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Show Young Lapoint Doy Killed In Gun Accident A 15-year-old Lapoint boy was fatally injured last Saturday monv ing when a shotgun he was carrying carry-ing accidentally dicharged. The victim, Chester- Wayne Van, was hunting near his home when the accident occurred. Uintah county Sheriff, H. M. Snyder, said the youth, who was carrying a 20-gauge shotgun apparently tried to jump across a 4-foot ' ditch. He either slipped or dropped the gun which discharged striking strik-ing him in the chest. .. , The body was discovered by Charles Rankin, Lapoint. The boy was ' alone at the time of the accident, and no one heard the shot. It was believed that death was not instantaneous. The body was found about eight feet from where the gun discharged. He was born June 11, 1940, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfonzo Van, Sr. He is survived by his parents, Lapoint; three sisters nd two brother, Mrs. Glenna Murray, Bonanza; Bon-anza; Dora and Sherril, Lapoint; Alfonza Van, Jr., and Charles Edmond, Lapoint. Funeral services were held on Wednesday at the Lapoint LDS Ward Chapel under the direction of the Lapoint bishopric. Funeral ; arrangements and burial were handled by the Olpin Mortuary of Roosevelt. The boy was buried at the Tridell Cemetery. |