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Gordon Forest Durr

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Gordon Forest Durr

Birth
Bond County, Illinois, USA
Death
18 Mar 1936 (aged 26)
Yuma, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
Burial
Bond County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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The Yuma Daily Sun and Yuma Arizona Sentinel; Yuma, Arizona.
March 19, 1936; Pages One and Two.

BOTH DRIVERS NEGLIGENT, IS JURY VERDICT
Inquest Conducted Into Gordon Durr Death

Gordon Durr, 26, came to his death as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident near the intersection of Eighth street and Date Avenue last Saturday evening at about 7:15 o'clock "due to negligence on the part of both drivers, not criminal," a coroner's jury declared in a verdict returned shortly after six o'clock last night.

The inquest was conducted by Coroner Earl A. Freeman in his courtroom in the basement of the courthouse.

Dies in Hospital
Durr died in the Yuma General hospital early yesterday morning, four days after the death of his cousin, George Durr, 22, who was fatally injured in a traffic accident which took place on Eighth street about three-quarters of a mile east of Date avenue.

According to testimony of witnesses yesterday, brought out under questioning of County Attorney ?? {rest of story is illegible. Submitted by Find A Grave contributor dm wms, Feb 2015}

The Yuma Daily Sun and Yuma Arizona Sentinel; Yuma, Arizona.
March 19, 1936; Pages One and Two.

BOTH DRIVERS NEGLIGENT, IS JURY VERDICT
Inquest Conducted Into Gordon Durr Death

Gordon Durr, 26, came to his death as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident near the intersection of Eighth street and Date Avenue last Saturday evening at about 7:15 o'clock "due to negligence on the part of both drivers, not criminal," a coroner's jury declared in a verdict returned shortly after six o'clock last night.

The inquest was conducted by Coroner Earl A. Freeman in his courtroom in the basement of the courthouse.

Dies in Hospital
Durr died in the Yuma General hospital early yesterday morning, four days after the death of his cousin, George Durr, 22, who was fatally injured in a traffic accident which took place on Eighth street about three-quarters of a mile east of Date avenue.

According to testimony of witnesses yesterday, brought out under questioning of County Attorney ?? {rest of story is illegible. Submitted by Find A Grave contributor dm wms, Feb 2015}


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