Russell Reuben Heckathorn and Dorothy Elizabeth Caldwell

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Husband Russell Reuben Heckathorn ¹

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            AKA: Russell Ray Heckathorn 2
           Born: 14 Jun 1903 - Seneca, Cranberry Twp, Venango Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 21 May 1937 - Plumer, Cornplanter Twp, Venango Co, PA 1
         Buried:  - Brandon Cemetery, Cranberry, Venango Co, PA

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         Father: John Charles Heckathorn (1875-1959) 3
         Mother: Dora Belle McMillan (1878-1972) 3

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       Marriage: 14 Jun 1921 - Mayville, Chautauqua Co, NY 1

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Wife Dorothy Elizabeth Caldwell ¹

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           Born: 12 Sep 1902 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 5 Jul 1972 1
         Buried:  - Brandon Cemetery, Cranberry, Venango Co, PA

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         Father: William B. Caldwell (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Flora L. Dale (      -      )

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Children

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1 F Jeanne Emalyn Heckathorn ²

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           Born: 13 May 1922 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Feb 1997 - ? Beaumont, Jefferson Co, TX
         Buried: 

         Spouse: James Edward Klinehamer (1919-1979) 2
           Marr: 5 Feb 1942 - ? Venango Co, PA

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2 M John Burton Heckathorne ²

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           Born: 28 Sep 1925 - Plumer, Cornplanter Twp, Venango Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Beatrice Emma Downing (1927-1990) 2
           Marr: 5 Oct 1946 - ? Venango Co, PA 2

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General Notes: Husband - Russell Reuben Heckathorn

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The Derrick, Oil City, PA
Sat., May 22, 1937, pg. 2
MAN DIES OF BULLET WOUND
RUSSELL REUBEN HECKATHORNE, 34, OF PLUMER ACCIDENTALLY KILLED
Russell Reuben Heckathorne, 34, of Plumer, died instantly Friday afternoon of a gunshot wound in the head.
Heckathorne's body was found by his wife about 4 o'clock in a barn located on their property.
County Coroner Dr. J. I. Zerbe last night termed the fatality accidental.
The coroner said Heckathorne had left home about 2:30 o'clock with a .22 calibre rifle to shoot mark. He was last seen about 3:30 o'clock. Upon investigation the coroner learned the sight on the rifle was bent and that the man had been working with the gun, trying to straighten the sight.
He had entered the barn where the gun in some manner discharged. The shot struck Heckathorne about two inches behind the right ear and lodged in his head. The dead man was lying along side the running board of an automobile.
WIFE FOUND BODY
Mrs. Heckathorne, who discovered the body, was not at home at the time of the fatal shot, it was revealed. She was visiting at the home of her mother a short distance away.
Heckathorne was born June 14, 1903, at Seneca, a son of John and Dora Belle McMillan Heckathorne. He was employed by the Pennzoil Refining Co. at Rouseville and was a member of the Pennzoil Club.
He is survived by his wife and two children, Jack and Jeanne, both at home. Besides his parents he is also survived by two sisters and two brothers: Mrs. Helen Hughes of Rocky Grove, Mrs. Erla McCartney of Hasson Heights, Charles of Dempseytown and Ray of Rocky Grove.

The Derrick, Oil City, PA
Wed., May 26, 1937, pg. 2
Funeral services for Russell Reuben Heckathorne, 34, of Plumer who was killed Friday when struck in the head by a bullet in the barn at his home, were held at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the home of his father, John Heckathorne, 608 McCalmont St., Rocky Grove.
Rev. P. C. Heilbrun and Rev. M. W. Castrodale, officiated at the services during which the following hymns were read: "Sometime We'll Understand," "Shall We Gather at the River" and "Crossing the Bar."
Interment was in the Brandon Cemetery. The following Pennzoil Co. employees with whom the deceased worked, were pallbearers: Charles Dillemuth, Kenneth Hughes, George Persing, T. J. McKenzie, Reginald Hites, Richard Turk.

1 Willard C. Heckathorn, The Heckathorn Family of Venango County, PA (Franklin, PA: Self-Published, 1987), Pg 62.

2 Willard C. Heckathorn, The Heckathorn Family of Venango County, PA (Franklin, PA: Self-Published, 1987), Pg 76.

3 Willard C. Heckathorn, The Heckathorn Family of Venango County, PA (Franklin, PA: Self-Published, 1987), Pg 4.