Annie and her husband Elvis Crowe Drowned in the Black River while visiting relatives. They lived in California and were on the Black River behind the Bait shop that Her Father Owen operated. Their boat overturned and they were found later in each other's arms. They were said to have been childhood sweethearts.
Her Children: Larry, Kenny, Amy Susan.
From Paragould Daily press, August 1,1960
CORNING: The parents of three children drowned near here Saturday night when their motorboat overturned on Black River.
The victims were Elvis Eugene Crow, 28, and his wife, Almarita, 27, Englewood, Calif. Crow, a former resident of Piggott, and his wife, who grew up at Corning, were on vacation.
Mrs. Crow is the daughter of Boss Allen, who operates a fishing dock and sells minnows and bait on the river. The orphaned children are 10, 7 and 4 years of age.
Mr. and Mrs. Crow had been out on the river with a St. Louis couple, Mr. and Mrs. Baker, when they attempted a landing. The front end of the boat went under and the boat overturned. Mr. and Mrs. Baker made their way ashore, but the Crows were not so fortunate.
Their bodies, locked in an embrace, were found 300 yards down-stream at 5:30 am. Sunday. Dragging operations were conducted by Civil Defense rescue squads from Pocahontas and Piggott. Horace and Jack Whitsett and Jimmy Horten, all of Paragould, used their own boats during the dragging. The REA set up a portable electric plant to light the scene of the mishap, and church volunteers set up a coffee and sandwhich canteen for the rescue workers. The mishap occurred near the Highway 62 bridge.
Her Children: Larry, Kenny, Amy Susan.
From Paragould Daily press, August 1,1960
CORNING: The parents of three children drowned near here Saturday night when their motorboat overturned on Black River.
The victims were Elvis Eugene Crow, 28, and his wife, Almarita, 27, Englewood, Calif. Crow, a former resident of Piggott, and his wife, who grew up at Corning, were on vacation.
Mrs. Crow is the daughter of Boss Allen, who operates a fishing dock and sells minnows and bait on the river. The orphaned children are 10, 7 and 4 years of age.
Mr. and Mrs. Crow had been out on the river with a St. Louis couple, Mr. and Mrs. Baker, when they attempted a landing. The front end of the boat went under and the boat overturned. Mr. and Mrs. Baker made their way ashore, but the Crows were not so fortunate.
Their bodies, locked in an embrace, were found 300 yards down-stream at 5:30 am. Sunday. Dragging operations were conducted by Civil Defense rescue squads from Pocahontas and Piggott. Horace and Jack Whitsett and Jimmy Horten, all of Paragould, used their own boats during the dragging. The REA set up a portable electric plant to light the scene of the mishap, and church volunteers set up a coffee and sandwhich canteen for the rescue workers. The mishap occurred near the Highway 62 bridge.
Annie and her husband Elvis Crowe Drowned in the Black River while visiting relatives. They lived in California and were on the Black River behind the Bait shop that Her Father Owen operated. Their boat overturned and they were found later in each other's arms. They were said to have been childhood sweethearts.
Her Children: Larry, Kenny, Amy Susan.
From Paragould Daily press, August 1,1960
CORNING: The parents of three children drowned near here Saturday night when their motorboat overturned on Black River.
The victims were Elvis Eugene Crow, 28, and his wife, Almarita, 27, Englewood, Calif. Crow, a former resident of Piggott, and his wife, who grew up at Corning, were on vacation.
Mrs. Crow is the daughter of Boss Allen, who operates a fishing dock and sells minnows and bait on the river. The orphaned children are 10, 7 and 4 years of age.
Mr. and Mrs. Crow had been out on the river with a St. Louis couple, Mr. and Mrs. Baker, when they attempted a landing. The front end of the boat went under and the boat overturned. Mr. and Mrs. Baker made their way ashore, but the Crows were not so fortunate.
Their bodies, locked in an embrace, were found 300 yards down-stream at 5:30 am. Sunday. Dragging operations were conducted by Civil Defense rescue squads from Pocahontas and Piggott. Horace and Jack Whitsett and Jimmy Horten, all of Paragould, used their own boats during the dragging. The REA set up a portable electric plant to light the scene of the mishap, and church volunteers set up a coffee and sandwhich canteen for the rescue workers. The mishap occurred near the Highway 62 bridge.
Her Children: Larry, Kenny, Amy Susan.
From Paragould Daily press, August 1,1960
CORNING: The parents of three children drowned near here Saturday night when their motorboat overturned on Black River.
The victims were Elvis Eugene Crow, 28, and his wife, Almarita, 27, Englewood, Calif. Crow, a former resident of Piggott, and his wife, who grew up at Corning, were on vacation.
Mrs. Crow is the daughter of Boss Allen, who operates a fishing dock and sells minnows and bait on the river. The orphaned children are 10, 7 and 4 years of age.
Mr. and Mrs. Crow had been out on the river with a St. Louis couple, Mr. and Mrs. Baker, when they attempted a landing. The front end of the boat went under and the boat overturned. Mr. and Mrs. Baker made their way ashore, but the Crows were not so fortunate.
Their bodies, locked in an embrace, were found 300 yards down-stream at 5:30 am. Sunday. Dragging operations were conducted by Civil Defense rescue squads from Pocahontas and Piggott. Horace and Jack Whitsett and Jimmy Horten, all of Paragould, used their own boats during the dragging. The REA set up a portable electric plant to light the scene of the mishap, and church volunteers set up a coffee and sandwhich canteen for the rescue workers. The mishap occurred near the Highway 62 bridge.
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