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Roy Kelso

Birth	:	1887
Death	:	1910
Burial	:	Cherokee Cemetery, Cherokee, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate	:	37.3605995, -94.8292007
Inscription	:	Pittsburg Council #77 U.C.T.
Description	:	Cherokee Sentinel, April 29, 1910, page 1: (with photo) Roy Kelso Killed By Live Wire On Saturday afternoon at 4:00 o'clock the sad news spread through town that Roy Kelso had been killed down at the light plant by a live wire. Soon the news was verified and the people were stunned. Roy had been seen on our streets almost every day since he was a small boy, and later as a young man; everybody had learned to respect him for upright character. No greater tribute could have been paid a young man than the universal sorrow expressed, the good things said... Read More	Cherokee Sentinel, April 29, 1910, page 1: (with photo) Roy Kelso Killed By Live Wire On Saturday afternoon at 4:00 o'clock the sad news spread through town that Roy Kelso had been killed down at the light plant by a live wire. Soon the news was verified and the people were stunned. Roy had been seen on our streets almost every day since he was a small boy, and later as a young man; everybody had learned to respect him for upright character. No greater tribute could have been paid a young man than the universal sorrow expressed, the good things said about him, the efforts of people to pay respect to his memory. The beautiful flowers presented at his funeral, the large crowd who attended the last sad rites all attested to the respect they had for him and his stricken parents and brothers. He was 23 years old, was a member of the Christian Church, of the Commercial Travelers Association, had taken one degree in Masonry, was a graduate in the Crawford county high school, a member of the county high school Y.M.C.A. Quiet in his ways, prompt in his business, he at so early an age had commanded the confidence of the business world, and only a few months ago had been elected a director in the First National Bank of this city. At the time of his death he was a commercial traveler and had only returned the day before from Texas and Arkansas where he had been in the interest of his firm the Cherokee Mill & Elevator Co. The particulars of his death will never be known. The day had been a windy one. Although the sky was clear the wind blew with such velocity that frequently wires were blown down. About 4:00 Roy went to the faucet near the boilers where the men frequently drank, and told Mr. J.F. Johnson, the engineer, that he wanted a drink. As the water gets warm, Mr. Johnson turned it on and said let it run a bit and it will be cooler. For some reason Roy went on around the plant to the north where there is a faucet near the barn. In a few minutes Mr. Johnson went around to see about the water pressure and found his lifeless body in the grasp of a live wire. His body was taken to the home. Funeral services were held on Monday afternoon at the Christian church by his pastor, Rev. C.W. Yard, and his remains laid to rest in the Cherokee cemetery. Brother Roy confessed Christ and united with this congregation of the Christian church about four years ago. He was a decent and loyal follower of Christ. He was a faithful member of the church, a worker in the Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor, and was a teacher and official in the Sunday school until business caused him to be absent from the city on Lord's days. Brother Roy Kelso was one of those rare happily constituted persons who unite with great firmness and decision of character a pleasant manner and genial disposition. Perhaps no other young man in the city had so many friends or would be so much missed in the community. Contributed by Cheryl White

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Latitude: 37.3605995
Longitude: -94.8292007

Family Members:

Parent

John W Kelso

(1845 - 1920)

Sophia Minerva Payne Kelso

(1855 - 1945)

Siblings

Claire Payne “Cap” Kelso

(1882 - 1967)

Ora Kelso

(1884 - 1889)

Pearl Kelso

(1886 - 1898)

Guy L. Kelso

(1897 - 1914)

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