"David was 9 years old when he fell off a cliff and hit his head. From then on he would have epileptic seizures. Then when he was 17 years old, he was out in the yard playing marbles when Earl Howell who was drunk and wanted to play with David, but
David said no, so Earl said, "I'll be back". Earl went home and got a double barrel shotgun and came back and shot David in the face. David lost one eye. From then on, he wasn't right.
He died when he was 19 or 21. Earl only served 2 years in prison. He was about 25 to 30 years old when he shot David. They said a bone from David's face flew out and hit my dad. Mom and dad were trying to take David inside. My dad had to run because he was afraid Earl was going to shoot him.
I've never seen Earl since this all happened and I hope I never do for I don't know what I would do or say. Earl Howell was married to my first cousin, Jean Dye."
Death record from Rootsweb on David Moore
| Last Name | First Name | MI | Age | Death Place | Residence | Death Date | Volume | Certificate | Death Volume | Post-ems |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOORE | DAVID | 022 | FLOYD | FLOYD | 11-29-1957 | 059 | 29091 | 1957 | Add |