Sampson, Dale Frederick 1908 - 1931

SAMPSON, MOREHEAD

Posted By: Doris Hoffman, Volunteer (email)
Date: 1/18/2012 at 18:16:02

ACCIDENTAL RIFLE DISCHARGE FATAL TO YOUNG FARMER

Dale F. Sampson is Victim of Sad Accident Last Friday Morning

A most sad and distressing accident cost the life of Dale F. Sampson, a young farmer residing four miles northeast of town, on Friday morning, May 1, at about 8:30 o'clock, as the result of a gunshot wound in his head.

He had left home for Akron shortly after 8 o'clock, and when near the south line of the Tom Snyder farm, a couple of miles north of town, stopped his car at the side of the road and went into an adjoining field to a small clump of trees, taking a high-powered 22-caliber rifle to shoot at some small game. His footsteps could be traced in the plowed field to that point and back to the fence, where, in crawling between the fence wires, the trigger of the rifle apparently caught on a small bush and was discharged. The bullet entered the left side of Mr. Sampson's bead at a point behind the ear, and be pitched forward to the ground, one of his legs being caught and gashed by the barbwire.

James Snyder, who was working with a team in a nearby field, was the first person to see him after the accident and he went to Mr. Sampson's assistance and stopped the first auto that came along the road, which was occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Edor Johnson.

Mr. Sampson had been bleeding quite profusely from the wound in his head, but was breathing. Messrs. Snyder and Johnson placed the unconscious man in the rear seat of the Johnson auto and hurried him to the Akron Hospital; but he was past all human aid, and passed away about two hours later without gaining consciousness.

The rifle Mr. Sampson had been using for hunting, he had borrowed of the Dirks Hardware Co. at Hawarden, and he was to return the same to the Dirks Motor Co. here in Akron. He is reported to have carefully cleaned the rifle before leaving home Friday morning.

Dale Frederick Sampson, youngest son of Sam and Annie Sampson, was born near Kingsley, Iowa, August 13, 1908, and attained the age of 22 years, 8 months and 18 days. He attended school at the Union Township Consolidated school; east of Le Mars, for a number of years, and later moved with his parents to Preston township, this county, where he resided until about a month ago, when he moved to one of the Burnight farms, four miles northeast of town, having bought the farm equipment thereon from W. E. Semple and was preparing to farm for himself.

Mr. Sampson was united in marriage with Miss Hope Morehead; of Akron, July 2, 1930. He was an Industrious young man, of good habits, a over of God's out-of-doors, a tiller of the soil by choice, and often remarked that he did not understand why anyone should want to live in the city. He was especially fond of hunting.

Besides his loving companion of a few short months, he is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam R. Sampson, of Leeds, Iowa; three brothers, Otto, of Torrance, Calif.; Roy and Kenneth, of Johnson township, Plymouth county, Iowa; one sister, Mrs. John burger, of Leeds, Iowa, besides a host of friends and other relatives whose love and sympathy go out to the young widow and other members of the family in this sad hour, when death came into their midst so suddenly and without warning.

A brief service was held at the farm home, northeast of town, Monday afternoon, after which the funeral was held in the Akron Methodist church conducted by Rev. Wilson Gow, local pastor, and Rev. J. E. Feller, pastor of Welsey Methodist Church, Leeds. All available seating space in the church was filled by friends and relatives who assembled in a last tribute of respect. The floral decorations were most profuse. A quartet, composed of Enida Snyder, Pauline Hubbs, Paul Snyder and harry Nelson, with Mrs. Harry Nelson at the piano rendered three most appropriate selections.

The pallbearers were; Lyle Galland, Ivan Schultz, A. L. Green, of Craig; Eldon Kallsen, of Struble; Eldon Brady and Russell Waterbury, of Akron. Interment was in Riverside Cemetery. During the funeral hour more than one hundred autos were parked in the streets adjacent to the Methodist church, and a large number of them followed the remains to the cemetery.

Akron Register Tribune
Thursday, May 7, 1931
Akron, Iowa
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Quite a number of friends In this locality drove to Akron Monday afternoon to pay their last respects to Dale Sampson, who accidentally met death last Friday morning.

Mr. Sampson leaves to mourn his untimely departure his wife, his father and mother, three brothers and one sister, a host of relatives and friends.

Funeral services were held In the Methodist church in Akron. Interment was in the cemetery there.

Akron Register Tribune
Thursday, May 7, 1931
Akron, Iowa