Beckham County, OK - Deaths: M. T. A. Russell, 1928
Wednesday, 15 October 2008
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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RUSSELL, M. T. A.
(5 Jul 1928, Elk City Newspaper, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
John Russell See Father Fall From Cultivator on Farm.
M. T. A. Russell, age 68 years, was killed instantly at 8 a.m. Saturday
when lightning struck him while he was cultivating his crop three miles
north and one mile west of Altus.  His son, John Russell, who was on the
porch about 100 yards from him saw his father fall from the cultivator and
the team fall to the ground.  When the son reached Russell he was dead. 
One of the mules working at the cultivator was also killed by the
lightning.
Dr. C. G. Spears was summoned immediately, but expressed his belief that
Russell was killed instantly.
Funeral Sunday
Funeral will be held at 3:00 p.m. at the Baptist church Sunday with
Reverend H. H. Burton officiating.  Interment will be at the Blair
Cemetery.
Russell has been living in Jackson county since 1908 moving here from
Bedford county, Tennessee.  For the past several years he has been living
on the farm four miles northwest of Altus.
Survivors Named
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sallie Russell, and by seven sons and
daughters, Mrs. Era O'Neal, Mrs. Pearl Earnheart, W. M. Russell, John
Russell, Mrs. Cora Bussy and Mrs. Lola Parsons of near Altus and Mrs.
Lucille Williams of the Friendship community, and by one brother, W. D.
Russell, of northeast of Altus.
Very little rain accompanied the electrical storm which lasted for about
one hour early Saturday morning, west and north of Altus.
The above account was taken from the Altus Times Democrat for July 1st. 
Mr. Russell is an uncle of Mrs. A. R. Medaris of this city.  He is an only
brother of her father, W. M. Russell of near Altus.

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