Buggy Wrecked by Auto
Dorothy Marie Brown, 15, of near Monroeville, a passenger in a buggy which was demolished by an automobile a mile south of Monroeville in Allen county Saturday night, died of her injuries at 9:30 a.m. yesterday in Adams county Memorial hospital. Death was caused by a fractured skull.
The fatal buggy-auto accident occurred one-half mile south of Monroeville on state road 101 when a buggy driven by the victim's father, Joseph Brown, was struck by an automobile driven by Norbert Diver, 18, of near Monroeville. Both vehicles were headed south, according to authorities. Diver who failed to see the buggy until too late to avoid the accident. He suffered only slight injuries.
Funeral Tuesday
Mr. Brown and two other daughters, Eileen and Beulah, escaped with slight injuries.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. at the home and at 2:30 p.m. in the East Liberty United Brethren church. Rev. J.W. Dickison will officiate. Interment will be in the I.O.O.F. cemetery. Survivors of the accident victim include the mother, and several other brothers and sisters.
Buggy Wrecked by Auto
Dorothy Marie Brown, 15, of near Monroeville, a passenger in a buggy which was demolished by an automobile a mile south of Monroeville in Allen county Saturday night, died of her injuries at 9:30 a.m. yesterday in Adams county Memorial hospital. Death was caused by a fractured skull.
The fatal buggy-auto accident occurred one-half mile south of Monroeville on state road 101 when a buggy driven by the victim's father, Joseph Brown, was struck by an automobile driven by Norbert Diver, 18, of near Monroeville. Both vehicles were headed south, according to authorities. Diver who failed to see the buggy until too late to avoid the accident. He suffered only slight injuries.
Funeral Tuesday
Mr. Brown and two other daughters, Eileen and Beulah, escaped with slight injuries.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. at the home and at 2:30 p.m. in the East Liberty United Brethren church. Rev. J.W. Dickison will officiate. Interment will be in the I.O.O.F. cemetery. Survivors of the accident victim include the mother, and several other brothers and sisters.
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Cause of Death: Injuries received in an auto-buggy accident.
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