Beckham County, OK - Deaths: George Taylor Duckworth, 1926 10 Jan 2008 Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell) ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************ DUCKWORTH, GEORGE TAYLOR (12 Aug 1926, Elk City Newspaper, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK): The hot weather was responsible for a death in the Elk City vicinity Wednesday when George Taylor Duckworth, aged 79 years, dropped dead at his home north east of the city. Mr. Taylor (sic) was working in his garden and became overheated and death resulted. The body was brought to the Grubitz & Son undertaking parlor to be prepared for burial. No arrangements have been made at this time as to when or where the funeral will be as several of Mr. Duckworth's children are expected to arrive today and tomorrow. He enlisted in the 33rd Regiment in Indiana, March 23rd, 1864, and was discharged at Louisville, Ky., July 21, 1865. Was a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge No. 603 Hymera, Ind. --------------------------------------------------------- Return to Beckham County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/beckham/beckham.htm