D. D. Doyal - 67 d. 12/27/84 in Sandtown Dist. of Campbell Co. Was attending a chicken shooting on Christmas day. A negro named Bill Oliver struck Mr. Doyal's son Ed over the head with a stick. Mr. D. undertook to intercede and Oliver struck him with the stick, knocking him down. In falling his head struck a rock. The injuries proved fatal 2 days later. Mr. D. was a quiet sober man. Had been married 3 times. His 2nd wife was a sister of Gov. Smith and his 3rd wife was the step-mother of Gov. Boynton. He was the father of Col. John D. Doyal of Jonesboro and also of Alf? Ed & G. H. Doyal. Reference Source - Franklin Garrett's Necrology Database at The Atlanta History Center; Fulton Co., GA. Microfilm - Obit Abstracts, Fulton, Roll #8;