Was author of "Mean as Hell: The Life of a New Mexico Lawman".

(Ref: Obituary appeared in THE CARLSBAD CURRENT-ARGUS, Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico, dated for June 18, 1958, front page and page 3, reads as follows:
DEE HARKEY, EARLY DAY LAWMAN DIES

Services for Daniel Riley (Dee) Harkey, 92, early-day Carlsbad lawman, will be at 10:00 Thursday at the West Funeral Home Chapel.

Harkey, the man most credited with cleaning up the criminal dives in early-day Carlsbad, died Tuesday at his home, 409 North Canyon. He had been in ill health for several months.

The Rev. J. Melvin Ray, pastor of the First Baptist Church, and Joe Evans, El Paso president of the Texas and New Mexico Baptist Encampment, will officiate at the services.

Carlsbad Odd Fellows will conduct grave side services at Carlsbad Cemetery. Harkey was a 62-year member of the local lodge.

Libel Suit

Harkey recorded his gun-toting, criminal chasing history in a still talked-about book, "Mean as Hell," in 1948. He dictated the stories from his bed to two high school girls because his head was so full of events of the past which he felt needed recording, he said several months before he died.

The book was edited and published by the University of New Mexico Press in Albuquerque and was subject of a libel suit over the spelling of a man's name which should have been "Christman" instead of "Christmas."

Harkey said the suit was settled out of court and was "an honest error." All other statements in his book could be proved by legal records, he claimed.

He was born near Richland Springs in San Saba County, Tex., on March 27, 1866. He was married to Miss Sophia Caroline New in Beeville, Tex., on Aug. 4, 1886.

He later visited Carlsbad, then Eddy, and returned to Texas. In 1892, he moved his family to the little settlement of Eddy in New Mexico and operated a meat market on South Canal Street.

He was appointed Deputy U.S. Marshal in 1893 and held this position many years. He was a peace officer until 1911, during which time he was a deputy sheriff of Eddy County, cattle inspector for the Cattle Raisers Association of Texas and the Cattle Sanitary Board of New Mexico.

He retired in 1911 from public service and engaged in extensive ranching, livestock and farming in the Black River area, 15 miles south of Carlsbad.

In 1934, he again took up residence in his Carlsbad home which was established in 1903. He has lived there since.

Mr. and Mrs. Harkey reared three children, Mrs. Eva Brown, Dr. Myrtle D. Harkey, both of Carlsbad, and Dr. C.T. Harkey Sr., of Lampasas, Tex. Mrs. Harkey died in 1935.

Oldest Member

He is survived by his two daughters and a son, six grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren and two adopted great grandchildren. He was a member of the First Baptist Church here and was a member of the Eddy IOOF Lodge, No. 21, since 1896, being its oldest member.

The family requested that all of his friends consider themselves honorary pall bearers.

Active pall bearers will be J.E. Robertson, Lewis Winters, Gene Roterts, Walter Lazenby, Judson Boyd and R.C. Lee.

Dee Harkey" One of 8 children born to:Daniel Riley HARKEY , Sr from Mecklenburg County,North Carolina & Margaret E. Smith of Virginia.
Dee was orphaned at the age of 3 years after his parents were killed by Indians, and raised by an older brother,Joe who was 17. During his youth, he was witness to much violence including Indian attacks. Three of his brothers were killed in gunfights. Harkey first began to make his way as a farmhand and a cowboy, but at the age of 16, became a deputy under his brother, Joe, who had been elected sheriff of San Saba County, Texas. Four years later, Harkey married and established a farm in Bee County, Texas. There, he got into a conflict with a neighbor named George Young and when the dispute escalated to a knife fight, Harkey killed him. In 1890, Harkey moved to Carlsbad, New Mexico. Here, Harkey was involved in a disagreement with George High resulting in two shooting incidents. He was acquited and was soon made a U.S. Deputy Marshal. Over the years, Harkey served as a lawman in New Mexico, holding a variety of positions, including town marshal and Cattle Inspector.

