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Young Couple Killed In Two-Auto Crash Late Sunday Night
A young Decatur couple were killed instantly in a near head-on collision of two cars late Sunday night on U.S. 27, in Allen county.
Dead are Jerral Dee Blair, 18, and his wife, Beverly Lou Milholland Blair, 17, who resided in No. 67 trailer at the Hi-Way trailer court on 13th street.
Receiving serious injuries were Ronna Ruth Cordill, 20, of Warsaw, driver of the second auto involved, and John Stute, 20, of Fort Wayne, her passenger.
The Blair’s were traveling south on a wet and slippery U.S. 27, when the Cordill vehicle skidded across the center line and smashed into the right front of the Blair vehicle. The accident occurred at 10:25 p.m.
The mishap occurred seven and one-half miles south of Fort Wayne, about three-Quarters of a mile north of Adams county.
Blair was operating the auto in which he and his wife were riding. Both died as a result of broken necks.
The Warsaw young woman suffered two broken arms, and internal injuries, while Stute received multiple fractures of the ribs, lacerations to the head, and internal injuries.
Listed Critical
Both were listed in critical condition in the Lutheran hospital late Sunday night.
State police and the Allen county sheriff’s department, who investigated the accident, were unable to determine the position of impact but were almost certain the Cordill car had crossed the center line. The highway was quite slippery at the time.
The accident is still under investigation. Mrs. Blair was reported to be about seven months pregnant, but authorities did not list a third fatally injured.
Service Wed.
Double services for Mr. and Mrs. Blair will be held at the First Presbyterian church in Ossian Wednesday at 2:30 p.m., with Rev. Milton Nilon officiating.
Friends may call at the Elzey funeral home in Ossian after 5 p.m. Tuesday, until noon Wednesday, when the bodies will be taken to the church to lie in state.
Jerral Blair was employed one week at the International Harvester in Fort Wayne and previously by the Tocsin Grain and Lumber Co. He was born April 28, 1945, and was a member of the First Presbyterian church in Ossian and the Bluffton chapter of Demolay.
He is survived by his parents, Marcus and Jeanette Smith Blair of Ossian; two brothers, Bradley J., route 10, Fort Wayne, and Stanley Eugene, at home. The maternal grandmother, Mrs. Nettie Newman of Fort Wayne, and the Paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel D. Smith of Fort Wayne, also survive.
He and his wife were married June 18, 1962.
Beverly Lou Milholland Blair was born July 13, 1945, to Max and Mary Archbold Milholland of Ossian. Survivors include the parents; three brothers, Don, William and Richard, all of whom reside in Ossian; the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Milholland, Rockford, Ind.; and the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Archbold of Ossian. (Monday May 20, 1963)
Young Couple Killed In Two-Auto Crash Late Sunday Night
A young Decatur couple were killed instantly in a near head-on collision of two cars late Sunday night on U.S. 27, in Allen county.
Dead are Jerral Dee Blair, 18, and his wife, Beverly Lou Milholland Blair, 17, who resided in No. 67 trailer at the Hi-Way trailer court on 13th street.
Receiving serious injuries were Ronna Ruth Cordill, 20, of Warsaw, driver of the second auto involved, and John Stute, 20, of Fort Wayne, her passenger.
The Blair’s were traveling south on a wet and slippery U.S. 27, when the Cordill vehicle skidded across the center line and smashed into the right front of the Blair vehicle. The accident occurred at 10:25 p.m.
The mishap occurred seven and one-half miles south of Fort Wayne, about three-Quarters of a mile north of Adams county.
Blair was operating the auto in which he and his wife were riding. Both died as a result of broken necks.
The Warsaw young woman suffered two broken arms, and internal injuries, while Stute received multiple fractures of the ribs, lacerations to the head, and internal injuries.
Listed Critical
Both were listed in critical condition in the Lutheran hospital late Sunday night.
State police and the Allen county sheriff’s department, who investigated the accident, were unable to determine the position of impact but were almost certain the Cordill car had crossed the center line. The highway was quite slippery at the time.
The accident is still under investigation. Mrs. Blair was reported to be about seven months pregnant, but authorities did not list a third fatally injured.
Service Wed.
Double services for Mr. and Mrs. Blair will be held at the First Presbyterian church in Ossian Wednesday at 2:30 p.m., with Rev. Milton Nilon officiating.
Friends may call at the Elzey funeral home in Ossian after 5 p.m. Tuesday, until noon Wednesday, when the bodies will be taken to the church to lie in state.
Jerral Blair was employed one week at the International Harvester in Fort Wayne and previously by the Tocsin Grain and Lumber Co. He was born April 28, 1945, and was a member of the First Presbyterian church in Ossian and the Bluffton chapter of Demolay.
He is survived by his parents, Marcus and Jeanette Smith Blair of Ossian; two brothers, Bradley J., route 10, Fort Wayne, and Stanley Eugene, at home. The maternal grandmother, Mrs. Nettie Newman of Fort Wayne, and the Paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel D. Smith of Fort Wayne, also survive.
He and his wife were married June 18, 1962.
Beverly Lou Milholland Blair was born July 13, 1945, to Max and Mary Archbold Milholland of Ossian. Survivors include the parents; three brothers, Don, William and Richard, all of whom reside in Ossian; the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Milholland, Rockford, Ind.; and the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Archbold of Ossian. (Monday May 20, 1963)
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Young Couple Killed In Two-Auto Crash Late Sunday Night
A young Decatur couple were killed instantly in a near head-on collision of two cars late Sunday night on U.S. 27, in Allen county.
