DOUGLAS - Raymond L. Douglas, 55, R R 2, Winnebago, died at 8:15 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1, 1978 in Rockford Memorial Hospital from injuries received in a tractor-truck accident July 31. Born Dec. 20, 1922 in Rockford, son of Roy L. and Mabel Douglas. Lived in rural Winnebago most of his life. Married to the former Helen Gestrich in Middle Creek Church, Winnebago, Aug. 22, 1953. Farmed in the area all his life. Member of First Assembly of God Church, Rockford. Attended Winnebago schools.
Survivors include his wife, Helen; a son, Robert L., German Valley; a brother, Gerald Douglas, Winnebago; and many nieces and nephews.
Services at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 3, in First Assembly of God Church, Rockford, with the Rev. Ernest Moen, senior pastor, and the Rev. Kenneth May, associate pastor, officiating. Burial in Willwood Burial Park. Friends may call from 12:30 p.m. until time of services Thursday at the church. A memorial fund has been established in his name. Arrangements by Genandt Funeral Home, 601 Winnebago Road, Winnebago.
Rockford Register-Republic, Wednesday, August 2, 1978 p. 7.
TRACTOR-TRUCK CRASH FATAL TO AREA MAN
A rural Winnebago man died this morning from injuries he sustained Monday afternoon when the farm tractor he was driving was struck by a pickup truck.
Raymond Douglas, 55, RR2, Winnebago, died at Rockford Memorial Hospital about 8 a.m. from head injuries according to Evelyn Zawlocki, Winnebago County deputy coroner.
State police said Douglas was heading east on U.S. 20 near Keith Road, pulling a wagon load of hay.
Donald J. Zloch, 30, Hodgkins, told police he looked in his rearview mirror and when he looked back to the road, he saw the tractor in front of him and could not slow down in time to avoid a collision.
Douglas sustained a broken back and his left foot was severed as well as sustaining head injuries, police said.
Zloch was charged with failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.
Rockford Register-Republic, Tuesday, August 1, 1978 p. 3.
Survivors include his wife, Helen; a son, Robert L., German Valley; a brother, Gerald Douglas, Winnebago; and many nieces and nephews.
Services at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 3, in First Assembly of God Church, Rockford, with the Rev. Ernest Moen, senior pastor, and the Rev. Kenneth May, associate pastor, officiating. Burial in Willwood Burial Park. Friends may call from 12:30 p.m. until time of services Thursday at the church. A memorial fund has been established in his name. Arrangements by Genandt Funeral Home, 601 Winnebago Road, Winnebago.
Rockford Register-Republic, Wednesday, August 2, 1978 p. 7.
TRACTOR-TRUCK CRASH FATAL TO AREA MAN
A rural Winnebago man died this morning from injuries he sustained Monday afternoon when the farm tractor he was driving was struck by a pickup truck.
Raymond Douglas, 55, RR2, Winnebago, died at Rockford Memorial Hospital about 8 a.m. from head injuries according to Evelyn Zawlocki, Winnebago County deputy coroner.
State police said Douglas was heading east on U.S. 20 near Keith Road, pulling a wagon load of hay.
Donald J. Zloch, 30, Hodgkins, told police he looked in his rearview mirror and when he looked back to the road, he saw the tractor in front of him and could not slow down in time to avoid a collision.
Douglas sustained a broken back and his left foot was severed as well as sustaining head injuries, police said.
Zloch was charged with failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.
Rockford Register-Republic, Tuesday, August 1, 1978 p. 3.
DOUGLAS - Raymond L. Douglas, 55, R R 2, Winnebago, died at 8:15 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1, 1978 in Rockford Memorial Hospital from injuries received in a tractor-truck accident July 31. Born Dec. 20, 1922 in Rockford, son of Roy L. and Mabel Douglas. Lived in rural Winnebago most of his life. Married to the former Helen Gestrich in Middle Creek Church, Winnebago, Aug. 22, 1953. Farmed in the area all his life. Member of First Assembly of God Church, Rockford. Attended Winnebago schools.
Survivors include his wife, Helen; a son, Robert L., German Valley; a brother, Gerald Douglas, Winnebago; and many nieces and nephews.
Services at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 3, in First Assembly of God Church, Rockford, with the Rev. Ernest Moen, senior pastor, and the Rev. Kenneth May, associate pastor, officiating. Burial in Willwood Burial Park. Friends may call from 12:30 p.m. until time of services Thursday at the church. A memorial fund has been established in his name. Arrangements by Genandt Funeral Home, 601 Winnebago Road, Winnebago.
Rockford Register-Republic, Wednesday, August 2, 1978 p. 7.
TRACTOR-TRUCK CRASH FATAL TO AREA MAN
A rural Winnebago man died this morning from injuries he sustained Monday afternoon when the farm tractor he was driving was struck by a pickup truck.
Raymond Douglas, 55, RR2, Winnebago, died at Rockford Memorial Hospital about 8 a.m. from head injuries according to Evelyn Zawlocki, Winnebago County deputy coroner.
State police said Douglas was heading east on U.S. 20 near Keith Road, pulling a wagon load of hay.
Donald J. Zloch, 30, Hodgkins, told police he looked in his rearview mirror and when he looked back to the road, he saw the tractor in front of him and could not slow down in time to avoid a collision.
Douglas sustained a broken back and his left foot was severed as well as sustaining head injuries, police said.
Zloch was charged with failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.
Rockford Register-Republic, Tuesday, August 1, 1978 p. 3.
Survivors include his wife, Helen; a son, Robert L., German Valley; a brother, Gerald Douglas, Winnebago; and many nieces and nephews.
Services at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 3, in First Assembly of God Church, Rockford, with the Rev. Ernest Moen, senior pastor, and the Rev. Kenneth May, associate pastor, officiating. Burial in Willwood Burial Park. Friends may call from 12:30 p.m. until time of services Thursday at the church. A memorial fund has been established in his name. Arrangements by Genandt Funeral Home, 601 Winnebago Road, Winnebago.
Rockford Register-Republic, Wednesday, August 2, 1978 p. 7.
TRACTOR-TRUCK CRASH FATAL TO AREA MAN
A rural Winnebago man died this morning from injuries he sustained Monday afternoon when the farm tractor he was driving was struck by a pickup truck.
Raymond Douglas, 55, RR2, Winnebago, died at Rockford Memorial Hospital about 8 a.m. from head injuries according to Evelyn Zawlocki, Winnebago County deputy coroner.
State police said Douglas was heading east on U.S. 20 near Keith Road, pulling a wagon load of hay.
Donald J. Zloch, 30, Hodgkins, told police he looked in his rearview mirror and when he looked back to the road, he saw the tractor in front of him and could not slow down in time to avoid a collision.
Douglas sustained a broken back and his left foot was severed as well as sustaining head injuries, police said.
Zloch was charged with failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.
Rockford Register-Republic, Tuesday, August 1, 1978 p. 3.
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