   Floyd Badgett 1892 - 1954 The Whitewright Sun Thursday, June 24, 1954 pg. 1 FLOYD BADGETT DIES WHEN TAPE TOUCHES HIGH VOLTAGE WIRE Floyd "Jug" Badgett, 61, well-known house mover, was electrocuted about 10:20 a.m. Saturday when a steel tape measure he was using to measure the height of a high voltage electric line came in contact with the wire. The accident occurred about five miles south of town on Highway 160. The wires reportedly carried 22,000 volts. Artificial respiration was applied for more than an hour by employees of Community Public Service Company. Mr. Badgett was planning a house moving job, and he and one of his employees, Clyde Boatwright, were measuring the height of the electric line under which the house would have to pass. Mr. Boatright was holding a 30-foot pole with the steel tape attached to the end of it, and Mr. Badgett was holding the other end of the tape on the ground, when the tape touched the high-voltage wire. Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Sunday at Earnheart Funeral Chapel, conducted by Rev. Harold S. Taylor, pastor of the First Methodist Church, and Rev. Lee H. Smith, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. Burial was in the City Cemetery. Pallbearers were Murl Ryon of McKinney; Jack Ryon of Sherman; Roy Whitt of Bonham; Paul Stephens, Jack Meador and L.D. Selman. Mr. Badgett was born August 30, 1892 in Oklahoma and came to Whitewright with his parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. S.H. Badgett when a small boy and had lived here ever since. He was a veteran of World War I and was a member of the Baptist Church. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Wallace Wilson of Whitewright; two brothers, W.D. Badgett of Van Buren, Arkansas, and A.R. Badgett of Guthrie, Oklahoma; two sisters, Mrs. Cecil Spindle of Denison and Miss May Badgett of Whitewright; and two grandchildren, Cathy and Gail Wilson of Whitewright. Out-of-town relatives and family attending the funeral included Mr. and Mrs. W.D. Badgett, Jr. of McGehee, Arkansas; Mrs. M. Ward and W.D. Badgett of Van Buren, Arkansas; Mr. and Mrs. A.R. Badgett of Guthrie, Oklahoma; Mr. and Mrs. Grover Meador, Mr. and Mrs. C.E. Badgett, Roscoe Badgett and daughter, Mrs. J.E. Foster, Mr. and Mrs. John Ford, Fred Clark, Mrs. E.J. Lilley and Charley Truett of Denison; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Whitt of Bonham. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Summers, Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Connelly, Mr. and Mrs. B.F. Butler and Mr. and Mrs. Tex Robinson of Trenton; Mr. and Mrs. Wade Richardson of Dallas; John R. Wilson of Olney; Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Wilson, Leon Wilson, Don Wilson and Mrs. Viola Wilson of Ft. Worth; Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Blakey and E.O. Young of Bells; Mr. and Mrs. John Spangler, Mr. and Mrs. Otis Williams and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. A.R. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. James Wililiams, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Jean Wilson and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Laughlin, Gomer May, and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ryon of Sherman; Mr. and Mrs. Murl Ryon of McKinney. Wallace Wilson has announced that he will carry on the house-moving business of his father-in-law, Floyd Badgett, who was killed in an accident last week. Wallace was associated with Mr. Badgett for about six years, the business operating under the name of Badgett & Wilson. Clyde Boatwright and other experienced personnel will continue with the business.  Whitewright City Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |