Raymond Calonne ..lived a short life!!! He was the 3rd child to Francois Calonne & Virginie (Felhoen) Calonne, and there 1st born son.

He came to this country in 1902 from France along with his parents and siblings.

He married Mrs. Izora Preston on October 9,1922 in Newton, Missouri. He was 27 yrs old.

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IT WAS SUICIDE
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RAYMOND CALONNE, A YOUNG COAL MINER IS DEAD
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SHOT HIMSELF LAST NIGHT
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IT WAS THOUGHT AT FIRST THAT SHOOTING MIGHT HAVE BEEN ACCIDENTAL
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Raymond Calonne, a young coal miner, died at his home in Weir City last night at 8:30 after being shot in the left temple with a 32-caliber revolver. He is believed to have committed suicide.

Calonne was 25 years old and had been married only about three months, His wife had been married once before. It is reported that Calonne and another man had been having trouble before Calonne was married, and that he always loaded his gun before he went to bed, placing the gun under his pillow, and unloaded it the following morning when he arose.

Mrs. Calonne is said to have made the statement that her husband loaded his gun last night as usual and when he started to put it under his pillow it either accidentally was discharged or he shot himself intentionally . He was slightly burned about the right side of his face.

Ralph Strong was sent by J.S. McAuley county coroner, to Weir last night to investigate the shooting.
Coroner J.S.McAuley, after on investigation today decided that it was a case of suicide, as all evidence tended to show that this was the case.

Young Calonne was raised in the vicinity of Weir and at the time of his death was living in the east part of the city. He is survived by his wife and his mother and a brother.No funeral arrangements have yet been announced.

SOURCE: COLUMBUS DAILY ADVOCATE .. WED OCT 25, 1922 ...PG 1
Added by: M.Bolton

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Raymond Calonne a young coal miner died at his home in Weir city last night at 8:30 after being shot in the left temple with a 32 caliber revolver. He is believed to have committed suicide. Calonne was 25 years old and had been married only about three months.

Source: The Coffeyville Daily Journal, 25 Oct 1922.
Added by: M.Bolton
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A Little "EXERT" from a Family recalculation, RAYMOND: Was born 1895. Was living in Detroit. Joined the Navy and was stationed on the Great Lakes. While at the Great Lakes he met a divorced woman that was older than he was (maybe 10 yrs older). He married her. Her EX was very, very jealous. She left him. Raymond went to Weir, Kansas to visit his mother and sisters and unbeknownst to him the jealous EX had followed him to Weir, Kansas. While Raymond was sleeping on the porch the man shot him through the screen door and killed him. The man was NEVER prosecuted. According to the paper Raymond COMMITTED suicide. But how could you commite suicide through a screen door. There was a hole in the screen door. My Mother(OLGA Calonne-Letellier)said he was a very congenial person. She really missed him.


Story told by: Virginia L. (Letellier) Langen "the daughter of Olga (Calonne) Letellier".
Story provided by: Mary Ann (Trumm) Johnson "the grandaughter of Julia (Calonne) Godart".
Added By: Melissa Bolton "the Great Grandaughter of Germaine (Calonne) Lefebvre".