Jack County, TX - Obituaries - Child of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Meeks ************************************************************************************* This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Dorman Holub Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************************* The Jacksboro Gazette Thursday, March 20, 1919 Perrin News Our town and community were shocked last Tuesday when the news came that the eldest daughter of Mr. And Mrs. Oscar Meeks, was accidentally shot and killed by her cousin, R.L. Thomas. R.L. was trying out the little Meeks boyÕs 22 target, that his father had given him and in some way the little Meeks girl ran in front of R.L. and he shot her through the breast. She ran to the door and told her mother they had killed her. She instantly fell dead upon the floor. The body was laid to rest in the Perrin cemetery. She was a lovable child and all who knew her loved her. [stone in cemetery shows Child of Oscar Meeks - 18 March 1919]