Lawrence Daily Journal-World, Wednesday, December 27, 1967: Police Check Shooting Here
Police Investigation is continuing today into the death of an elderly Lawrence man who was found at his home Tuesday with a fatal gunshot wound in his head.
The man, John C. Curd, 86, was found lying on the back porch of his home at 1507 N.H. St. about 1:30 P.M. Tuesday by Lawrence police officers who were called to the scene. A 38-caliber revolver was found next to him, officers said.
A preliminary report by Dr. James Reed, coroner, indicated Curd died of a gunshot wound at the left side of his head. A complete coroner's report has not been issued and police have not determined if death was by suicide.
Police said Mrs. Marje Withers, a private nurse who lives at the Curd residence, told them she discovered Curd lying on the back porch. She told police she had been caring for Curd for a number of years.
Lawmen said no note was found.
Funeral services for Curd will be 2 p.m. Friday at the Rumsey Funeral Home with Rev. Ronald Sundbye in charge. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery. He is survived by a son, Robert, of Amarillo, Tex., and a daughter, Mrs. Charles Woodlan of Kansas City, Mo.
Curd was a retired railway mail clerk for Santa Fe Railroad. He retired in 1952 after 48 years on the Kansas City-La Junta, Colo., run. He was born Dec. 2, 1881, in El Dorado, and had lived in Lawrence since 1904.
Police Investigation is continuing today into the death of an elderly Lawrence man who was found at his home Tuesday with a fatal gunshot wound in his head.
The man, John C. Curd, 86, was found lying on the back porch of his home at 1507 N.H. St. about 1:30 P.M. Tuesday by Lawrence police officers who were called to the scene. A 38-caliber revolver was found next to him, officers said.
A preliminary report by Dr. James Reed, coroner, indicated Curd died of a gunshot wound at the left side of his head. A complete coroner's report has not been issued and police have not determined if death was by suicide.
Police said Mrs. Marje Withers, a private nurse who lives at the Curd residence, told them she discovered Curd lying on the back porch. She told police she had been caring for Curd for a number of years.
Lawmen said no note was found.
Funeral services for Curd will be 2 p.m. Friday at the Rumsey Funeral Home with Rev. Ronald Sundbye in charge. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery. He is survived by a son, Robert, of Amarillo, Tex., and a daughter, Mrs. Charles Woodlan of Kansas City, Mo.
Curd was a retired railway mail clerk for Santa Fe Railroad. He retired in 1952 after 48 years on the Kansas City-La Junta, Colo., run. He was born Dec. 2, 1881, in El Dorado, and had lived in Lawrence since 1904.
Lawrence Daily Journal-World, Wednesday, December 27, 1967: Police Check Shooting Here
Police Investigation is continuing today into the death of an elderly Lawrence man who was found at his home Tuesday with a fatal gunshot wound in his head.
The man, John C. Curd, 86, was found lying on the back porch of his home at 1507 N.H. St. about 1:30 P.M. Tuesday by Lawrence police officers who were called to the scene. A 38-caliber revolver was found next to him, officers said.
A preliminary report by Dr. James Reed, coroner, indicated Curd died of a gunshot wound at the left side of his head. A complete coroner's report has not been issued and police have not determined if death was by suicide.
Police said Mrs. Marje Withers, a private nurse who lives at the Curd residence, told them she discovered Curd lying on the back porch. She told police she had been caring for Curd for a number of years.
Lawmen said no note was found.
Funeral services for Curd will be 2 p.m. Friday at the Rumsey Funeral Home with Rev. Ronald Sundbye in charge. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery. He is survived by a son, Robert, of Amarillo, Tex., and a daughter, Mrs. Charles Woodlan of Kansas City, Mo.
Curd was a retired railway mail clerk for Santa Fe Railroad. He retired in 1952 after 48 years on the Kansas City-La Junta, Colo., run. He was born Dec. 2, 1881, in El Dorado, and had lived in Lawrence since 1904.
Police Investigation is continuing today into the death of an elderly Lawrence man who was found at his home Tuesday with a fatal gunshot wound in his head.
The man, John C. Curd, 86, was found lying on the back porch of his home at 1507 N.H. St. about 1:30 P.M. Tuesday by Lawrence police officers who were called to the scene. A 38-caliber revolver was found next to him, officers said.
A preliminary report by Dr. James Reed, coroner, indicated Curd died of a gunshot wound at the left side of his head. A complete coroner's report has not been issued and police have not determined if death was by suicide.
Police said Mrs. Marje Withers, a private nurse who lives at the Curd residence, told them she discovered Curd lying on the back porch. She told police she had been caring for Curd for a number of years.
Lawmen said no note was found.
Funeral services for Curd will be 2 p.m. Friday at the Rumsey Funeral Home with Rev. Ronald Sundbye in charge. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery. He is survived by a son, Robert, of Amarillo, Tex., and a daughter, Mrs. Charles Woodlan of Kansas City, Mo.
Curd was a retired railway mail clerk for Santa Fe Railroad. He retired in 1952 after 48 years on the Kansas City-La Junta, Colo., run. He was born Dec. 2, 1881, in El Dorado, and had lived in Lawrence since 1904.
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