Best died Monday, December 18, of shotgun wounds. His body was found after 10:00 a.m., Monday in a field near Augusta. Butler county officials said his 16-gauge automatic shotgun apparently had discharged as he crawled through a barbed wire fence.
Best was born at Moline, Kansas, April 28, 1915. He moved to Wichita in 1942 and had been an employee of the Boeing Airplane Co. for 17 years. He was a son of the late Burr Best, now deceased, formerly of Howard.
Best was born at Moline, Kansas, April 28, 1915. He moved to Wichita in 1942 and had been an employee of the Boeing Airplane Co. for 17 years. He was a son of the late Burr Best, now deceased, formerly of Howard.
Best died Monday, December 18, of shotgun wounds. His body was found after 10:00 a.m., Monday in a field near Augusta. Butler county officials said his 16-gauge automatic shotgun apparently had discharged as he crawled through a barbed wire fence.
Best was born at Moline, Kansas, April 28, 1915. He moved to Wichita in 1942 and had been an employee of the Boeing Airplane Co. for 17 years. He was a son of the late Burr Best, now deceased, formerly of Howard.
Best was born at Moline, Kansas, April 28, 1915. He moved to Wichita in 1942 and had been an employee of the Boeing Airplane Co. for 17 years. He was a son of the late Burr Best, now deceased, formerly of Howard.
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