Beckham County, OK - Deaths: Odis Golden, 1924
22 Feb 2008
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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GOLDEN, ODIS
(31 Jul 1924, Elk City Newspaper, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
LIGHTNING KILLS ODIS GOLDEN (from Foss Enterprise):
Odis Golden, 20 years old, was struck by lightning and killed late
Thursday afternoon while riding on a bundle wagon at the farm of Allen
Gholston, 6 1/2 miles northwest of  town, where he was working with a
threshing crew.  Joe Mincher, who was on the wagon with Odis, was also
struck by the bolt and was unconscious for several hours.  However, he was
able to come to town Friday afternoon and said except for a numbness over
his body he felt all right.
When the lightning hit, the team ran away and both boys were thrown from
the wagon, Joe was thrown in the road, while Odis's body was thrown into
some weeds about 35 feet from the road.  The latter's neck was broken and
his body was badly burned.  Indications were that the wagon was under
telephone wires when the lightning struck, as several telephone poles were
damaged by the electrical display.

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