Beaverton Historical Society Gladwin County Obituary/Death Notice
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Paul Sorrell
County Man Is Fatally Shot
Paul Sorrell Is Opening Day Victom; Three Wounded
Gunfire in Gladwin county has claimed the life of one hunter and injured three others
during the first four days of the deer season. Paul Veach Sorrell, 27, of near Beaverton
was fatally wounded at two p.m. on Saturday while hunting with his father-in-law, Edward
Ray, of Gladwin, in Buckeye township. They were seated on opposite sides of a campfire,
eating, their lunch, when a bullet from the gun of Hazen S. Fisher of Beaverton, struck
Sorrell in the face, killing him instantly.
Fisher told officers that he was firing at a buck and did not know that anyone was in
the line of fire. He was not held as there was no evidence of carelessness on his part.
Funeral services for Mr. Sorrell will be held today at the Hall Funeral Home with the Rev.
John Scott, pastor of the Gladwin Methodist church, officiating. Burial will be made in
Highland cemetery.
He was born in Louisa, Kentucky, on July 19, 1920, and came to Gladwin from Clare ten years
ago. On March 28, 1943, he was married to Miss Sarah Ray, of Gladwin. They made their home in
Beaverton. Mr. Sorrell served in the Army Air corps during the war, emerging as a lieutenant.
Since his discharge he had operated a well drilling business with his brother-in-law and had
acted as an instructor in the ground school at the Gladwin airport.
Surviving are his wife; one daughter, Laraine Kay; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rupert L. Sorrell,
of Plymouth; a brother, Kenneth, of Houghton School of Mining; and a sister Mrs. Lois Hull, of
Orlando, Florida. Pallbearers at the services will be fellow servicemen of World War II.
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Personal Information
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Death Date
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Burial/Final Location
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Service
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11/15/1947
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Highland Cemetery, Gladwin, MI
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Publication Information
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Pub. Date
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Publication
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Pub. Page
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11/19/1947
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Gladwin County Record, Gladwin, MI
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P:1 C:8
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Transcription Information
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Date
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Transcribed by
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Source Media
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January 2005
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Tom Ladner
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Microfilm
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