Her and her children have no headstone
Lima News (Lima, Ohio) April 2, 1968
TRAIN HITS AUTO; 6 OHIOANS KILLED
WAUSEON - OHIO A speeding train slammed into an auto Monday, killing a 29 year old mother and five of her children.
The victims were Barbara Ann Foxe, 29, of Holgate and her children, Scott, 8; Shane, 5; Shannon, 3; Tammy, 2, and Earl Jr., 7 months. A sixth child, Andrew, 8, was in school when the Penn Central passenger train plowed into the car at a Fulton County crossing 1 1/2 miles west of Pettisville. There were no injuries on the train.
The husband and father, Earl Foxe, was working nearby with a telephone company crew. He and others with him saw the accident and rushed to the scene.
Mrs. Foxe was believed en route to meet her husband. The train struck the auto's rear end and hurled the vehicle down the tracks about a mile. The car then burst into flames. The train engineer, R. G. Bowman, said the eastbound train was traveling about 80 miles an hour. Bowman said the car started across the tracks without stopping.
obit:
Republican Courier Thurs Apr 4, 1968 pg 8
FOXE FAMILY
HOLGATE - Private graveside services for Mrs. Earl Foxe, 29, Route 2, Holgate and her five children, all killed in a car-train crash Monday will be held at 3 pm Thursday at Flat Rock Cemetery. Mrs. Foxe, the former Barbara Ann Ross, was born May 3, 1938 in Bucksport, Me., the daughter of Gerald L. and Dorothy I Ross. Her father survives at Seymor, Connecticut. Also surviving are her husband, Earl; a son, Andrew, at home and brother Lloyd Ross, Seymor Connecticut. Also killed in the crash were her children Scott 8, Shane 5; Shannon, 3; Tamy, 2 and Earl Jr., seven months. The Rev. Donald Schumm will officiate. The Grieser Funeral Home, Archbold, is in charge of arrangements.
THE BLADE; Toledo, Ohio Tuesday April 2, 1968
HOLGATE MOTHER, 5 CHILDREN KILLED IN CROSSING CRASH
Car Hit By 80 Mile An Hour Train;
Husband, Father Working Near Scene
ARCHBOLD, O – A Holgate mother and five of her six children were killed Monday afternoon when their car was struck by a Penn Central passenger train at a crossing on Fulton County Road D, about 2 ½ miles east of here.
The husband and father of the victims, Earl Foxe, Sr., was one of the first persons to arrive at the scene.
Killed were Mrs. Barbara Anne Foxe, 29; sons, Scott Ross 8, Shane 5, Shannon, 3, Earl Jr., seven months, and a daughter, Tammy 2.
Fulton County Sheriff Lester (Jim) Trigg, said the eastbound passenger train was traveling about 80 miles an hour when it struck the auto broadside.
CAR TORN IN HALF
The car was torn in half and the rear portion burst into flames. The front part was carried a half mile down the tracks by the train. The rear of the car was carried 1 ¼ miles.
The train engineer was R. G. Bowman of 333 Dale St., Toledo.
Sheriff Trigg said the highway nearly parallels the railroad tracks near the slant type crossing which in unguarded. Mr. Foxe was working with a United Telephone Co., line crew near the scene and with his co-workers, was one of the first to arrive after the crash. He was unaware that his family were the victims until he arrived.
Mrs. Foxe was apparently going to see Mr. Foxe, the sheriff said.
$500 —DAMAGE TO TRAIN
Sheriff's deputies and Archbold volunteer fireman worked for more than three hours to recover the bodies. The baby's charred body was the last to be discovered. It was wrapped in a blanket in the burned out rear portion of the car.
All were pronounced dead at the scene by Dr. Ben Reed, Fulton County coroner.
The 14 car passenger train suffered about $500 damage. No one on the train was injured.
The scene of the accident is 1 1/2 miles from the site where 10 children riding in a sleigh were killed in January, 1947.
The family had lived in Henry County about four years. Mrs. Foxe was a native of Bucksport, Me.
The bodies are in the Grisier Mortuary, Archbold.
