Obit of Charles W Atwood (a330) - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 11 Jan 2001 ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ==================================================================== Surnames: Atwood Monday morning, March 31, 1913 about 9 o'clock Postmaster Atwood, of Berlin, Roger Mills County, commited suicide by shootin himself through the breast with a revolver. The deed was committed on the front porch of his home, immediately following a conversation wit his wife, in which it is said he was trying to dissuade her from moving out on their farm. Drs. Stone and Baker were called by telephone and they immediately drparted for the scene of the tragedy, but death had come before they could arrive at Berlin. The bullet entered the left breast and passed through the body. Mr. Atwood was well known to many people in Sayre and was universally regarded as one of the best citizens of Roger Mills county. In connection with the post office he conducted a general merchandise store and it is said that his business affairs were in good condition. Domestic trouble has been the only reason assigned for the rash act. Atwood was born August 3, 1867, burial in the Berlin Cemetery, Berlin, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma.