Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-02-17
|MOntfOrd Bankes Met
Tragic Death Friday

The entire community was sad
| dened by the news of the death Of
MOntfOrd Bankes, II. He and his
brother. Glenford, 16, were playing
with a revolver Friday evening
about 4 O'Clock, when it was acct
dentally discharged, the bullet en-.
tering Montford's body. They were
| upstairs at the time of the accident,
| following which both boys showed
| much presence of mind. The
wounded lad came down stairs and
| told his mother he had been shot,
and for her not to worry: and he
also went to the door and called to
his father who was outside, telling
him the same thing. The older boy
telephoned for doctor. The bail
entered Montford's body just below
the left shoulder blade, taking an
upward course through the lungs,
missing the aorta and heart, and
lodged in front of the chest about
an inch from the neck McConnels-
vile physicians were called who ad-
ministered to his needs and he was
taken by ambulance to the Bethes-
da hospital in GAINESVILLE, where
X-ray pictures revealed that death
returned to his home here, where
he suffered intensely until 9 o'clock
Saturday morning when his young
life went out Funeral services
were conducted at the Zion church
at Portersville on Monday af
ternoon by Evangelist r. w. But
terfield of McConnelsville, and bur-
ial was made in the adjoining cem-
etery. A mixed quartet from the
Seventh Street Church of Christ
sang eve Are Waiting BY the Riv-
er," "Home Over Yondcr," and
Crossing the Bar" The estimated
number in attendance at the SER
vices was 600. Boys serving as pail
bearers We're Carleton Bankss, Yer
n.tte James, Donald Payne. Rexford
Eankes, Charles McPeak and Ernest
Blackburn, and the flower girls
We're Hope Smith, Edith Davis. Ger
aldine Blackburn, Virginia Flu
harty, Elizabeth Glaspy, Frances
Hurst, Martha Hivnor and Pearl
Patterson. Pail bearers and flower
girls were student in M. & NJ high
school, where Montford was a fresh
man. The obituary sketch as read
at the funeral follows:
Montford Asbury Bankes, son Of
Asbury and Tencie Crook Bankes,
was born at Deerfield, Oct. /, 1923,
and departed this life Feb. ~, 1888,
aged IA years, four months and IL
days. Left to mourn his tragic death
are his parents and one full broth
er, Glenford, and four half brothers
and sisters, Mrs. Lena Buckley and
Harold Bankes of Portersville; Or
vile Bankes and Mrs. Blanche
of New Lexington.
Also the paternal grandfather, J. A.
of Ringgold, and the ma
ternal grandmother, Mrs. jamie
Crook of Portersville. Two half
brothers, Emerson and John, pres
ceded Montford into the Great Be-
yond. Montford was a freshman in
the M. & M. high school, and his
friends were many. Being of cheer
full disposition, he made and kept
the respect of his associates
Deerfield Correspondent
The deceased's S father is one of
Morgan county's commissioners, and
the sympathy of countless friends
and acquaintances goes out to the
bereaved family, which has been
saddened by many tragedies
A half brother of the deceased,
John Bankes, lost his life few
years ago by drowning in a resor-
voir near Sayre, and another half
brother died of diphtheria. Mrs.
Bankes' first husband, Burton
a brother of her present
husband, was killed under a NOV
ing train; and brother of Mrs.
dieo after being accidental
ly shot