[Genealib] My Daddy's 'shady' death

[Laurie Mahaffey]

Rankin is the county seat of Upton County: www.co.upton.tx.us
<http://www.co.upton.tx.us/>  

Poke around there for contact information.

Laurie

 

Laurie Mahaffey, Deputy Director

Central Texas Library System, Inc.

1005 West 41st Street

Austin, Texas 78756

512-583-0704, ext. 18

laurie.mahaffey at ctls.net

www.ctls.net

 

 

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From: genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu
[mailto:genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu] On Behalf Of Judy Shappee
Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 4:08 PM
To: Librarians Serving Genealogists
Subject: RE: [Genealib] My Daddy's 'shady' death

 

I have heard that there is supposed to be a coroner's report for every
suspicious death.  Coroner's reports should be public records.  For a small
town, they would most likely be kept at the county level.  Maybe someone
familiar with Texas could tell us how to locate these records.

 

Judy Shappee

Genealogy Research Associate

Arizona State Library

 

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[mailto:genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu] On Behalf Of Laura Lee
Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 12:53 PM
To: genealib at mailman.acomp.usf.edu
Subject: [Genealib] My Daddy's 'shady' death

 

Can anyone help me out there? My Dad was killed in or right around Rankin
Texas in 1979. The death certificate reads "beat to death by a blunt
instrument". My immediate family at the time told me he was pulled over by
the police, made it to his home in Rankin, Texas, and fell down in the
hallway and died. I can not find any records to dispute or to verify these
accounts. One person who told me this is now dead. The other refuses to
discuss this with me, stating he is afraid and doesn't want the 'cops'
looking over his shoulder for the rest of his life. Both stories were the
same, and came at different times. Please help me to find closure as to how
I lost my Daddy when I was only 11 years old!

Thank you so much!

Here's what I know: Billy George Lee--Born December 11 or 12, 1940 in
Brownwood Texas--died February 1979 in Rankin Texas--Death certificate
statement above. Survived by wife Rosalia, 3 daughters, Laura Lyn, Lisa Ann,
Linda Elaine, and one son, Billy George Lee. My Mother and Daddy had been
split up for a year. As far as I know he was married to Rosalia, and I
definitely have a spanish-only speaking brother with my Dad's name. My
mother's maiden name was Robbie Anne Johnson if that's of any help. We lived
in Midland at the time.

Thanks again for ANY input!!

God Bless 

STUMPED

Laura Lee

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