate with him Sunday afternoon on the McCrohan ranch, died at the Shamrock
hospital, Wednesday morning at 1:30 without having gained consciousness
since the accident.  It was about two o'clock Sunday afternoon that young
Copper and some other boys were riding thru the pasture.  He lost control
of his horse.  The animal ran thru a gate and fell on the young man
injuring his spine.  He was taken to Shamrock immediately and it was late
Sunday before the family could be located.
Clifton Copper is the son of Mrs. Harvey Drake of the Zyback community.
Funeral services were held at Canadian Wednesday at 4:30 with Shamrock
undertakers in charge. -- Wheeler News.

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