Obit: Thompson, William
(1901? - 1922)
Contact: Robert Lipprandt
bob@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Rather, Thompson
----Source: The Appleton Post Crescent
(Appleton, WI) 11/15/1922
Thompson, William (1901? - 1922)
Man
Mistaken For Deer; Bullet; Dies
Medford, Wis. - William Thompson, 21, son
of E. E. Thompson, a farmer living 14 miles west of Westboro in Taylor county
was shot through the head by his companion, Carl W. Rather of (unreadable copy),
who mistook him for a deer. Thompson was carried a half mile though the woods to
his home where he died soon afterwards.
He had left with a party of 12
hunters from Loyal and three from Unity. All had been staying at the Thompson
home during hunting season.
His parents, three sisters and two brothers
survive.
Note: Birth and accidental death date information were not
published with obituary.
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