Beckham County, OK - Deaths: William Alexander Eaton, 1930
20 Jan 2008
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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EATON, WILLIAM ALEXANDER
(26 Jun 1930, Elk City Newspaper, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
W. A. (Bill) Eaton who at one time resided near Durham and later near
Leedey and who for some time resided in Oklahoma City, took his own life
near Leedey last Monday evening by shooting himself in the head with a
shot gun at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dearman, one mile north of Red Star
school house.
It appears from the report of the tragedy and circumstances surrounding it
that, Eaton had suffered from a sunstroke a short time ago, and that he
and a Mrs. Eads came to visit the Dearman home, Mrs. Dearman and Mrs. Eads
being sisters.  Mr. Eaton has a brother, Tom Eaton and also a married
daughter who reside in the Red Star community.
The Dearman's and Mrs. Eads went to Leedey Monday afternoon and Eaton said
that he didn't feel well and that he would stay at home.  About an hour
later he drove his car to the home of his brother Tom Eaton.  Mr. Eaton
was away from home at the time W. A. Eaton arrived.  Bill secured a
whetstone from Tom Eaton's daughter and sharpened his knife until Tom
returned home.
W. A. Eaton asked Tom to drive him over to see his daughter, Myrtle, which
he did.  His action had been strange and he had talked like an insane man.
 After he returned to the Tom Eaton home, he slipped away while Mr. Eaton
was busy doing the chores about the place.  Mr. Eaton took a jug of water
and went out to find his brother thinking possibly he had fainted.

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