BORGER - George H. Andress, 53, of 405 W. Grand, a prominent Borger businessman died at 12:30 p.m. today as result of a bullet wound in the chest. He was found this morning lying along Farm Road 1319.
He was taken to North Plains Hospital.
W.R. Kelsey, an employe of Phillips Petroleum Co., told sheriff's officers he had found Andress near a fence line 3 miles west of Texas 136 about 10 a.m.
A .38 caliber pistol identified as one owned by Andress was found near the wounded man's feet. Andress' car was parked nearby with the engine running.
Kelsey said Andress told him he was shooting rabbits before he lapsed into unconsciousness.
Kelsey notified his office in Borger by radio, and the sheriff's unit and an ambulance were dispatched.
A medical spokesman said the bullet apparently traveled completely through the man's body.
Andress owned and operated a drive-in restaurant and other properties in Borger.
(Published in The Amarillo Globe-Times (Amarillo, Texas) - 02 May 1966, Mon - Page 1)
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BORGER - Funeral services for George H. Andress, 49, a Borger businessman who died Monday of a bullet wound in his chest, will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the First Methodist Church.
The Rev. Weldon Butler, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Westlawn Cemetery by Minton Mortuary.
Andress was found wounded about 10 a.m. near the fence line along Farm Road 1319, some three miles west of Texas 136, by W.R. Kelsey, an employe of Phillips Petroleum Co.
No ruling in the death had been returned this morning.
Kelsey said Andress told him he was shooting rabbits before he lapsed into unconsciousness. Kelsey notified his office in Borger by radio and a sheriff's unit and an ambulance were dispatched.
Andress died about 12:30 p.m. in North Plains Hospital.
A .38 caliber pistol identified as one owned by Andress was found near his feet. His car was parked nearby with the engine running.
A Borger resident since 1933, Andress owned and operated a drive-in restaurant and other properties in Borger. He was a member of the First Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Elsie, a daughter, Linda, and a son, Scott, all of the home; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Andress of Borger; five sisters, Mrs. Gene Ledlie and Miss Jimmy John Andress of Borger, Mrs. Paul Williams of Perryton, Mrs. Bill McCulley of Oklahoma City and Mrs. Scott Hatcher of 1402 Lincoln in Amarillo, and two brothers, Joe and Byron of Borger.
(Published in The Amarillo Globe-Times (Amarillo, Texas) - 03 May 1966, Tue - Page 5)
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Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: George Andress
Death Date: 2 May 1966
Death County: Hutchinson
Gender: Male
Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
Name: George Henry Andress
Birth Date: 30 Apr 1917
Birth Place: Renonine, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: White
Residence: Borger, Hutchinson, Texas
Father: James Henry Andress
Mother: Kitty H Wilson
Age at Death: 49
Death Date: 2 May 1966
Death Place: Borger, Hutchinson, Texas, USA
He was taken to North Plains Hospital.
W.R. Kelsey, an employe of Phillips Petroleum Co., told sheriff's officers he had found Andress near a fence line 3 miles west of Texas 136 about 10 a.m.
A .38 caliber pistol identified as one owned by Andress was found near the wounded man's feet. Andress' car was parked nearby with the engine running.
Kelsey said Andress told him he was shooting rabbits before he lapsed into unconsciousness.
Kelsey notified his office in Borger by radio, and the sheriff's unit and an ambulance were dispatched.
A medical spokesman said the bullet apparently traveled completely through the man's body.
Andress owned and operated a drive-in restaurant and other properties in Borger.
(Published in The Amarillo Globe-Times (Amarillo, Texas) - 02 May 1966, Mon - Page 1)
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BORGER - Funeral services for George H. Andress, 49, a Borger businessman who died Monday of a bullet wound in his chest, will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the First Methodist Church.
The Rev. Weldon Butler, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Westlawn Cemetery by Minton Mortuary.
Andress was found wounded about 10 a.m. near the fence line along Farm Road 1319, some three miles west of Texas 136, by W.R. Kelsey, an employe of Phillips Petroleum Co.
No ruling in the death had been returned this morning.
Kelsey said Andress told him he was shooting rabbits before he lapsed into unconsciousness. Kelsey notified his office in Borger by radio and a sheriff's unit and an ambulance were dispatched.
Andress died about 12:30 p.m. in North Plains Hospital.
A .38 caliber pistol identified as one owned by Andress was found near his feet. His car was parked nearby with the engine running.
A Borger resident since 1933, Andress owned and operated a drive-in restaurant and other properties in Borger. He was a member of the First Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Elsie, a daughter, Linda, and a son, Scott, all of the home; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Andress of Borger; five sisters, Mrs. Gene Ledlie and Miss Jimmy John Andress of Borger, Mrs. Paul Williams of Perryton, Mrs. Bill McCulley of Oklahoma City and Mrs. Scott Hatcher of 1402 Lincoln in Amarillo, and two brothers, Joe and Byron of Borger.
(Published in The Amarillo Globe-Times (Amarillo, Texas) - 03 May 1966, Tue - Page 5)
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Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: George Andress
Death Date: 2 May 1966
Death County: Hutchinson
Gender: Male
Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
Name: George Henry Andress
Birth Date: 30 Apr 1917
Birth Place: Renonine, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: White
Residence: Borger, Hutchinson, Texas
Father: James Henry Andress
Mother: Kitty H Wilson
Age at Death: 49
Death Date: 2 May 1966
Death Place: Borger, Hutchinson, Texas, USA
BORGER - George H. Andress, 53, of 405 W. Grand, a prominent Borger businessman died at 12:30 p.m. today as result of a bullet wound in the chest. He was found this morning lying along Farm Road 1319.
