Show oklahoma man commits suicide at white canyon joseph tesmar peyton 28 year old ex navy man oklahoma city okla was found dead monday afternoon south of the mill in white canyon by seth Shurn shumway way and four 0 ther other men mr shumway br brought ought the word to blanding and phoned the sheriffs office it at monticello leaving at a in sheriff rulley harvey and county attorney bennion redd reached white canyon a few hours later they found the body slumped forward in the front seat with lace face and top of head blown off from the bullet that had entered the right temple of the deceased man the gun used was 30 30 rille all evidence pointed to suicide and the official investigators sheriff harvey attorney lieda prock may and mill superintendent erin parker declared it as such peyton was a stranger in the county the last ons one to speak to him was the ferryman who took him across the river from hite to white canyon wednesday nov 25 11 a m others saw him drive upon the hill south of the mill the same day that was the last time he was known to be alive it is thought he killed himself the samp same day the body was taken to the funeral home at moab where it will remain until some word is received from relatives through the sheriffs office in oklahoma city |