Obit for Ed Perdue - Kingfisher County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Barbara Clayton OklahomaClaytons@aol.com Return to Kingfisher County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/kingfisher/kingfisher.html ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ===================================================================== Source: KINGFISHER TIMES, Thursday, December 20, 1906. SAD ACCIDENT. Ed PURDUE Victim of a Cave-in Near Huntsville. Ed PURDUE was killed by the caving in of an old dugout on the FLICKINGER farm, eight miles west and two south of town Tuesday evening. His father had purchased the farm recently and the young man had gone to the old cave to tear out some old boards. While at work there the structure caved in and he was buried beneath the rubbish. Death was evidently due to smothering. When the boy failed to return home the family became alarmed about him and a search resulted in finding him crushed under the walls of the dugout. A dog that was with him refused to leave him, and did all it could to attract attention by barking. Ed was one of the twin sons of Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. PURDUE, prominent residents of Huntsville vicinity. At the time of his death he lacked only about two weeks of being 19 years of age. He was a strong, vigorous young man, and one that would attract attention by his manly and robust appearance. He was a member of the Modern Woodmen of America, and highly respected and esteemed by all who knew him. Funeral services will be held at the Huntsville Baptist church at 11 o'clock Friday morning, by Rev. Martin D. COATS. The interment will be at Kingfisher cemetery at 2 in the afternoon. A delegation of the local lodge of Woodmen from this city will be in attendance. The young man's family and friends have the sympathy of the whole community in their sudden and irreparable bereavement.