He was taken to North Plains Hospital.
W.R. Kelsey, an employe of Phillips Petroleum Co., told sheriff's officers he had found Andress near a fence line 3 miles west of Texas 136 about 10 a.m.
A .38 caliber pistol identified as one owned by Andress was found near the wounded man's feet. Andress' car was parked nearby with the engine running.
Kelsey said Andress told him he was shooting rabbits before he lapsed into unconsciousness.
Kelsey notified his office in Borger by radio, and the sheriff's unit and an ambulance were dispatched.
A medical spokesman said the bullet apparently traveled completely through the man's body.
Andress owned and operated a drive-in restaurant and other properties in Borger.
(Published in The Amarillo Globe-Times (Amarillo, Texas) - 02 May 1966, Mon - Page 1)
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BORGER - Funeral services for George H. Andress, 49, a Borger businessman who died Monday of a bullet wound in his chest, will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the First Methodist Church.
The Rev. Weldon Butler, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Westlawn Cemetery by Minton Mortuary.
Andress was found wounded about 10 a.m. near the fence line along Farm Road 1319, some three miles west of Texas 136, by W.R. Kelsey, an employe of Phillips Petroleum Co.
No ruling in the death had been returned this morning.
Kelsey said Andress told him he was shooting rabbits before he lapsed into unconsciousness. Kelsey notified his office in Borger by radio and a sheriff's unit and an ambulance were dispatched.
Andress died about 12:30 p.m. in North Plains Hospital.
A .38 caliber pistol identified as one owned by Andress was found near his feet. His car was parked nearby with the engine running.
A Borger resident since 1933, Andress owned and operated a drive-in restaurant and other properties in Borger. He was a member of the First Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Elsie, a daughter, Linda, and a son, Scott, all of the home; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Andress of Borger; five sisters, Mrs. Gene Ledlie and Miss Jimmy John Andress of Borger, Mrs. Paul Williams of Perryton, Mrs. Bill McCulley of Oklahoma City and Mrs. Scott Hatcher of 1402 Lincoln in Amarillo, and two brothers, Joe and Byron of Borger.
(Published in The Amarillo Globe-Times (Amarillo, Texas) - 03 May 1966, Tue - Page 5)
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Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: George Andress
Death Date: 2 May 1966
Death County: Hutchinson
Gender: Male
Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
Name: George Henry Andress
Birth Date: 30 Apr 1917
Birth Place: Renonine, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: White
Residence: Borger, Hutchinson, Texas
Father: James Henry Andress
Mother: Kitty H Wilson
Age at Death: 49
Death Date: 2 May 1966
Death Place: Borger, Hutchinson, Texas, USA
He was taken to North Plains Hospital.
W.R. Kelsey, an employe of Phillips Petroleum Co., told sheriff's officers he had found Andress near a fence line 3 miles west of Texas 136 about 10 a.m.
A .38 caliber pistol identified as one owned by Andress was found near the wounded man's feet. Andress' car was parked nearby with the engine running.
Kelsey said Andress told him he was shooting rabbits before he lapsed into unconsciousness.
Kelsey notified his office in Borger by radio, and the sheriff's unit and an ambulance were dispatched.
A medical spokesman said the bullet apparently traveled completely through the man's body.
Andress owned and operated a drive-in restaurant and other properties in Borger.
(Published in The Amarillo Globe-Times (Amarillo, Texas) - 02 May 1966, Mon - Page 1)
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BORGER - Funeral services for George H. Andress, 49, a Borger businessman who died Monday of a bullet wound in his chest, will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the First Methodist Church.
The Rev. Weldon Butler, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Westlawn Cemetery by Minton Mortuary.
Andress was found wounded about 10 a.m. near the fence line along Farm Road 1319, some three miles west of Texas 136, by W.R. Kelsey, an employe of Phillips Petroleum Co.
No ruling in the death had been returned this morning.
Kelsey said Andress told him he was shooting rabbits before he lapsed into unconsciousness. Kelsey notified his office in Borger by radio and a sheriff's unit and an ambulance were dispatched.
Andress died about 12:30 p.m. in North Plains Hospital.
A .38 caliber pistol identified as one owned by Andress was found near his feet. His car was parked nearby with the engine running.
A Borger resident since 1933, Andress owned and operated a drive-in restaurant and other properties in Borger. He was a member of the First Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Elsie, a daughter, Linda, and a son, Scott, all of the home; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Andress of Borger; five sisters, Mrs. Gene Ledlie and Miss Jimmy John Andress of Borger, Mrs. Paul Williams of Perryton, Mrs. Bill McCulley of Oklahoma City and Mrs. Scott Hatcher of 1402 Lincoln in Amarillo, and two brothers, Joe and Byron of Borger.
(Published in The Amarillo Globe-Times (Amarillo, Texas) - 03 May 1966, Tue - Page 5)
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Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: George Andress
Death Date: 2 May 1966
Death County: Hutchinson
Gender: Male
Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
Name: George Henry Andress
Birth Date: 30 Apr 1917
Birth Place: Renonine, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: White
Residence: Borger, Hutchinson, Texas
Father: James Henry Andress
Mother: Kitty H Wilson
Age at Death: 49
Death Date: 2 May 1966
Death Place: Borger, Hutchinson, Texas, USA
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