Beckham County, OK - Deaths: Fletcher Wallace, 1920
Friday, 13 February 2009
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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WALLACE, FLETCHER
(22 Jul 1920, Elk City Newspaper, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
KILLED BY LIGHTNING
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Watson returned from a trip to Retrop the first of the
week.  Mrs. Watson told us a Mr. Fletcher Wallace was killed by lightning
during the storm Monday evening.  He had just returned from Carter in this
truck when struck.  His wife was shocked too, but she recovered.
(30 Jul 1920, Carter Express, Carter, Beckham Co, OK):
Killed by Lightning
Mr. J. F. (sic) Wallace, a prominent farmer residing 3 miles southwest of
Retrop, (Washita County) was instantly killed by lightning late Monday
afternoon.  His wife was badly shocked and burned by the same bolt.  At
the time of the fatal accident Mr. and Mrs. Wallace were at the cow lot
milking and when the rain came up they went under the shed which was
struck by the lightning resulting as stated above.
Mr. Wallace was in Carter the afternoon that he was killed, bringing in a
truck load of wheat.  He left town for his home only a few hours before
the fatal accident.
A wife and several children are left by the deceased.

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