Bobby was shot to death along with his sister, Carol, and his mother, Jewell, by his own brother [Gary Earl Bright]. He was the son of Earl and Jewell Bright, and was born in Bentonville, AR. After killing his mother, brother and sister, the 12-year-old sibling shot himself in the left side of his chest. He survived. The boy told authorities that he became angry when his mother ordered him to go out and round up the cattle. (His father was hospitalized at this time, having been injured in a farming accident). Bobby was survived by his father, Earl; his grandfather, Robert L. McGaugh of Springdale, AR; two uncles, John V. and Melvin L. McGaugh of Springdale; and an aunt, Mrs. Dorothy Rivers of Chattanooga, TN.
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Assumed responsibility of this memorial in early 2021 when I happened to locate the newspaper articles pictured. Stumbled across the following info March 31, 2021 when researching other memorials: Location of Earl Bright farm as mentioned in the description and location of the "Old Henry Cemetery" in Benton County, Ark. " ' Old Henry Cemetery is located 2 1/2 miles SW of Bentonville [Ark.] off the Cave Springs Road in front of the Earl Bright residence ' ".
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Assumed responsibility of this memorial in early 2021 when I happened to locate the newspaper articles pictured. Stumbled across the following info March 31, 2021 when researching other memorials: Location of Earl Bright farm as mentioned in the description and location of the "Old Henry Cemetery" in Benton County, Ark. " ' Old Henry Cemetery is located 2 1/2 miles SW of Bentonville [Ark.] off the Cave Springs Road in front of the Earl Bright residence ' ".
Bobby was shot to death along with his sister, Carol, and his mother, Jewell, by his own brother [Gary Earl Bright]. He was the son of Earl and Jewell Bright, and was born in Bentonville, AR. After killing his mother, brother and sister, the 12-year-old sibling shot himself in the left side of his chest. He survived. The boy told authorities that he became angry when his mother ordered him to go out and round up the cattle. (His father was hospitalized at this time, having been injured in a farming accident). Bobby was survived by his father, Earl; his grandfather, Robert L. McGaugh of Springdale, AR; two uncles, John V. and Melvin L. McGaugh of Springdale; and an aunt, Mrs. Dorothy Rivers of Chattanooga, TN.
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Assumed responsibility of this memorial in early 2021 when I happened to locate the newspaper articles pictured. Stumbled across the following info March 31, 2021 when researching other memorials: Location of Earl Bright farm as mentioned in the description and location of the "Old Henry Cemetery" in Benton County, Ark. " ' Old Henry Cemetery is located 2 1/2 miles SW of Bentonville [Ark.] off the Cave Springs Road in front of the Earl Bright residence ' ".
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Assumed responsibility of this memorial in early 2021 when I happened to locate the newspaper articles pictured. Stumbled across the following info March 31, 2021 when researching other memorials: Location of Earl Bright farm as mentioned in the description and location of the "Old Henry Cemetery" in Benton County, Ark. " ' Old Henry Cemetery is located 2 1/2 miles SW of Bentonville [Ark.] off the Cave Springs Road in front of the Earl Bright residence ' ".
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