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Madison W. “Matt” Varnell

Birth	:	28 Dec 1910 Kingsland, Cleveland County, Arkansas, USA
Death	:	7 Sep 1935 Cleveland County, Arkansas, USA
Burial	:	Red Top Cemetery, Brewster, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.7433014, -70.1342010
Description	:	Cleveland County Herald-September 11, 1935 MATT VARNELL FATHER IS CHARGED WITH SLAYING SON: HUNTER VARNELL OF SMITH TWP HELD FOR SLAYING SON FOLLOWING QUARREL. First degree murder charges were filed Monday against Hunter Varnell aged 63, of Smith township for the slaying of his son, Matt Varnell, aged 23, about 4:30 Saturday afternoon at the home of the elder Varnell. Information filed with Justice P.C. Searcy Monday morning by Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Max. M. Smith and a first degree murder warrant of arrest was issued by Justice Searcy for Varnell. Monday afternoon Varnell waived preliminary hearing and was ordered held to await... Read More	Cleveland County Herald-September 11, 1935 MATT VARNELL FATHER IS CHARGED WITH SLAYING SON: HUNTER VARNELL OF SMITH TWP HELD FOR SLAYING SON FOLLOWING QUARREL. First degree murder charges were filed Monday against Hunter Varnell aged 63, of Smith township for the slaying of his son, Matt Varnell, aged 23, about 4:30 Saturday afternoon at the home of the elder Varnell. Information filed with Justice P.C. Searcy Monday morning by Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Max. M. Smith and a first degree murder warrant of arrest was issued by Justice Searcy for Varnell. Monday afternoon Varnell waived preliminary hearing and was ordered held to await action of the grand jury. Young Varnell was shot with a single-barrel shotgun, suffering wounds in the face, head and back. Death was almost instantly. When shot down, the youth was standing in a cotton patch near the home of his father. Varnell was arrested late Saturday afternoon shortly after the fatal shooting by Sheriff T.H. Glover and deputies and brought to Rison and placed in the county jail. Varnell resided alone on the I.E. Moore estate farm a short distance south of Toledo and his son also made his home on the same farm with his wife and small child, a short distance from his father. A quarrel between father and son and a scuffle in which the elder Varnell says he was struck over the head and kicked by his son preceded the fatal shooting. Varnell told a Herald reporter Monday morning while seated in his cell at the county jail that he could not remember firing the gun but one time and this was after he and his son had had a quarrel at his home and the son had abused him. He said the son had left the house and gone a short distance when he shot him. He said he presumed he was going after a gun. Varnell in talking to the reporter said he had been to Rison earlier in the day and upon his return home found his son's hogs in his field. In driving the hogs out of his field near the house he used a dog and when his son heard the noise he came to him and struck the dog and started abusing him. They went in the house and the quarrel continued the son finally leaving. Two shot gun shells were found in the youth's pocket, Sheriff Glover said, although he had no gun. Varnell's gun had been reloaded, Mrs. Glover said, when he made the arrest. He said buckshot had been used. The father was near his slain son when the officers arrived to make the arrest. Besides his widow and child, young Varnell is survived by one brother, Jesse Varnell, of Pine Bluff; six sisters, Mrs. Robt. Lunsford and Mrs. Emma Steelman of Pine Bluff, Mrs. Havis T. Gray, Mrs. Robt. Poteet and Mrs. Fount Neal of Rison, and Mrs. Leon Phillips of Toledo community. nterment was made in the Varnell cemetery Sunday morning with services conducted by the Rev. M.E. Scott, pastor of the Rison Methodist church.

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Where is Madison W. “Matt” Varnell's memorial?
Madison W. “Matt” Varnell's memorial is located at: Red Top Cemetery, Brewster, Barnstable County, USA.
When did Madison W. “Matt” Varnell death?
Madison W. “Matt” Varnell death on 7 Sep 1935 in Cleveland County, Arkansas, USA
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Latitude: 41.7433014
Longitude: -70.1342010

Family Members:

Parent

Madison Hunter Varnell

(1873 - 1962)

Bettie Lain Varnell

(1872 - 1928)

Spouse

Mary Eugene Works Varnell Reed

(1916 - 1967)

Siblings

Emma S. Varnell Steelman

(1897 - 1987)

Grace Varnell Lunsford

(1900 - 1987)

Jessie Clayborn Varnell

(1902 - 1972)

Rosa Lea Varnell Neal

(1904 - 1992)

Mary Varnell Gray

(1907 - 1986)

Beatrice Varnell Poteet

(1912 - 1979)

Alma Virginia Varnell Phillips

(1914 - 2001)

Children

James Madison Varnell

(1933 - 1953)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Red Top Cemetery
Brewster, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7433014, -70.1342010

2. Sears Cemetery
West Brewster, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7442017, -70.1457977

3. Quivet Neck Cemetery
East Dennis, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7500000, -70.1417007

4. Dillingham Cemetery
Brewster, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7444000, -70.1183014

5. Worden Cemetery
East Dennis, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7425003, -70.1517029

6. Paddock Cemetery
East Dennis, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7430992, -70.1735992

7. Brewster Cemetery
Brewster, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7618200, -70.0973300

8. Oak Ridge Cemetery
South Dennis, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7111015, -70.1556015

9. Nobscusset Indian Burial Ground
Dennis, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7451330, -70.1830350

10. Corporation Beach Memorial Park
Dennis, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7507000, -70.1875000

11. Brewster Memorial Cemetery
Brewster, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7409940, -70.0783970

12. First Parish Brewster Garden of Remembrance
Brewster, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7619000, -70.0821900

13. Old Burying Ground
Brewster, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7621994, -70.0821304

14. Dennis Village Cemetery
Dennis, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7373466, -70.1924286

15. Hall Cemetery
Dennis, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7435989, -70.1943970

16. Quaker Cemetery
Dennis, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7043991, -70.1713028

17. North Harwich Cemetery
North Harwich, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6956700, -70.1221700

18. Howes Family Cemetery
Dennis, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7344017, -70.2014008

19. Foster Cemetery
South Brewster, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7481600, -70.0597600

20. Ancient Cemetery
South Dennis, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6892014, -70.1568985

21. Pine Grove Cemetery
East Brewster, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7694016, -70.0653000

22. Kelley Cemetery
Harwich, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6903610, -70.0922470

23. Holy Trinity Cemetery
Harwich, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6947556, -70.0742950

24. Swan Lake Cemetery
Dennis Port, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6768990, -70.1292038