Lima News (Lima, Ohio) April 2, 1968
TRAIN HITS AUTO; 6 OHIOANS KILLED
WAUSEON - OHIO A speeding train slammed into an auto Monday, killing a 29 year old mother and five of her children.
The victims were Barbara Ann Foxe, 29, of Holgate and her children, Scott, 8; Shane, 5; Shannon, 3; Tammy, 2, and Earl Jr., 7 months. A sixth child, Andrew, 8, was in school when the Penn Central passenger train plowed into the car at a Fulton County crossing 1 1/2 miles west of Pettisville. There were no injuries on the train.
The husband and father, Earl Foxe, was working nearby with a telephone company crew. He and others with him saw the accident and rushed to the scene.
Mrs. Foxe was believed en route to meet her husband. The train struck the auto's rear end and hurled the vehicle down the tracks about a mile. The car then burst into flames. The train engineer, R. G. Bowman, said the eastbound train was traveling about 80 miles an hour. Bowman said the car started across the tracks without stopping.
obit:
Republican Courier Thurs Apr 4, 1968 pg 8
FOXE FAMILY
HOLGATE - Private graveside services for Mrs. Earl Foxe, 29, Route 2, Holgate and her five children, all killed in a car-train crash Monday will be held at 3 pm Thursday at Flat Rock Cemetery. Mrs. Foxe, the former Barbara Ann Ross, was born May 3, 1938 in Bucksport, Me., the daughter of Gerald L. and Dorothy I Ross. Her father survives at Seymor, Connecticut. Also surviving are her husband, Earl; a son, Andrew, at home and brother Lloyd Ross, Seymor Connecticut. Also killed in the crash were her children Scott 8, Shane 5; Shannon, 3; Tamy, 2 and Earl Jr., seven months. The Rev. Donald Schumm will officiate. The Grieser Funeral Home, Archbold, is in charge of arrangements.
THE BLADE; Toledo, Ohio Tuesday April 2, 1968
HOLGATE MOTHER, 5 CHILDREN KILLED IN CROSSING CRASH
Car Hit By 80 Mile An Hour Train;
Husband, Father Working Near Scene
ARCHBOLD, O – A Holgate mother and five of her six children were killed Monday afternoon when their car was struck by a Penn Central passenger train at a crossing on Fulton County Road D, about 2 ½ miles east of here.
The husband and father of the victims, Earl Foxe, Sr., was one of the first persons to arrive at the scene.
Killed were Mrs. Barbara Anne Foxe, 29; sons, Scott Ross 8, Shane 5, Shannon, 3, Earl Jr., seven months, and a daughter, Tammy 2.
Fulton County Sheriff Lester (Jim) Trigg, said the eastbound passenger train was traveling about 80 miles an hour when it struck the auto broadside.
CAR TORN IN HALF
The car was torn in half and the rear portion burst into flames. The front part was carried a half mile down the tracks by the train. The rear of the car was carried 1 ¼ miles.
The train engineer was R. G. Bowman of 333 Dale St., Toledo.
Sheriff Trigg said the highway nearly parallels the railroad tracks near the slant type crossing which in unguarded. Mr. Foxe was working with a United Telephone Co., line crew near the scene and with his co-workers, was one of the first to arrive after the crash. He was unaware that his family were the victims until he arrived.
Mrs. Foxe was apparently going to see Mr. Foxe, the sheriff said.
$500 —DAMAGE TO TRAIN
Sheriff's deputies and Archbold volunteer fireman worked for more than three hours to recover the bodies. The baby's charred body was the last to be discovered. It was wrapped in a blanket in the burned out rear portion of the car.
All were pronounced dead at the scene by Dr. Ben Reed, Fulton County coroner.
The 14 car passenger train suffered about $500 damage. No one on the train was injured.
The scene of the accident is 1 1/2 miles from the site where 10 children riding in a sleigh were killed in January, 1947.
The family had lived in Henry County about four years. Mrs. Foxe was a native of Bucksport, Me.
The bodies are in the Grisier Mortuary, Archbold.
