Beckham County, OK - Deaths: Eli Koontz, 1909 27 August 2008 Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell) ********************************************************************* USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ********************************************************************* KOONTZ, ELI (26 Aug 1909, Thursday, Elk City Democrat, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK): Eli Koontz was killed at El Reno Tuesday in the railroad switch yards. He is a son of M. H. Koontz of this city, who left Wednesday morning for El Reno. (9 Sep 1909, Thursday, Elk City Democrat, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK): Mrs. Koontz and family returned from El Reno Sunday evening where they were called to the funeral of their son who was killed by the cars. (Oklahoma, Canadian Co, El Reno Cemetery, P Section: Eli F. Koontz, born 23 Feb 1882; died 24 Aug 1909; Maye R. Koontz, born 24 May 1890; died 27 Oct 1918.) --------------------------------------------------- Return to Beckham County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/beckham/beckham.html