Emma Russell West
Mrs. West Ends Life With Rifle
The Soper Democrat December 20, 1934
Mrs. Emma Russell West, who resided on her farm six miles east of Soper, was found dead last Saturday morning with a rifle shot through her heart. Apparently she had tied a ribbon to the trigger of the Winchester 38-40 rifle and then to the bed and backed away causing the shot that ended her life.
Two sons of a family living in the house with her discovered the body lying on her bedroom floor, where it was believed she had been dead for about 8 hours. An inquest was held by Judge T.W. Hunter after investigation by Red Cross and B.B. Burrough, deputy sheriffs, and a verdict of suicide was returned.
Funeral services were held at Hugo Monday aftrnoon [sic] and burial was in the Roebuck cemetery, south of Forney.
Mrs. West is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Ethelbert Milburn, Hugo; Mrs. Hallie Moore, Amory, Miss.; and Mrs. J.E. Hendricks, Big Springs, Texas; two sister [sic], Tom Self, Hugo, and Mrs. Josie Latimer, Oklahoma City.
Mrs. West was about 65 years old, and had resided here for many years.
Mrs. West Ends Life With Rifle
The Soper Democrat December 20, 1934
Mrs. Emma Russell West, who resided on her farm six miles east of Soper, was found dead last Saturday morning with a rifle shot through her heart. Apparently she had tied a ribbon to the trigger of the Winchester 38-40 rifle and then to the bed and backed away causing the shot that ended her life.
Two sons of a family living in the house with her discovered the body lying on her bedroom floor, where it was believed she had been dead for about 8 hours. An inquest was held by Judge T.W. Hunter after investigation by Red Cross and B.B. Burrough, deputy sheriffs, and a verdict of suicide was returned.
Funeral services were held at Hugo Monday aftrnoon [sic] and burial was in the Roebuck cemetery, south of Forney.
Mrs. West is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Ethelbert Milburn, Hugo; Mrs. Hallie Moore, Amory, Miss.; and Mrs. J.E. Hendricks, Big Springs, Texas; two sister [sic], Tom Self, Hugo, and Mrs. Josie Latimer, Oklahoma City.
Mrs. West was about 65 years old, and had resided here for many years.
Emma Russell West
Mrs. West Ends Life With Rifle
The Soper Democrat December 20, 1934
Mrs. Emma Russell West, who resided on her farm six miles east of Soper, was found dead last Saturday morning with a rifle shot through her heart. Apparently she had tied a ribbon to the trigger of the Winchester 38-40 rifle and then to the bed and backed away causing the shot that ended her life.
Two sons of a family living in the house with her discovered the body lying on her bedroom floor, where it was believed she had been dead for about 8 hours. An inquest was held by Judge T.W. Hunter after investigation by Red Cross and B.B. Burrough, deputy sheriffs, and a verdict of suicide was returned.
Funeral services were held at Hugo Monday aftrnoon [sic] and burial was in the Roebuck cemetery, south of Forney.
Mrs. West is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Ethelbert Milburn, Hugo; Mrs. Hallie Moore, Amory, Miss.; and Mrs. J.E. Hendricks, Big Springs, Texas; two sister [sic], Tom Self, Hugo, and Mrs. Josie Latimer, Oklahoma City.
Mrs. West was about 65 years old, and had resided here for many years.
Mrs. West Ends Life With Rifle
The Soper Democrat December 20, 1934
Mrs. Emma Russell West, who resided on her farm six miles east of Soper, was found dead last Saturday morning with a rifle shot through her heart. Apparently she had tied a ribbon to the trigger of the Winchester 38-40 rifle and then to the bed and backed away causing the shot that ended her life.
Two sons of a family living in the house with her discovered the body lying on her bedroom floor, where it was believed she had been dead for about 8 hours. An inquest was held by Judge T.W. Hunter after investigation by Red Cross and B.B. Burrough, deputy sheriffs, and a verdict of suicide was returned.
Funeral services were held at Hugo Monday aftrnoon [sic] and burial was in the Roebuck cemetery, south of Forney.
Mrs. West is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Ethelbert Milburn, Hugo; Mrs. Hallie Moore, Amory, Miss.; and Mrs. J.E. Hendricks, Big Springs, Texas; two sister [sic], Tom Self, Hugo, and Mrs. Josie Latimer, Oklahoma City.
Mrs. West was about 65 years old, and had resided here for many years.
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