Beckham County, OK - Deaths: Mack B. Elliott, 1929
20 Jan 2008
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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ELLIOTT, MACK B.
(10 Oct 1929, Sayre Headlight, Sayre, Beckham Co, OK):
Mack Elliott, 27, formerly of Sayre died at 2 o'clock Monday morning at a
Clinton hospital as a result of injuries received Sunday night while
driving a car near the railway junction at Clinton.
Elliott suffered a crushed skull with an arm broken in two places.
He was brought to the hospital unconscious by H. W. Curtis of Clinton. 
Curtis is being held by the Custer county officers for investigation in
connection with the tragedy.
Curtis and Roy Walker, Clinton, were drinking.  Walker got out of the car
before Elliott was taken to the hospital.  Curtis claimed that he did not
know what happened.
The car, a Dodge, had evidently been sideswiped by another car.  It is
thought that Elliott was hanging out of the car and was injured in that
manner.  He was in the driver's seat when the fatal injury occurred.
The driver of the car that sideswiped the Dodge did not stop.
Coroner at Clinton was to complete the investigation by Monday.  Body of
the victim of the accident will be brought to Sayre for burial.
(16 Oct 1929, Sayre Headlight, Sayre, Beckham Co, OK):
Funeral services were held for Mack Elliott, victim of an automobile
accident near Clinton Monday, at the Christian church, Tuesday, October 8
at 2:30 p.m.
Elliott was killed as a car sideswiped the car he was driving.  It is
thought that he was leaning out of his car at the time of the accident. 
His head was crushed by the blow.
Elliott was a former resident of Sayre and was a nephew of Mrs. Jesse
Barbre of Sayre.
Interment was in the Sayre Doxey Cemetery, Rev. A. J. Bradshaw officiated.
(Oct 1929, Sayre Headlight, Sayre, Beckham Co, OK):
"A Correction"  The Thursday October 10, issue of the Sayre Headlight stated:
Funeral services were held for Mack Elliott, victim of an auto accident
near Clinton, Monday, at the Christian church, Tuesday, October 8, at 2:30
p.m.
Mack Elliott was not killed in an auto accident.  He was invited by a
supposed to be friend for a short ride, and while on this drive Mack was
robbed of his money and received a death blow upon his forehead, a broken
arm and several knife wounds.
He lived only a short time after he was found and rushed to the hospital.
Mack Elliott was a son of S. C. Elliott, one of Beckham counties (sic)
prominent farmers residing near Murphy Gin until 1927.  Now near Carnegie,
Oklahoma.

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