Obit of Edgington, Ray William - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 27 Jul 2008 Return to Roger Mills County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ===================================================================== ::NOT LISTED Surnames: Edgington, Rorabough, Johnson, Coap, Clark, Davis Originally posted at: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5YB.2ACE/7059 Ray William Edgington was born August 3, 1905 in Beaver County, Oklahoma. The son of Hester Florence and Frank Wesley Edgington. He, his wife, grand son, and brother-in-law departed this life January 21, 1966 at the home near Crawford. He was preceded in death by his father. He is survived by, his daughter and son-in-law Betty Jean and Jack White; two grandchildren. His mother, Hester Edgington; 4 sisters, Bernice Johnson, Erma Coap, Eileen Clark and Ellen Davis; 2 brothers, Kermit Edgington and Roy Cay Edgington; and a host of other relatives and friends. Roy has been a member of the Baptist Church since April 28, 1954. ========= ASPHYXIATION CAUSES DEATH OF FOUR PEOPLE NEAR CRAWFORD Asphyxiation from fumes attributed to a faulty vent from a furnace has claimed the lives of four people near Crawford. They are Mr. and Mrs. Ray Edgington, their grandson, Kim White and her brother Lloyd (Dutch) Rorabough. The 9-year-old White boy resided in Pampa, Texas. The other three were residents of the Crawford community. The lifeless bodies were found at 12:45 Sunday by Leon Malson who went to the Edgington home where the tragedy occurred at the request of Mrs. Mae Dickason, a sister of Mrs. Edgington. Mrs. Dickason became alarmed when there was no response to numerous telephone calls she made to the Edgington home. Lifeless bodies were found in beds and it is presumed death came Friday night before it became known on Sunday. This one of the greatest tragedies ever to strike Roger Mills County has cast a shadow of gloom over everyone. The Rorabaughs and Edgingtons are among the pioneer people of the Crawford area. The Edington home, scene of the tragedy, is on their farm which adjoins Crawford on the south. Mr. and Mrs. Edgington's only child, a daughter, Betty, resides with her family in Pampa, Texas, Lloyd "Rorabaugh's wife Opal, a nurse, has been employed at Newman Memorial in Shattuck for a number of years. She was on duty at the time of the tragedy. Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK --------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Roger Mills Archives http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html