New City, Jan. 28,- Funeral services will be held at 1:30 O'clock Sunday afternoon at the South Fork church for Elmer Ayers, 17 year old hunting accident victim, who died at 8:15 o'clock Friday night. Young Ayers, living a short distance south and east of here.
At the inquest to have been conducted at the home today by Coroner C. T. Branson a verdict of death from wounds accidentally received was expected to be returned.
Young Ayers is said by two companions to have had his gun strapped to his back while out hunting Thursday afternoon. When in some unknown manner it was accidentally discharged, the load taking effect in his side and back. The wounded youth was taken first to the home of a brother near the scene of the accident and later was removed to his own home where he died.
Surviving the youth are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Ayers; four brothers, Andrew, Arthur, Roy and Ray Ayers; and two sisters, Mrs. Ray Cory and Velma Ayers, all residing near Cascade. Nine uncles and aunts and one great-uncle, A.V. Smith of Springfield also survive.
Daily Illinois State Register, 28 January 1922, page 2, Saturday
At the inquest to have been conducted at the home today by Coroner C. T. Branson a verdict of death from wounds accidentally received was expected to be returned.
Young Ayers is said by two companions to have had his gun strapped to his back while out hunting Thursday afternoon. When in some unknown manner it was accidentally discharged, the load taking effect in his side and back. The wounded youth was taken first to the home of a brother near the scene of the accident and later was removed to his own home where he died.
Surviving the youth are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Ayers; four brothers, Andrew, Arthur, Roy and Ray Ayers; and two sisters, Mrs. Ray Cory and Velma Ayers, all residing near Cascade. Nine uncles and aunts and one great-uncle, A.V. Smith of Springfield also survive.
Daily Illinois State Register, 28 January 1922, page 2, Saturday
New City, Jan. 28,- Funeral services will be held at 1:30 O'clock Sunday afternoon at the South Fork church for Elmer Ayers, 17 year old hunting accident victim, who died at 8:15 o'clock Friday night. Young Ayers, living a short distance south and east of here.
At the inquest to have been conducted at the home today by Coroner C. T. Branson a verdict of death from wounds accidentally received was expected to be returned.
Young Ayers is said by two companions to have had his gun strapped to his back while out hunting Thursday afternoon. When in some unknown manner it was accidentally discharged, the load taking effect in his side and back. The wounded youth was taken first to the home of a brother near the scene of the accident and later was removed to his own home where he died.
Surviving the youth are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Ayers; four brothers, Andrew, Arthur, Roy and Ray Ayers; and two sisters, Mrs. Ray Cory and Velma Ayers, all residing near Cascade. Nine uncles and aunts and one great-uncle, A.V. Smith of Springfield also survive.
Daily Illinois State Register, 28 January 1922, page 2, Saturday
At the inquest to have been conducted at the home today by Coroner C. T. Branson a verdict of death from wounds accidentally received was expected to be returned.
Young Ayers is said by two companions to have had his gun strapped to his back while out hunting Thursday afternoon. When in some unknown manner it was accidentally discharged, the load taking effect in his side and back. The wounded youth was taken first to the home of a brother near the scene of the accident and later was removed to his own home where he died.
Surviving the youth are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Ayers; four brothers, Andrew, Arthur, Roy and Ray Ayers; and two sisters, Mrs. Ray Cory and Velma Ayers, all residing near Cascade. Nine uncles and aunts and one great-uncle, A.V. Smith of Springfield also survive.
Daily Illinois State Register, 28 January 1922, page 2, Saturday
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