Source: The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.
Microfilm at the LaSalle Parish Library located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.
Date: May 7, 1936, Thursday
Headline: Barker Boy is Killed at Home Friday
Sub-headline: Meets Death in a Fight With Older Brother at Midway
Ralph Barker, 16, former Jena High School student, was killed on last Friday
afternoon at his home in Midway after an altercation with his older brother,
Tom, 19.
According to local officers the two young men were in a heated argument over
a pair of pants. Tom is said to have grasped the younger boy about the
waist, striking him in the eye and on the jaw, the latter being broken by the
blow. Ralph is said to have been knocked off the porch where the fight
occurred, breaking his neck almost instantly.
No charges were filed against the older boy, the officers considering that
Ralph's death was accidental. Both of the young men were well thought of in
their community and the affair, while regrettable, has cast a vale of sorrow
over the enter community of Midway.
Young Barker leaves his father and mother, three sisters and two brothers to
mourn his passing. The family has been residing at Midway for the past ten
years and none of the boys have ever been in any trouble before. Funeral
services were held Saturday afternoon at the Belah Cemetery.
Microfilm at the LaSalle Parish Library located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.
Date: May 7, 1936, Thursday
Headline: Barker Boy is Killed at Home Friday
Sub-headline: Meets Death in a Fight With Older Brother at Midway
Ralph Barker, 16, former Jena High School student, was killed on last Friday
afternoon at his home in Midway after an altercation with his older brother,
Tom, 19.
According to local officers the two young men were in a heated argument over
a pair of pants. Tom is said to have grasped the younger boy about the
waist, striking him in the eye and on the jaw, the latter being broken by the
blow. Ralph is said to have been knocked off the porch where the fight
occurred, breaking his neck almost instantly.
No charges were filed against the older boy, the officers considering that
Ralph's death was accidental. Both of the young men were well thought of in
their community and the affair, while regrettable, has cast a vale of sorrow
over the enter community of Midway.
Young Barker leaves his father and mother, three sisters and two brothers to
mourn his passing. The family has been residing at Midway for the past ten
years and none of the boys have ever been in any trouble before. Funeral
services were held Saturday afternoon at the Belah Cemetery.
Source: The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.
Microfilm at the LaSalle Parish Library located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.
Date: May 7, 1936, Thursday
Headline: Barker Boy is Killed at Home Friday
Sub-headline: Meets Death in a Fight With Older Brother at Midway
Ralph Barker, 16, former Jena High School student, was killed on last Friday
afternoon at his home in Midway after an altercation with his older brother,
Tom, 19.
According to local officers the two young men were in a heated argument over
a pair of pants. Tom is said to have grasped the younger boy about the
waist, striking him in the eye and on the jaw, the latter being broken by the
blow. Ralph is said to have been knocked off the porch where the fight
occurred, breaking his neck almost instantly.
No charges were filed against the older boy, the officers considering that
Ralph's death was accidental. Both of the young men were well thought of in
their community and the affair, while regrettable, has cast a vale of sorrow
over the enter community of Midway.
Young Barker leaves his father and mother, three sisters and two brothers to
mourn his passing. The family has been residing at Midway for the past ten
years and none of the boys have ever been in any trouble before. Funeral
services were held Saturday afternoon at the Belah Cemetery.
Microfilm at the LaSalle Parish Library located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.
Date: May 7, 1936, Thursday
Headline: Barker Boy is Killed at Home Friday
Sub-headline: Meets Death in a Fight With Older Brother at Midway
Ralph Barker, 16, former Jena High School student, was killed on last Friday
afternoon at his home in Midway after an altercation with his older brother,
Tom, 19.
According to local officers the two young men were in a heated argument over
a pair of pants. Tom is said to have grasped the younger boy about the
waist, striking him in the eye and on the jaw, the latter being broken by the
blow. Ralph is said to have been knocked off the porch where the fight
occurred, breaking his neck almost instantly.
No charges were filed against the older boy, the officers considering that
Ralph's death was accidental. Both of the young men were well thought of in
their community and the affair, while regrettable, has cast a vale of sorrow
over the enter community of Midway.
Young Barker leaves his father and mother, three sisters and two brothers to
mourn his passing. The family has been residing at Midway for the past ten
years and none of the boys have ever been in any trouble before. Funeral
services were held Saturday afternoon at the Belah Cemetery.
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