Her and her children have no headstone
Lima News (Lima, Ohio) April 2, 1968
TRAIN HITS AUTO; 6 OHIOANS KILLED
WAUSEON - OHIO A speeding train slammed into an auto Monday, killing a 29 year old mother and five of her children.
The victims were Barbara Ann Foxe, 29, of Holgate and her children, Scott, 8; Shane, 5; Shannon, 3; Tammy, 2, and Earl Jr., 7 months. A sixth child, Andrew, 8, was in school when the Penn Central passenger train plowed into the car at a Fulton County crossing 1 1/2 miles west of Pettisville. There were no injuries on the train.
The husband and father, Earl Foxe, was working nearby with a telephone company crew. He and others with him saw the accident and rushed to the scene.
Mrs. Foxe was believed en route to meet her husband. The train struck the auto's rear end and hurled the vehicle down the tracks about a mile. The car then burst into flames. The train engineer, R. G. Bowman, said the eastbound train was traveling about 80 miles an hour. Bowman said the car started across the tracks without stopping.
obit:
Republican Courier Thurs Apr 4, 1968 pg 8
FOXE FAMILY
HOLGATE - Private graveside services for Mrs. Earl Foxe, 29, Route 2, Holgate and her five children, all killed in a car-train crash Monday will be held at 3 pm Thursday at Flat Rock Cemetery. Mrs. Foxe, the former Barbara Ann Ross, was born May 3, 1938 in Bucksport, Me., the daughter of Gerald L. and Dorothy I Ross. Her father survives at Seymor, Connecticut. Also surviving are her husband, Earl; a son, Andrew, at home and brother Lloyd Ross, Seymor Connecticut. Also killed in the crash were her children Scott 8, Shane 5; Shannon, 3; Tamy, 2 and Earl Jr., seven months. The Rev. Donald Schumm will officiate. The Grieser Funeral Home, Archbold, is in charge of arrangements.
THE BLADE; Toledo, Ohio Tuesday April 2, 1968
HOLGATE MOTHER, 5 CHILDREN KILLED IN CROSSING CRASH
Car Hit By 80 Mile An Hour Train;
Husband, Father Working Near Scene
ARCHBOLD, O – A Holgate mother and five of her six children were killed Monday afternoon when their car was struck by a Penn Central passenger train at a crossing on Fulton County Road D, about 2 ½ miles east of here.
The husband and father of the victims, Earl Foxe, Sr., was one of the first persons to arrive at the scene.
Killed were Mrs. Barbara Anne Foxe, 29; sons, Scott Ross 8, Shane 5, Shannon, 3, Earl Jr., seven months, and a daughter, Tammy 2.
Fulton County Sheriff Lester (Jim) Trigg, said the eastbound passenger train was traveling about 80 miles an hour when it struck the auto broadside.
CAR TORN IN HALF
The car was torn in half and the rear portion burst into flames. The front part was carried a half mile down the tracks by the train. The rear of the car was carried 1 ¼ miles.
The train engineer was R. G. Bowman of 333 Dale St., Toledo.
Sheriff Trigg said the highway nearly parallels the railroad tracks near the slant type crossing which in unguarded. Mr. Foxe was working with a United Telephone Co., line crew near the scene and with his co-workers, was one of the first to arrive after the crash. He was unaware that his family were the victims until he arrived.
Mrs. Foxe was apparently going to see Mr. Foxe, the sheriff said.
$500 —DAMAGE TO TRAIN
Sheriff's deputies and Archbold volunteer fireman worked for more than three hours to recover the bodies. The baby's charred body was the last to be discovered. It was wrapped in a blanket in the burned out rear portion of the car.
All were pronounced dead at the scene by Dr. Ben Reed, Fulton County coroner.
The 14 car passenger train suffered about $500 damage. No one on the train was injured.
The scene of the accident is 1 1/2 miles from the site where 10 children riding in a sleigh were killed in January, 1947.
The family had lived in Henry County about four years. Mrs. Foxe was a native of Bucksport, Me.
The bodies are in the Grisier Mortuary, Archbold.
