McWethy, James Earl

Obituary -- The Tuesday shooting death of a 21 year old Commerce man has been ruled a suicide by the Ottawa county Oklahoma medical examiner. James Earl McWethy, was killed in his home by a single blast from a 20 gauge shotgun, according to Dr. Charles Letcher. Letcher said McWethy had been dead from two to four hours when his body was discovered at noon. Born Apr 2, 1960, in Miami, McWethy was a 1978 Miami high school graduate. He was employed by Eagle-Picher at Quapaw Oklahoma. Survivors include his wife, Kathy McWethy, of the home; a daughter, Amber Michelle McWethy at Miami; his father and step-mother, Mr. and Mrs. George McWethy, Commerce; his mother, Mrs. Judy Cameron at Miami; two brothers, Joe McWethy at Miami, and Mark McWethy, Commerce; a sister, Dori Hemphill at Miami; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Fowler, Pittsburg Kansas, and Mrs. Hazel Mitchell, Commerce.

Obituary -- pallbearers will be Gary McBrien, Joel Perry, Greg Epperson, Randy Mayes, Clint Siegrist, Kenneth Barnes, and honorary pallbearers, Randy Miller, Roger Wright, Buddy Creason, Mike Ellis, Steve Glover, Rusty Cummings.