Aulds Funeral Home posted public services in Archer City for Wayne Paul West and Kenlan Monroe "Scooter" Coleman, two Texoma boys whose obituaries list Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026, as their date of death. The arrangements gave area families set times to gather after the Seymour Police Department said an ATV accident that day along the 800 block of Bridwell Ranch Road in Archer County claimed lives.
Wayne Paul West’s obituary identifies him with Archer City and lists his life dates as June 25, 2013, to Aug. 15, 2026. Aulds Funeral Home posted visitation for Wayne from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, at Aulds Funeral Home in Archer City, with the funeral set for 9 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, at the Archer County Rodeo Arena.
Kenlan’s obituary lists his full name as Kenlan Monroe "Scooter" Coleman, gives his life dates as May 15, 2013, to Aug. 15, 2026, and says he was 13. Aulds Funeral Home posted his visitation for 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, at the funeral home in Archer City, with the funeral set for 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 21, at the Archer City High School Gym.
The Seymour Police Department’s public statement described the Aug. 15 incident as an ATV accident in Archer County. The verified records used for this report do not include further official crash details.
The deaths fall within a safety concern familiar across rural Texas, where off-highway vehicles are used for work, errands and recreation. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says OHV dangers include overturning, collisions and ejection, and its latest posted data show an annual average of more than 800 deaths and about 100,000 emergency-department-treated injuries involving OHVs.
For young riders, CPSC says those younger than 16 should use age-appropriate youth models, not adult models, and should not carry more passengers than the vehicle has seats. Texas Parks and Wildlife guidance advises supervision for riders younger than 16.
Texas Transportation Code provisions posted by Texas Parks and Wildlife apply specific rules to ATV operation on public property. Those rules require a safety certificate, an approved course under an instructor or direct supervision by a certified adult; they also require a rider younger than 14 to be accompanied and directly supervised by a parent, guardian or parent-authorized adult.
Texas law also bars carrying a passenger on an ATV operated on public property unless the manufacturer designed the vehicle for a passenger. The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles says ATVs, recreational off-highway vehicles and utility vehicles are not eligible for regular registration, though they may receive off-highway vehicle plates from a county tax assessor-collector.
_Editor's note: Everyone charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law._
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