Oklahoman Archives

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
January 16, 1973, pg 4
Terry McBride, 16 year old
son of Mr. and Mrs.
Lloyd R. McBride, 3212 N Forrest Park Drive, 2pm
Wednesday at Smith & Kernke Funeral Home with burial
in Arlington Memorial Cemetery.
here states "death
on January 14, 1973, as a result of accidental
injury"
here states "Deceased,
a sixteen year old school boy, had been employed
week-ends and vacations, assisting regular employees
in well testing operations. On January 14, 1973,
deceased climbed a tank, which had an open hole in
the top, to assist in performance of testing
operations. He failed to return to the well within
the normal time period. The tester then climbed an
outside ladder to the top, and discovered deceased
lying on the bottom of the tank. An ambulance was
called, and deceased was pronounced dead on arrival
at a hospital."
