Jack County, TX - Obituary - Harry Ball ********************************************************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Dorman Holub Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ********************************************************************************** Harry Ball of Cundiff was driving to town Tuesday and was caught in a heavy rain about a half mile this side of Elbert Riley's, two miles from Jacksboro and was killed by a stroke of lightning. Both horses were struck, one being killed but the other revived. Three Harrison children were on the road home and near by when the lightning struck and they went to Mr. Riley's and informed him of the sad accident. He brought the news to town and Hinton Smith, justice of the peace went out and had the corpse removed to town where it was cared for by the Woodmen. The remains were taken to Cundiff for interment accompanied by the following Woodmen: D.H. Foreman, Abe Kuykendall, W.E. Fitzgerald, Sam McMillen, Hinton Smith, Alf Casey, Lee Smith, S.L. Leeman, Fletch McGlelland, A.D. Owens. Survivors: 2 brothers and other relatives of Jacksboro. Jacksboro Gazette Jacksboro, Texas Thursday, August 4, 1904