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Ray Beckley

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Ray Beckley

Birth
Cass County, Nebraska, USA
Death
3 Jul 1938 (aged 50)
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Missouri Valley, Harrison County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 1, Row 2
Memorial ID
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7 July, 1938 - The Enterprise

FORMER BLAIRITE DIES OF WOUNDS

Ray Beckley, Missouri Valley businessman and former resident of Blair, Nebraska, died in a Council Bluffs hospital of accidental gun shots suffered June 26.

Beckley, who had been cleaning his 22 caliber rifle, was shot twice in the abdomen. The accident occurred on the farm of the deceased which is located near Loveland, Iowa.

Ray Beckley, 54, was a well known businessman, owning the Farmers Grain and Implement Co. of Missouri Valley and having held several county and city offices and a position on the school board. He is survived by his wife and two sons.

Mr. Beckley will be remembered by Blairites as having farmed north of here several years ago. He is a cousin of Hugh Cooke and Mrs. Ed Stevens.

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Obituary courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair, Nebraska Public Library; Contributor: Christine Solomon (49030906)
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7 July, 1938 - The Enterprise

FORMER BLAIRITE DIES OF WOUNDS

Ray Beckley, Missouri Valley businessman and former resident of Blair, Nebraska, died in a Council Bluffs hospital of accidental gun shots suffered June 26.

Beckley, who had been cleaning his 22 caliber rifle, was shot twice in the abdomen. The accident occurred on the farm of the deceased which is located near Loveland, Iowa.

Ray Beckley, 54, was a well known businessman, owning the Farmers Grain and Implement Co. of Missouri Valley and having held several county and city offices and a position on the school board. He is survived by his wife and two sons.

Mr. Beckley will be remembered by Blairites as having farmed north of here several years ago. He is a cousin of Hugh Cooke and Mrs. Ed Stevens.

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Obituary courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair, Nebraska Public Library; Contributor: Christine Solomon (49030906)
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  • Maintained by: MrsB
  • Originally Created by: Ron Rader
  • Added: Jul 21, 2014
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133128653/ray-beckley: accessed ), memorial page for Ray Beckley (15 Dec 1887–3 Jul 1938), Find a Grave Memorial ID 133128653, citing Rose Hill Memorial Gardens, Missouri Valley, Harrison County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by MrsB (contributor 47910340).