Lima News (Lima, Ohio) April 2, 1968
TRAIN HITS AUTO; 6 OHIOANS KILLED
WAUSEON - OHIO A speeding train slammed into an auto Monday, killing a 29 year old mother and five of her children.
The victims were Barbara Ann Foxe, 29, of Holgate and her children, Scott, 8; Shane, 5; Shannon, 3; Tammy, 2, and Earl Jr., 7 months. A sixth child, Andrew, 8, was in school when the Penn Central passenger train plowed into the car at a Fulton County crossing 1 1/2 miles west of Pettisville. There were no injuries on the train.
The husband and father, Earl Foxe, was working nearby with a telephone company crew. He and others with him saw the accident and rushed to the scene.
Mrs. Foxe was believed en route to meet her husband. The train struck the auto's rear end and hurled the vehicle down the tracks about a mile. The car then burst into flames. The train engineer, R. G. Bowman, said the eastbound train was traveling about 80 miles an hour. Bowman said the car started across the tracks without stopping.
obit:
Republican Courier Thurs Apr 4, 1968 pg 8
FOXE FAMILY
HOLGATE - Private graveside services for Mrs. Earl Foxe, 29, Route 2, Holgate and her five children, all killed in a car-train crash Monday will be held at 3 pm Thursday at Flat Rock Cemetery. Mrs. Foxe, the former Barbara Ann Ross, was born May 3, 1938 in Bucksport, Me., the daughter of Gerald L. and Dorothy I Ross. Her father survives at Seymor, Connecticut. Also surviving are her husband, Earl; a son, Andrew, at home and brother Lloyd Ross, Seymor Connecticut. Also killed in the crash were her children Scott 8, Shane 5; Shannon, 3; Tamy, 2 and Earl Jr., seven months. The Rev. Donald Schumm will officiate. The Grieser Funeral Home, Archbold, is in charge of arrangements.
THE BLADE; Toledo, Ohio Tuesday April 2, 1968
HOLGATE MOTHER, 5 CHILDREN KILLED IN CROSSING CRASH
Car Hit By 80 Mile An Hour Train;
Husband, Father Working Near Scene
ARCHBOLD, O – A Holgate mother and five of her six children were killed Monday afternoon when their car was struck by a Penn Central passenger train at a crossing on Fulton County Road D, about 2 ½ miles east of here.
The husband and father of the victims, Earl Foxe, Sr., was one of the first persons to arrive at the scene.
Killed were Mrs. Barbara Anne Foxe, 29; sons, Scott Ross 8, Shane 5, Shannon, 3, Earl Jr., seven months, and a daughter, Tammy 2.
Fulton County Sheriff Lester (Jim) Trigg, said the eastbound passenger train was traveling about 80 miles an hour when it struck the auto broadside.
CAR TORN IN HALF
The car was torn in half and the rear portion burst into flames. The front part was carried a half mile down the tracks by the train. The rear of the car was carried 1 ¼ miles.
The train engineer was R. G. Bowman of 333 Dale St., Toledo.
Sheriff Trigg said the highway nearly parallels the railroad tracks near the slant type crossing which in unguarded. Mr. Foxe was working with a United Telephone Co., line crew near the scene and with his co-workers, was one of the first to arrive after the crash. He was unaware that his family were the victims until he arrived.
Mrs. Foxe was apparently going to see Mr. Foxe, the sheriff said.
$500 —DAMAGE TO TRAIN
Sheriff's deputies and Archbold volunteer fireman worked for more than three hours to recover the bodies. The baby's charred body was the last to be discovered. It was wrapped in a blanket in the burned out rear portion of the car.
All were pronounced dead at the scene by Dr. Ben Reed, Fulton County coroner.
The 14 car passenger train suffered about $500 damage. No one on the train was injured.
The scene of the accident is 1 1/2 miles from the site where 10 children riding in a sleigh were killed in January, 1947.
The family had lived in Henry County about four years. Mrs. Foxe was a native of Bucksport, Me.
The bodies are in the Grisier Mortuary, Archbold.
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