 West Hill Cemetery Sherman, Texas  Mary Godwin 1900 - B.N. Godwin 1881 - 1965
The Bonham Daily
Thursday, February 28, 1918 pg.6 WOMAN MYSTERIOUSLY KILLED AT SHERMAN Sherman, Tex., Feb. 27 - Mrs. Lottie Godwin, 34 years of age, wife of B.N. Godwin, a dairyman and stock man of this city, was found dead about 1 o'clock this afternoon at her home on Lake avenue, in southeast Sherman. When found, Mrs. Godwin was sitting in a chair, fully dressed, and a double-barrel shotgun was on the floor nearby. A wound was found in her abdomen. The tragedy was discovered by her children, who had been in the yard. The alarm was given, and her husband and Sheriff Tom W. Roberts, County Attorney H.H. Cummings and Judge R.A. McCrary arrived there simultaneously with Dr. Swafford. Mr. Godwin gave it as his opinion that his wife had (been) murdered, and said that the murderer had taken a sum of money and other things from the house. Judge McCrary held an inquest, but late this afternoon stated that he would not render a verdict for several days, as he desired to question other witnesses. Mrs. Godwin is survived by her husband and 4 children. The children are Lillis and Willis, twins, 15 years of age; Eunice 9, and Margaret, 3. She was reared in Sherman and is also survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T.C. Cook and the following brothers and sisters: Pierce, Brown, Bennett, and Edgar Cook; Mrs. Bessie Clark; Mrs. Sanders; and Misses Lillian, Kathleen and Ella Cook. Denton Record-Chronicle March 1, 1918 pg. 2 TEXAS NEWS BRIEFS Sherman - The coroner's verdict in the death of Mrs. B.N. Godwin, shot to death in her own home, was suicide. Gainesville Daily Register & Messenger Saturday, March 2, 1918 pg. 3 WOMAN KILLED SELF; WROTE CHILDREN NOTE Sherman, Texas, March 2 - Gunshot wounds self-inflicted caused the death of Mrs. B.N. Godwin, who was found dead in her her home by her children, according to a verdict returned late yesterday by Justice of the Peace, R.A. McCrary. The verdict was returned after a note written to t he children by Mrs. Godwin had been found. West Hill Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |
