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Jay Ellis “Champ” Eaton Jr.

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Jay Ellis “Champ” Eaton Jr.

Birth
Death
18 Jul 1969 (aged 15)
Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, USA
Burial
Lost City, Cherokee County, Oklahoma, USA Add to Map
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AREA CRASH KILLS TAHLEQUAH TEEN

A 16 year old Tahlequah youth was killed in a head on car/pickup collision just north of Muskogee, Oklahoma on US 69 at 9:20am Friday, July 18, 1969.

Three other people were hurt in the wreck, two critically. The traffic victim was Jay Ellis Eaton, Jr. The car was driven by his step-father, Buddy Dean Vance, 33, of Tahlequah. Vance was critically injured and is being treated in Muskogee General Hospital. Johnnie Lee Fourkiller, 16, a passenger in the Vance car was also listed in critical condition at the hospital.

The driver of the truck suffered a broken left leg and lacerations. He is listed in fair condition at the hospital.

Original article published in the Wagoner Tribune/July 22, 1969 pg. 1
AREA CRASH KILLS TAHLEQUAH TEEN

A 16 year old Tahlequah youth was killed in a head on car/pickup collision just north of Muskogee, Oklahoma on US 69 at 9:20am Friday, July 18, 1969.

Three other people were hurt in the wreck, two critically. The traffic victim was Jay Ellis Eaton, Jr. The car was driven by his step-father, Buddy Dean Vance, 33, of Tahlequah. Vance was critically injured and is being treated in Muskogee General Hospital. Johnnie Lee Fourkiller, 16, a passenger in the Vance car was also listed in critical condition at the hospital.

The driver of the truck suffered a broken left leg and lacerations. He is listed in fair condition at the hospital.

Original article published in the Wagoner Tribune/July 22, 1969 pg. 1


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  • Created by: Josiah
  • Added: May 30, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91043096/jay_ellis-eaton: accessed ), memorial page for Jay Ellis “Champ” Eaton Jr. (23 Nov 1953–18 Jul 1969), Find a Grave Memorial ID 91043096, citing Swimmer Cemetery, Lost City, Cherokee County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by Josiah (contributor 46798629).