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Show BROTHER OF MILFORD WOMAN KILLED BY ACCIDENT AT PRICE George W. Westwood Jr., 36, brother of Mrs. Irene Stewart of Milford, was found dead of a gunshot wound Saturday, August Aug-ust 13, on the Marsing Brothers summer sheep range in Duchesne Du-chesne county. A coroner's jury found that Mr. Westwood "met death by accidental shooting," shoot-ing," according to a news story in the Price Sun-Advocate. According to the information informa-tion released by the coroner, Mr. Westwood was talking to his employer, Orson Marsing, in a sheep wagon on the range when they heard a disturbance among the sheep. Mr. Marsing stated that Westwood took a gun off a rack and headed for the outside out-side to fire a shot, a practice common among sheepmen to scare off predatory animals. Mr. Westwood, the reports indicate, indi-cate, was making his way out of the wagon and cocked the short-barreled rifle as he did so. The sheep wagon is built on rubber rub-ber tired wheels and is some distance off the ground and to get out one has to either jump to the ground or step on a front tire to descend. Mr. Westwood evidently slipped as he stepped on the tire and in an effort to right himslf turned the gun up- ward and when it accidently fired the bullet struck under his chin. Mr. Marsing, on hearing. the shot and hearing Mr. Westwood fall, called from inside the wagon, "Did the gun kick, George?" Receiving no answer he stepped outside and found the man laying on the ground with a wound in his head. Mr. Westwood was born at Desert Lake, Emery county, on March 10, 1913, and had lived in Eastern Utah all his life, except ex-cept for the time he was in the armed forces. He served from Dcember 16,. 1941, to February 9, 1944, and saw service in the Aleutian Islands and in the Asiatic Asi-atic campaign. He is survived by his father and stepmother of Price, one sister, Mrs. Irene Stewart of Milford; four stepbrothers, Ed Taylor of Columbia, Eldridge Taylor of Salt Lake City, Thel-bert Thel-bert Taylor of Yakima, Wash., and Vary Lee of Empire, Ore., and one step-sister, Mrs. Nelda Glennon of Elko, Nev . Funeral services were conducted con-ducted in Price, with graveside services at the Price City cemetery ceme-tery under direction of the American Legion. Bruce Fotheringham, Marlyn Miles of Cedar City, Helen Davis Da-vis and Howard Bingham left Saturday for Los Angeles, to enjoy a vacation and visit Bruce's brother and family, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Fotheringham, and other relatives. Mrs. Antone Johnson has returned re-turned from Idaho, where she vacationed for several months. |