Dead are Jerral Dee Blair, 18, and his wife, Beverly Lou Milholland Blair, 17, who resided in No. 67 trailer at the Hi-Way trailer court on 13th street.
Receiving serious injuries were Ronna Ruth Cordill, 20, of Warsaw, driver of the second auto involved, and John Stute, 20, of Fort Wayne, her passenger.
The Blair’s were traveling south on a wet and slippery U.S. 27, when the Cordill vehicle skidded across the center line and smashed into the right front of the Blair vehicle. The accident occurred at 10:25 p.m.
The mishap occurred seven and one-half miles south of Fort Wayne, about three-Quarters of a mile north of Adams county.
Blair was operating the auto in which he and his wife were riding. Both died as a result of broken necks.
The Warsaw young woman suffered two broken arms, and internal injuries, while Stute received multiple fractures of the ribs, lacerations to the head, and internal injuries.
Listed Critical
Both were listed in critical condition in the Lutheran hospital late Sunday night.
State police and the Allen county sheriff’s department, who investigated the accident, were unable to determine the position of impact but were almost certain the Cordill car had crossed the center line. The highway was quite slippery at the time.
The accident is still under investigation. Mrs. Blair was reported to be about seven months pregnant, but authorities did not list a third fatally injured.
Service Wed.
Double services for Mr. and Mrs. Blair will be held at the First Presbyterian church in Ossian Wednesday at 2:30 p.m., with Rev. Milton Nilon officiating.
Friends may call at the Elzey funeral home in Ossian after 5 p.m. Tuesday, until noon Wednesday, when the bodies will be taken to the church to lie in state.
Jerral Blair was employed one week at the International Harvester in Fort Wayne and previously by the Tocsin Grain and Lumber Co. He was born April 28, 1945, and was a member of the First Presbyterian church in Ossian and the Bluffton chapter of Demolay.
He is survived by his parents, Marcus and Jeanette Smith Blair of Ossian; two brothers, Bradley J., route 10, Fort Wayne, and Stanley Eugene, at home. The maternal grandmother, Mrs. Nettie Newman of Fort Wayne, and the Paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel D. Smith of Fort Wayne, also survive.
He and his wife were married June 18, 1962.
Beverly Lou Milholland Blair was born July 13, 1945, to Max and Mary Archbold Milholland of Ossian. Survivors include the parents; three brothers, Don, William and Richard, all of whom reside in Ossian; the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Milholland, Rockford, Ind.; and the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Archbold of Ossian. (Monday May 20, 1963)
Young Couple Killed In Two-Auto Crash Late Sunday Night
A young Decatur couple were killed instantly in a near head-on collision of two cars late Sunday night on U.S. 27, in Allen county.
Dead are Jerral Dee Blair, 18, and his wife, Beverly Lou Milholland Blair, 17, who resided in No. 67 trailer at the Hi-Way trailer court on 13th street.
Receiving serious injuries were Ronna Ruth Cordill, 20, of Warsaw, driver of the second auto involved, and John Stute, 20, of Fort Wayne, her passenger.
The Blair’s were traveling south on a wet and slippery U.S. 27, when the Cordill vehicle skidded across the center line and smashed into the right front of the Blair vehicle. The accident occurred at 10:25 p.m.
The mishap occurred seven and one-half miles south of Fort Wayne, about three-Quarters of a mile north of Adams county.
Blair was operating the auto in which he and his wife were riding. Both died as a result of broken necks.
The Warsaw young woman suffered two broken arms, and internal injuries, while Stute received multiple fractures of the ribs, lacerations to the head, and internal injuries.
Listed Critical
Both were listed in critical condition in the Lutheran hospital late Sunday night.
State police and the Allen county sheriff’s department, who investigated the accident, were unable to determine the position of impact but were almost certain the Cordill car had crossed the center line. The highway was quite slippery at the time.
The accident is still under investigation. Mrs. Blair was reported to be about seven months pregnant, but authorities did not list a third fatally injured.
Service Wed.
Double services for Mr. and Mrs. Blair will be held at the First Presbyterian church in Ossian Wednesday at 2:30 p.m., with Rev. Milton Nilon officiating.
Friends may call at the Elzey funeral home in Ossian after 5 p.m. Tuesday, until noon Wednesday, when the bodies will be taken to the church to lie in state.
Jerral Blair was employed one week at the International Harvester in Fort Wayne and previously by the Tocsin Grain and Lumber Co. He was born April 28, 1945, and was a member of the First Presbyterian church in Ossian and the Bluffton chapter of Demolay.
He is survived by his parents, Marcus and Jeanette Smith Blair of Ossian; two brothers, Bradley J., route 10, Fort Wayne, and Stanley Eugene, at home. The maternal grandmother, Mrs. Nettie Newman of Fort Wayne, and the Paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel D. Smith of Fort Wayne, also survive.
He and his wife were married June 18, 1962.
Beverly Lou Milholland Blair was born July 13, 1945, to Max and Mary Archbold Milholland of Ossian. Survivors include the parents; three brothers, Don, William and Richard, all of whom reside in Ossian; the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Milholland, Rockford, Ind.; and the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Archbold of Ossian. (Monday May 20, 1963)
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