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Samuel Burton "Sam" McCully
26 May 1875 – 4 Aug 1930
| Birth | 26 May 1875 |
| Death | 4 Aug 1930 |
| Cemetery | Oakland Cemetery Moberly , Randolph County , Missouri , USA |
| Added by | Nancy Meadows on 11 Mar 2020 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77834573 |
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Moberly Monitor Index, Monday, August 4, 1930. Ancestry.com Page 1 SAM B. MCCULLY COMMITS SUICIDE Former County School Superintendent Ends Life at Home of Daughter POOR HEALTH AND WORRY BLAMED Sam B. McCully, 55, well-known Randolph County resident for 20 years, twelve of which he was county school superintendent, committed suicide about 3 o'clock this morning in the garage at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Raymond Kroggel, 109 Elizabeth Street. Although no note nor any other message to his family had been discovered, friends thought that poor health and financial worries were responsible for Mr. McCully death. About nine months ago he suffered a severe attack of rheumatism. It had bothered him considerably since, but yesterday he seemed unusually happy members of the family said. VACATION TRIP PLANNED The body was discovered when Mr. and Mrs. Kroggel awoke early this morning to start on a vacation trip to Colorado. They arose about 3 o'clock in order to get an early start, and discovered that Mr. McCully was not in his room. A search of the house and porches was without avail. When Mr. Kroggel went to the garage he heard heavy breathing and found his father-in-law Mr. McCully had shot himself with a .22 caliber target rifle. the bullet entered just above and to the front of the right ear and emerged from a similar position rear the left ear. He lived only a few minutes. Mr. Kroggel believes he heard the shot while shaving. but time did not attach any significance to it. Mr. McCully had only recently returned to Moberly from Excelsior Springs and had been selling savings and loan bonds for Howell-Switzer Co., during the past two weeks. He was a member of the Central Christian church. Mr. McCully is survived by his daughter; two brothers, T. A. McCully, Moberly and W.E. McCully, Denver, Colo, and his mother, Mrs. M. E. McCully of Moberly. funeral services will be from the Mahan Funeral chapel at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon by Dr. C. S. Brooks, pastor of Central Christian church. burial will be in Oakland Cemetery. A coroners inquest will be held at 8 o'clock tonight at the office of Dr. C.H. Dixon. Obit contributed by Contributor Tom Waters. Thank You
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