Obit of Mabra, George - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 25 May 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: Mabra, Harris Originally posted at: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.oklahoma.counties.rogermills/8801/mb.ashx MABRA IS DEAD IN CAR ACCIDENT Car Pursued by Deputy Sheriff of Greer County, Overturning Killing George Mabra H.H. Hawkins is Held in Jail A Murder Charge Is Filed Against The Hammon Resident, Who is Driver of Car. George Mabra, 49, Sweetwater was killed Wednesday afternoon when his car hit a bridge as he and his companion, H.H. Harris, Hammon, were being pursued by Deputy Sheriff J.W. Beagley, after he had questioned the men in regard, to being intoxicated and in possession of liquor. The accident occurred near East View, south and west of Elk City when the car being driven by Harris hit a small bridge and overturned. Harris dragged the injured man from the car, righted the car the and sped on in an endeavor in which to excape the officers. The car had not gone far until it hit a sand bank and again overturned. It was then the officers found the man. H.H. Harris is being held in jail charged with murder. Mabra is survived by his wife and several small children of Sweetwater his father and mother of Merrit and a brother W.R. Mabrs of Sayre. Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK 1-Dec-1932 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Roger Mills Archives http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html