Beckham County, OK - Deaths: Aubrey Murphy, 1914
03 September 2008
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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MURPHY, AUBREY
(17 Sep 1914, Sayre Standard, Sayre, Beckham Co, OK):
During the electrical storm which passed over the western part of Beckham
county last Sunday afternoon, Aubrey Murphy, the sixteen-year-old son of
B. F. Murphy, who lives northwest of Sayre, was struck by lightning and
instantly killed.  The young man, together with several others, had taken
refuge in the Murphy barn during the storm, when lightning struck the
building and the barn and contents was totally destroyed.  Another young
man named Wiley, who was sitting close to Murphy, was severely injured but
will recover.
The funeral services were held at the home Monday afternoon and the
remains laid at rest in the Delhi cemetery.
The barn contained a considerable amount of grain and broom corn, valued
at over $600.00, all of which was a total loss.

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