A Hutchinson County road worker was killed instantly this morning when his dirt-moving vehicle ran out of control and turned over on top of him.
Billy Gene Duke, 34-year old Stinnett resident, was pronounced dead at the scene about seven and a half miles south of the Dumas Highway on Oil City Road. Stinnett Justice of the Peace Jake Early declared the fatality an accidental death.
Highway Patrol investigators said the accident happened about 8:30 a.m. Duke was driving the payloader machine south on the farm road and apparently lost control as the vehicle started down an incline. The machine rolled over, throwing Duke to the ground and crushing him.
Duke is survived by his wife, Virginia, of Stinnett and a seven-year-old daughter, Ruth. Other survivors include his mother, Mrs. Ethel Duke of Borger; three brothers, E.G. Duke of Borger, Ralph Duke of Skellytown and Earnest Duke of Houston; two sisters, Mrs. Francis Shrader of Stinnett, and Mrs. Mary Parks of Beaver, Oklahoma.
Funeral arrangements are pending in Borger at Simpson's Funeral Home.
(Published in Borger News Herald - September 16,1957)
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Funeral services for Billy Gene Duke, 34, who was killed instantly when a dirt-moving vehicle turned over on top of him yesterday morning, will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the First Baptist Church of Stinnett.
The Rev. Luther Griffin, pastor, will officiate, assisted by A.W. Cooper. Interment, under the direction of Simpson's Funeral Home is pending.
Duke was driving the payloader machine on the Oil City Road south of the Dumas Highway about 8:30 a.m., and apparently lost control when the vehicle started down an incline. The machine rolled over, hurling Duke to the ground and pinning him.
Stinnett Justice of the Peace Jake Early declared the death accidental.
(Published in
Borger News Herald - September 17, 1957)
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Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: Billy Gene Duke
Death Date: 16 Sep 1957
Death County: Hutchinson
Certificate: 72598
Billy Gene Duke, 34-year old Stinnett resident, was pronounced dead at the scene about seven and a half miles south of the Dumas Highway on Oil City Road. Stinnett Justice of the Peace Jake Early declared the fatality an accidental death.
Highway Patrol investigators said the accident happened about 8:30 a.m. Duke was driving the payloader machine south on the farm road and apparently lost control as the vehicle started down an incline. The machine rolled over, throwing Duke to the ground and crushing him.
Duke is survived by his wife, Virginia, of Stinnett and a seven-year-old daughter, Ruth. Other survivors include his mother, Mrs. Ethel Duke of Borger; three brothers, E.G. Duke of Borger, Ralph Duke of Skellytown and Earnest Duke of Houston; two sisters, Mrs. Francis Shrader of Stinnett, and Mrs. Mary Parks of Beaver, Oklahoma.
Funeral arrangements are pending in Borger at Simpson's Funeral Home.
(Published in Borger News Herald - September 16,1957)
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Funeral services for Billy Gene Duke, 34, who was killed instantly when a dirt-moving vehicle turned over on top of him yesterday morning, will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the First Baptist Church of Stinnett.
The Rev. Luther Griffin, pastor, will officiate, assisted by A.W. Cooper. Interment, under the direction of Simpson's Funeral Home is pending.
Duke was driving the payloader machine on the Oil City Road south of the Dumas Highway about 8:30 a.m., and apparently lost control when the vehicle started down an incline. The machine rolled over, hurling Duke to the ground and pinning him.
Stinnett Justice of the Peace Jake Early declared the death accidental.
(Published in
Borger News Herald - September 17, 1957)
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Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: Billy Gene Duke
Death Date: 16 Sep 1957
Death County: Hutchinson
Certificate: 72598
A Hutchinson County road worker was killed instantly this morning when his dirt-moving vehicle ran out of control and turned over on top of him.
Billy Gene Duke, 34-year old Stinnett resident, was pronounced dead at the scene about seven and a half miles south of the Dumas Highway on Oil City Road. Stinnett Justice of the Peace Jake Early declared the fatality an accidental death.
Highway Patrol investigators said the accident happened about 8:30 a.m. Duke was driving the payloader machine south on the farm road and apparently lost control as the vehicle started down an incline. The machine rolled over, throwing Duke to the ground and crushing him.
Duke is survived by his wife, Virginia, of Stinnett and a seven-year-old daughter, Ruth. Other survivors include his mother, Mrs. Ethel Duke of Borger; three brothers, E.G. Duke of Borger, Ralph Duke of Skellytown and Earnest Duke of Houston; two sisters, Mrs. Francis Shrader of Stinnett, and Mrs. Mary Parks of Beaver, Oklahoma.
Funeral arrangements are pending in Borger at Simpson's Funeral Home.
(Published in Borger News Herald - September 16,1957)
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Funeral services for Billy Gene Duke, 34, who was killed instantly when a dirt-moving vehicle turned over on top of him yesterday morning, will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the First Baptist Church of Stinnett.
The Rev. Luther Griffin, pastor, will officiate, assisted by A.W. Cooper. Interment, under the direction of Simpson's Funeral Home is pending.
Duke was driving the payloader machine on the Oil City Road south of the Dumas Highway about 8:30 a.m., and apparently lost control when the vehicle started down an incline. The machine rolled over, hurling Duke to the ground and pinning him.
Stinnett Justice of the Peace Jake Early declared the death accidental.
(Published in
Borger News Herald - September 17, 1957)
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Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: Billy Gene Duke
Death Date: 16 Sep 1957
Death County: Hutchinson
Certificate: 72598
Billy Gene Duke, 34-year old Stinnett resident, was pronounced dead at the scene about seven and a half miles south of the Dumas Highway on Oil City Road. Stinnett Justice of the Peace Jake Early declared the fatality an accidental death.
Highway Patrol investigators said the accident happened about 8:30 a.m. Duke was driving the payloader machine south on the farm road and apparently lost control as the vehicle started down an incline. The machine rolled over, throwing Duke to the ground and crushing him.
Duke is survived by his wife, Virginia, of Stinnett and a seven-year-old daughter, Ruth. Other survivors include his mother, Mrs. Ethel Duke of Borger; three brothers, E.G. Duke of Borger, Ralph Duke of Skellytown and Earnest Duke of Houston; two sisters, Mrs. Francis Shrader of Stinnett, and Mrs. Mary Parks of Beaver, Oklahoma.
Funeral arrangements are pending in Borger at Simpson's Funeral Home.
(Published in Borger News Herald - September 16,1957)
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Funeral services for Billy Gene Duke, 34, who was killed instantly when a dirt-moving vehicle turned over on top of him yesterday morning, will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the First Baptist Church of Stinnett.
The Rev. Luther Griffin, pastor, will officiate, assisted by A.W. Cooper. Interment, under the direction of Simpson's Funeral Home is pending.
Duke was driving the payloader machine on the Oil City Road south of the Dumas Highway about 8:30 a.m., and apparently lost control when the vehicle started down an incline. The machine rolled over, hurling Duke to the ground and pinning him.
Stinnett Justice of the Peace Jake Early declared the death accidental.
(Published in
Borger News Herald - September 17, 1957)
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Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: Billy Gene Duke
Death Date: 16 Sep 1957
Death County: Hutchinson
Certificate: 72598
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