Beckham County, OK - Deaths: Minor, Male Child, 1918
03 September 2008
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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MINOR, MALE
(11 Jul 1918, Thursday, Beckham County Democrat, Erick, Beckham Co, OK):
Saturday evening as Gip Minor and family, who live south of town over in
the edge of Harmon County, were starting home in their auto, a little
three year old son fell from the car and was killed.
They had quite a lot of purchases piled in front of the back seat and the
little fellow was sitting on top of them; just after passing the Chenney
Store, the door came open and he fell out rolling under the rear wheel
which passed over his stomach.  They were driving very slowly - had they
been going faster he would have probably fell clear of the wheels.  He was
picked up and carried into the Chenney Store and medical aid was summoned,
but to no avail as he passed into unconsciousness in a few minutes and
died in about a half an hour.
It was one of those unforeseeable accidents in which none are to blame
that sometimes happen but this makes the loss no less heavy on the grief
stricken parents.
After the death the body was taken to the home of Zack Funderburg.  The
funeral services were conducted by Rev. O. R. Reeder at the Erick
Cemetery, at which place interment was made.
The parents and the family have the sympathy of all our people in their
sad bereavement.
--- J. I. Downs and family attended the funeral of Mr. Minor's child at
the Erick cemetery Sunday.

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