WILLIAM HASTON TACKETT
1939
  
STAFFORDSVILLE YOUTH ACCIDENTLY
DROWNED IN TRIMBLE COUNTY
  
News was received here this week that Haston Tackett, of
Staffordsville, was accidently drowned in Trimble county late last
Friday afternoon.
  
He was a NYA youth and attended an NYA institute in that county.
  
He and a number of other boys had gone swimming in Bedford Creek when
young Tackett got beyond his depth and drowned before he could be
rescued.
  
He was about 17 years of age and was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Sanford
Tackett.  He is survived by his father and mother, four brothers and
five sisters.
  
The body was brought to Staffordsville for funeral and burial.
  
The untimely death of the young man has brought sorrow to his family
and the people of Staffordsville.
  
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
THURSDAY
8-24-1939
 
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