Beckham County, OK - Deaths: Violet Lola Perkins, 1920
Tuesday, 16 Sep 2008
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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PERKINS, VIOLET LOLA
(18 Jun 1920, Elk City Press, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
MISS LOLA PERKINS DROWNED AT ROBERT LEE
The Robert Lee (Texas) Observer reports the sad death a few days ago of
Miss Violet Perkins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Perkins, who formerly
lived south of this city.
Miss Perkins, in company with Cleora Smith and several other children, had
gone to a water hole in the Colorado river to wade.  Miss Perkins stepped
into a hole washed out by the recent rains, and before her companions
realized her predicament, was beyond their reach.  She was unable to swim,
and while the Smith girl is said to have made every possible effort to
save her, owing to Miss Perkins' frightened struggles, was unable to get
her ashore.

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