Haskall Virgil Robertson
Burial Details
Obituaries
Eagle Valley Enterprise page 1 - June 12, 1942
HASKALL ROBERTSON LAID TO REST WEDNESDAY.
Met Tragic Death Saturday Evening When a Rifle Which He Was Working With Was Discharged.
A large crowd gathered at the Methodist church in Eagle Wednesday afternoon to pay their last tribute to a very popular young man, when funeral services were held for Haskall Virgil ROBERTSON, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. ROBERTSON of Eagle.
Last Saturday evening the community was greatly shocked to earn of the death of Haskall ROBERTSON, when the report came that he had met his death from a 250-3000 calibre Savage rifle bullet. The body was found by his brother, Ordie ROBERTSON at approximately 9:00 o'clock p.m.
As the young man was alone when death came, members of the family are unable to explain how it happened. the only clue they had to guide them was the fact that he had planned on going out with his brother, John, the following day to shoot gophers. The supposition is that after he had gone into the bedroom, where the body was found, the gun was discharged in some manner, a package of cigarettes, which was found near the body [sic]. In leaning over the gun was discharged in some manner the bullet passing through his heart.
Services were held last Wednesday afternoon at the Methodist church, with Rev. Mr. BAINBRIDGE of Glenwood Springs delivering the sermon. Young friends of the deceased sang in a quartet, composed of Mrs. Donald POTTS, Misses Phyllis BARNES, Ellen BINDLEY and Beatrice BERGER, with Beth VAN HORN accompanying on the piano. The six young men who bore the body to its last resting place in the Eagle cemetery, all close friends of the deceased were: Wayde ROGERS, Sarg. Harold QUICK, Billy LYELLS, Raymond RANDALL, and Eddie BELDING, Elmer ROCHFORD.
Haskell was born near Grand Valley March 4, 1921, and came to Eagle with his parents at the age of six to make his home. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. E. ROBERTSON of Eagle; seven sisters, Mrs. Lulu BOND, Uravan, Colo., Mrs. Helen KILEY, Mrs. Myrtle ROWE, Mrs. Ida CLARDY, of California; Mrs. Ortha STANTON and Mrs. Nellie HAYWORTH of Grand Valley; and Miss Hester ROBERTSON of Eagle; four brothers, Ordie, John and Ralph of Eagle, and Granville of Grand Valley.
