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Headline BUTTERFIELD BOY KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY TRUCK ON HIGHWAY
Exeter Farmers Exchange Truck Driven by Ot Sapp, Returning From Springfield.
Text RAYMOND WATSON, about fourteen years old, of Butterfield, was struck by a truck on Highway 37 near the Butterfield grade school building, about dark Tuesday evening, and died a few minutes later while he was being brought to the Barry County Hospital here.

The truck, a Farmers Exchange truck at Exeter, was driven by Ot Sapp who has worked for years for the Exchange at Exeter. Sapp had been to Springfield on business for the Exchange and was returning home.

Some school children were on the highway near the Butterfield school buildings. Another motor vehicle was approaching and Sapp says in watching the other vehicle he did not see the boy who with other children seemed to have been playing along the Highway.

County Coroner Floyd C. Callaway of Monett was notified of the accident and after investigating decided that the facts were so clear an inquest was unnecessary.

George Ray, who lives near where the accident occurred, stated Wednesday while in Cassville that it was an unavoidable accident on the part of Mr. Sapp.

Raymond is a son of Tom Watson. The family had formerly lived about Butterfield, and had later moved away. Raymond had been back for two weeks and was attending the Butterfield school. He is survived by his parents, four brothers and three sisters.
Research Note: Death Cert. # 44598
Name: Raymond Watson
Born: Dec. 14, 1923 , Pittsbury Co., OK
Parents: Tom and Verder (Moore) Watson
Died: Nov. 30, 1937
Burial Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Barry Co., MO
Newspaper Cassville Republican
Date Dec. 2, 1937
Death Cert Link Death Certificate
Resource State Historical Society of MO Microfilm
Submitted by Barbara Erwin