Tip Top, Va., Sept 28. - Last rites were held here Wednesday afternoon for Noah Mathena, and Mrs. Virginia Reynolds, victims of a dual highway tragedy about 25 miles north of Roanoke, Va. The accident occurred while Mr. Mathena was fixing a flat tire, as his niece, Mrs. Reynolds, held a light for him. A large moving van, from North Carolina, struck the two, killing Mr. Mathena instantly, while Mrs. Reynolds lived to reach a hospital before succumbing.
Both victims well known here, Mr. Mathena having been born and reared at Tip Top. He was employed on a construction job in Washington D. C., at the time of his death. He is survived by his wife and one child, and the following sisters, Mrs. Ella Barrett, and Mrs. Mary Ttae, of Nemours, W. Va.; Mrs. Jane Mathena of Mudfork, Va.; Mrs. Pansy Whitlock, of Roanoke; Mrs. Willie Clara Dawson, of Tip Top, and two brothers, S. P. Mathena of Boissevain, and John Mathena of Tip Top. Mrs. Reynolds was formerly from Bluefield, Va., although she lived here for several months last year. She was the daughter of Mrs. Pansey Whitlock, of Roanoke. She is survived by her husband and several sisters and brothers.
Joint funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Dan Gillespie, of Bluefield. Interment was in Mathena cemetery.
Both victims well known here, Mr. Mathena having been born and reared at Tip Top. He was employed on a construction job in Washington D. C., at the time of his death. He is survived by his wife and one child, and the following sisters, Mrs. Ella Barrett, and Mrs. Mary Ttae, of Nemours, W. Va.; Mrs. Jane Mathena of Mudfork, Va.; Mrs. Pansy Whitlock, of Roanoke; Mrs. Willie Clara Dawson, of Tip Top, and two brothers, S. P. Mathena of Boissevain, and John Mathena of Tip Top. Mrs. Reynolds was formerly from Bluefield, Va., although she lived here for several months last year. She was the daughter of Mrs. Pansey Whitlock, of Roanoke. She is survived by her husband and several sisters and brothers.
Joint funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Dan Gillespie, of Bluefield. Interment was in Mathena cemetery.
Tip Top, Va., Sept 28. - Last rites were held here Wednesday afternoon for Noah Mathena, and Mrs. Virginia Reynolds, victims of a dual highway tragedy about 25 miles north of Roanoke, Va. The accident occurred while Mr. Mathena was fixing a flat tire, as his niece, Mrs. Reynolds, held a light for him. A large moving van, from North Carolina, struck the two, killing Mr. Mathena instantly, while Mrs. Reynolds lived to reach a hospital before succumbing.
Both victims well known here, Mr. Mathena having been born and reared at Tip Top. He was employed on a construction job in Washington D. C., at the time of his death. He is survived by his wife and one child, and the following sisters, Mrs. Ella Barrett, and Mrs. Mary Ttae, of Nemours, W. Va.; Mrs. Jane Mathena of Mudfork, Va.; Mrs. Pansy Whitlock, of Roanoke; Mrs. Willie Clara Dawson, of Tip Top, and two brothers, S. P. Mathena of Boissevain, and John Mathena of Tip Top. Mrs. Reynolds was formerly from Bluefield, Va., although she lived here for several months last year. She was the daughter of Mrs. Pansey Whitlock, of Roanoke. She is survived by her husband and several sisters and brothers.
Joint funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Dan Gillespie, of Bluefield. Interment was in Mathena cemetery.
Both victims well known here, Mr. Mathena having been born and reared at Tip Top. He was employed on a construction job in Washington D. C., at the time of his death. He is survived by his wife and one child, and the following sisters, Mrs. Ella Barrett, and Mrs. Mary Ttae, of Nemours, W. Va.; Mrs. Jane Mathena of Mudfork, Va.; Mrs. Pansy Whitlock, of Roanoke; Mrs. Willie Clara Dawson, of Tip Top, and two brothers, S. P. Mathena of Boissevain, and John Mathena of Tip Top. Mrs. Reynolds was formerly from Bluefield, Va., although she lived here for several months last year. She was the daughter of Mrs. Pansey Whitlock, of Roanoke. She is survived by her husband and several sisters and brothers.
Joint funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Dan Gillespie, of Bluefield. Interment was in Mathena cemetery.
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