Beckham County, OK - Deaths: D. Richard and Earl Pace, 1923
Tuesday, 16 Sep 2008
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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PACE, D. RICHARD
PACE, EARL
(19 Jul 1923, Thursday, Elk City News Democrat, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
DEATH OF BROTHER-IN-LAW AND NEPHEW
Mrs. M. J. Messer brought us the following clipping from the Scottsburg
(Alabama) Progressive Age, telling of the death by lightning of her
brother-in-law and nephew, on June 14th, Mrs. Messer's sister, the widow
of D. R. Pace has been an invalid for several years.
D. R. Pace and Earl, his 17 year old son were instantly killed by
lightning last Saturday afternoon while plowing in a field near their home
in the Hollywood community.
Mr. Pace and his son were plowing in the same field, were about thirty
feet apart when the bolt came.  A neighbor in a nearby field witnessed the
tragedy and stated that the mules were also knocked down but that they
soon recovered and seemed to suffer very little from the shock.
When the neighbor reached the stricken men, young Pace was dead and his
father died a moment later without regaining consciousness.
The death of the two men came as a severe shock to the entire community in
which they lived.  It is seldom indeed that a father and son meet death
together, and sadder still in this case, the wife and mother has been an
invalid for several years, and it is feared she cannot survive this
terrible shock.
Mr. Pace was a substantial farmer and citizen of this county.  He had won
the confidence of his neighbors and the business men of the county.
The son, Earl Pace was a student at Jackson County High School here last
season, and was a very popular and industrious student and was popular
with his teachers and schoolmates.
Mr. Pace was a member of the Baptist church and an Odd Fellow.
Shortly after their death R. H. McAnelly, local embalmer and undertaker,
took charge of the remains and prepared them for burial.
The funeral was conducted by the Reverend Varnell.
The burial took place at the Old Baptist cemetery near Hollywood on Monday
afternoon, the father and the son being buried side by side in the same
grave.
The funeral was attended by a large crowd of sorrowing friends and
neighbors trying to extend every condolence possible to the grief stricken
family.
The wife and six children are the immediate relatives surviving Mr. Pace.
The Progressive Age joins with all the people of the country in extending
to Mrs. Pace and the children deepest sympathy in this hour of almost
unbearable sorrow.
(Census, 1920, Alabama, Jackson Co, Hollywood Pct, ED 30, pg 8A, #152/161
(T625-19):
Richard Pace, age 44, b Al; f/m b Al; farmer;
Amondy, wife, age 38, b Al; f/m b Al;
Tate, son, age 16, b Al; farm laborer;
Earl, son, age 14, b Al; farm laborer;
Bearth, daughter, age 11, b Al;
Allace, daughter, age 9, b Al;
Bruse, son, age 7, b Al;
Violet, daughter, age 5, b Al;
Walmuth, daughter, age 1 year 2 mos., b Al.)

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