Show Hayden Youth Dies of Gun Shot Wound Don Bastain Killed Instantly By Accidental Gun Discharge Funeral services for Don 14 year old son of Curtis Bastain of were held in the ward chapel Wednesday at noon under the direction ci Bishop Rex Don died Monday morning when a gun ho was handling accidentally the bullet piercing his Speakers were Leon Jensen and Otis L. Burton of Neola and Daniel F. Mitchell of Musical numbers were furnished by the Roosevelt High school mixed quartet and by Ferris The invocation was offered by Lavelle Horrocks and the benediction was pronounced by M. R. Burial took place in the Neola cemetery where Wilford Bastain dedicated the Funeral arrangements were made by the Swain Funeral home assisted by Harold The large crowd in attendance at the funeral was evidence o f the sympathy felt by the community lor the Bastain Instant Death The fatal accident occurred about 7 a. m. Monday morning when the boy who was doing his chores saw a hawk on a fence near his He went into the granary to get a a Marlin It is believed he attempted to shoot the hawk through a crack in the granary but the gun He was leaning over the gun attempting to open the leaver when it The bullet entered his head between his eyes and he died His body found just inside the granary According to the testimony of John acting ocr-oner who investigated the the youth was so close to the gun when it discharged there were no powder burns on his Death was declared accidental by Dewey county George E. county and Baumgaertel and no inquest was deemed Don Bastain was born September a son of Curtis and Murdock His mother died a few years He attended school at and at the time of his death was in the ninth grade at the Roosevelt High Surviving are his a step-mother and |