Bullington, Cecil Ray 1899-1946

BULLINGTON, STEPHENSON WALKER

Posted By: Janet Schuldt, Volunteer (email)
Date: 7/24/2014 at 13:47:12

LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, LeMars, Plymouth, Iowa Tuesday, July 9, 1946

Cecil Bullington Committed Suicide Friday Evening

Found Dead In Garage With Shot Gun Nearby

Cecil Bullington, who operated an oil station and garage, at Union center near the consolidated school, committed suicide Friday evening by shooting himself with a shotgun. He was last seen about 6 p. m. when a customer called for some work. Almost two hours later another customer called and failing to find Bullington went to the Manson store nearby to inquire for him. Mr. Manson accompanied him to the garage and they found Bullington dead on the shop floor. He had seated himself in a chair, pointed the gun at his chest and pulled the trigger by hooking it over the faucet of an oil barrel. He had been dead for sometime when found.

Cecil Ray Bullington was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Bullington and was born April 11, 1899, in Union township, where he had lived all his life. He never married and in recent years had conducted a garage and oil station near the consolidated school and was kept busy as a mechanic.

He is survived by his father, two sisters, Mrs. Ralph Stephenson and Mrs. Hazel Walker and three brothers, Ray Bullington of LeMars; Mac Bullington of Portland, Oregon and Robert Bullington of Bellevue, Nebraska. His mother died 17 years ago.

Funeral services were held at 2 Monday afternoon at the Union Presbyterian church conducted by Rev. E. M. Miller and burial was in the LeMars city cemetery.