Beckham County, OK - Deaths: Morgan Blevins, 1915
30 Aug 2007
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell) 

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BLEVINS, MORGAN
(7 Oct 1915, Elk City Democrat News, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
DEATH OF MORGAN BLEVINS.
Grandma VanVacter received a telephone message from the depot Monday
night, that the body of Morgan Blevins, was passing through Elk City to
Erick.  He was a traveling man in Kansas, and in company with another
gentleman was in a auto, which was struck by a train, causing the death of
 both of the men.
Morgan Blevins was at one time an employee for N. B. Utt in this city and
had a large circle of friends who are very sorry indeed to hear of his
untimely death.  He was about twenty-five years of age.
His old home was at Sweetwater, and it is supposed that the remains were
taken to that place for burial.
(8 Oct 1915, The Carter Express, Carter, Beckham Co, OK):
Morgan Blevins a young man who formerly lived five miles south of Elk
City, and was employed for some time at the Utt hardware store at Elk
City, was killed in a automobile accident in Kansas, Monday.  Two other
men were killed at the same time.  The accident happened at a railroad
crossing, a train striking the car, and it is stateed (sic) that the depot
obstructed the view so that the train was not seen by the men until they
were near the track, the driver becoming excited killed his engine right
on the track, when the train crashed into it, killing all three of the
occupants outright.  Mr. Blevens (sic) was very well known throughout the
county and his many friends will sorely regret to here (sic) of the sad
accident.  His remains were shipped back to this county for burial, his
parents are residing near Sweetwater at the present time.
The funeral took place Tuesday evening at the Buffalo cemetery near
Sweetwater.  B. B. VanVacter and daughter Miss Mabian, and E. C. Fields
attended from Carter, Mr. VanVacter and Miss Mabian having been special
friends of Mr. Blevins.