Beckham County, OK - Deaths: Richard A. Fuchs, 1921
02 Feb 2008
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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FUCHS, RICHARD A.
(28 Apr 1921, Sayre Standard, Sayre, Beckham Co, OK):
Last Friday morning about the hour of nine o'clock, when from every
direction in the county were coming the school boys and girls to attend
the county track meet, a terrible accident occured (sic) on the road about
two miles north of this city when 15-year old Richard Fuchs was killed and
his brother, a little older, and another companion, were badly bruised and
shaken up.  The Ford car in which they were driving at a very fast rate
became unruly and turned several summersaults, pinning beneath it the
youngest of the boys and causing his death about two and one-half hours
later.
The two Fuchs boys and their friend, Charles West, were coming to Sayre
from the A. W. Fuchs farm near Prentiss to enjoy the contests of the
county interscholastic meet which was held on Friday and Saturday of last
week.
The body was prepared for burial and taken to Buffalo Church near the
country home where funeral services were conducted by Rev. Martin of that
district.  The remains were buried at the Buffalo cemetery.
The accident served to marr the pleasure of the two days' event in this
city and everyone expressed the keenest regrets over the loss of the
bright little fellow.  His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fuchs, are very well
known in this section of the county and divide their time between the home
here in the city and the large ranch on Sweetwater creek.
(28 Apr 1921, Sayre Headlight, Sayre, Beckham Co, OK):
Friday morning a Ford car carrying a load of young people headed for the
B.C.I.M., in this city, overturned on the highway northwest of this city,
near the Gotter farm, and Robert (sic) Fuchs, son of Mr. and Mrs. August
Fuchs, of this city, received injuries from which he died a few hours
later.
Robert had been on his father's ranch, near Prentiss, and with the other
young people, was coming to Sayre for the two days sport in which the
young people of the county were interested.
There were four others in the car at the time, but all escaped serious
injury except Robert who was immediately taken to the home of his parents
in this city, and physicians called, but to no avail; and passed away
about 1:30 that day.
Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at Lone Oak church, with
interment in the Lone Oak cemetery, and were very largely attended by old
neighbors and friends of the family.
Robert was a lad of fourteen years; and is very highly spoken of by all
who know him, and his sudden death is a distinct blow to his young
friends, as well as to his sorrowing parents and family.

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