Was author of "Mean as Hell: The Life of a New Mexico Lawman".

(Ref: Obituary appeared in THE CARLSBAD CURRENT-ARGUS, Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico, dated for June 18, 1958, front page and page 3, reads as follows:
DEE HARKEY, EARLY DAY LAWMAN DIES

Services for Daniel Riley (Dee) Harkey, 92, early-day Carlsbad lawman, will be at 10:00 Thursday at the West Funeral Home Chapel.

Harkey, the man most credited with cleaning up the criminal dives in early-day Carlsbad, died Tuesday at his home, 409 North Canyon. He had been in ill health for several months.

The Rev. J. Melvin Ray, pastor of the First Baptist Church, and Joe Evans, El Paso president of the Texas and New Mexico Baptist Encampment, will officiate at the services.

Carlsbad Odd Fellows will conduct grave side services at Carlsbad Cemetery. Harkey was a 62-year member of the local lodge.

Libel Suit

Harkey recorded his gun-toting, criminal chasing history in a still talked-about book, "Mean as Hell," in 1948. He dictated the stories from his bed to two high school girls because his head was so full of events of the past which he felt needed recording, he said several months before he died.

The book was edited and published by the University of New Mexico Press in Albuquerque and was subject of a libel suit over the spelling of a man's name which should have been "Christman" instead of "Christmas."

Harkey said the suit was settled out of court and was "an honest error." All other statements in his book could be proved by legal records, he claimed.

He was born near Richland Springs in San Saba County, Tex., on March 27, 1866. He was married to Miss Sophia Caroline New in Beeville, Tex., on Aug. 4, 1886.

He later visited Carlsbad, then Eddy, and returned to Texas. In 1892, he moved his family to the little settlement of Eddy in New Mexico and operated a meat market on South Canal Street.

He was appointed Deputy U.S. Marshal in 1893 and held this position many years. He was a peace officer until 1911, during which time he was a deputy sheriff of Eddy County, cattle inspector for the Cattle Raisers Association of Texas and the Cattle Sanitary Board of New Mexico.

He retired in 1911 from public service and engaged in extensive ranching, livestock and farming in the Black River area, 15 miles south of Carlsbad.

In 1934, he again took up residence in his Carlsbad home which was established in 1903. He has lived there since.

Mr. and Mrs. Harkey reared three children, Mrs. Eva Brown, Dr. Myrtle D. Harkey, both of Carlsbad, and Dr. C.T. Harkey Sr., of Lampasas, Tex. Mrs. Harkey died in 1935.

Oldest Member

He is survived by his two daughters and a son, six grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren and two adopted great grandchildren. He was a member of the First Baptist Church here and was a member of the Eddy IOOF Lodge, No. 21, since 1896, being its oldest member.

The family requested that all of his friends consider themselves honorary pall bearers.

Active pall bearers will be J.E. Robertson, Lewis Winters, Gene Roterts, Walter Lazenby, Judson Boyd and R.C. Lee.

Dee Harkey" One of 8 children born to:Daniel Riley HARKEY , Sr from Mecklenburg County,North Carolina & Margaret E. Smith of Virginia.
Dee was orphaned at the age of 3 years after his parents were killed by Indians, and raised by an older brother,Joe who was 17. During his youth, he was witness to much violence including Indian attacks. Three of his brothers were killed in gunfights. Harkey first began to make his way as a farmhand and a cowboy, but at the age of 16, became a deputy under his brother, Joe, who had been elected sheriff of San Saba County, Texas. Four years later, Harkey married and established a farm in Bee County, Texas. There, he got into a conflict with a neighbor named George Young and when the dispute escalated to a knife fight, Harkey killed him. In 1890, Harkey moved to Carlsbad, New Mexico. Here, Harkey was involved in a disagreement with George High resulting in two shooting incidents. He was acquited and was soon made a U.S. Deputy Marshal. Over the years, Harkey served as a lawman in New Mexico, holding a variety of positions, including town marshal and Cattle Inspector.