Beckham County, OK - Obits: Sterling Caudle, 1929
17 Nov 2007
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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CAUDLE, STERLING
(30 Oct 1929, Thursday, Sayre Headlight, Sayre, Beckham Co, OK):
Caudle Here For Funeral Service.
Frank Caudle arrived in Sayre Tuesday evening to attend the funeral of his
brother, Sterling Caudle, who was murdered early Sunday morning.
Caudle flew by plane from his home in Los Angeles, California.  He left
Los Angeles at 8:30 Monday morning and arrived in Sayre at 5:50 Tuesday
evening.  Caudle is connected with the Air mail service.
He will return to his home Thursday.
Caudle (Sterling) was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Green Caudle of 1303
Broadway.  He was married and had two small children.  Caudle had been
employed as an electrician for B. B. Richerson.  Arrangements for the
funeral services have not been made as relatives are waiting on a brother
of Caudill's (sic) who is in California.
A preliminary hearing is being held in Sayre today in an effort to
discover the murder of Caudle.  Thirty negroes were held in the county
jail Sunday but were released until the Monday hearing.  According to Bill
Walker, deputy sheriff the negros (sic) all told the same stories when
questioned Sunday.  They said that the murderer was not a colored man. 
Immediately after the murder the negros left the dance hall and went to a
building about a mile away, officer Hollis said that they were all
congregated in this building when the officers found them later on in the
morning.
(Research:  Census, 1920, Oklahoma, Sayre (city), ED 16, pg 1A, #14/15
(T625-1451):
Green S. Caudle, age 57, b Ar; fb Ar; mb Tn; Laborer, Cotton gin;
Helen O. Caudle, wife, age 38, b Ar; f/m b Ar;
William F. Caudle, son, age 18, b Ok; f/m b Ar; House Carpenter;
Frank B. Caudle, son, age 16, b Ok; f/m b Ar;
Sterling P. Caudle, son, age 12, b Ok; f/m b Ar.)

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