Officer Claude C. Koontz was a member of the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, DC.
EOD: August 18, 1908
Date of Death: November 30, 1925
Rank: Officer
Location of Death: In front of the City Post Office, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Circumstance: Officer Koontz was operating a motorcycle with Officer J.F. Reynolds in the sidecar. While chasing a speeding auto in front of the City Post Office, the motorcycle struck a car, causing Officer Koontz to be thrown, suffering a fatal head injury. Officer Reynolds was only slightly injured.
Officer Koontz died at Casualty Hospital, (later known as Capitol Hill Hospital 8th and Massachusetts Avenue NE, and now an apartment building). He was survived by his wife, Grace V. Beaver Koontz, of the home 1107 M Street NW. His funeral was held on December 2, at Nevius Funeral Home, located at 924 New York Avenue NW. He was interred in Grove Hill,(Page County) Virginia.
He had no children.
Among those in Officer Koontz's family were his father, Dr. Wilson Ashbury Koontz, DOB: 12-6-1850, DOD: 10-13-1934; his mother, Mary Virginia Strole Koontz, DOB: 9-3-1859, DOD 5-6-1921; brother, Ray, and sister Myrtle.
Page Man Killed
Chasing Motorist
Claude Koontz, Motor Cycle Officer
of Washington, Will Be Buried
at Grove Hill.
Policeman Claude Koontz, motorcycle officer of the District of Columbia traffic squad, who died Monday in a Washington hospital from injuries suffered while chasing a speeding motorist, will be buried at eleven o'clock Thursday at Grove Hill, Page county, the services being conducted from the home of his father, Dr. W. A. Koontz, prominent Page physician.
Koontz, about 35 years of age, had been a Washington police officer for some years. His early life was spent in the Grove Hill section of Page county where he was a member of one of the most prominent families.
His widow who was a Miss Beaver, of Stanley, survives as does his father. Officer Koontz was a first cousin of Dr. W. W. Koontz, of Dayton, and of Mrs. W. L. Rosenberger, of Bridgewater, and was a nephew of A. W. Koontz, of Lacey Spring.
Following is the account of Koontz's death, taken from the Washington Times:
Motorcycle Policeman C. Koontz, of the Sixth precinct, died today at the Casualty Hospital from the injuries received Saturday when his motorcycle fell on him following a collision.
Koontz was chasing a speeder when he collided with an automobile driven by David C. Brandon, colored, of Alexandria, Va. Policeman J. F. Reynolds, who was also in the motorcycle when it collided, was thrown some distance and received injuries about the body. He is at home today but is not seriously injured.
According to Reynolds, he was standing at Sixth and C streets northwest when he saw an automobile traveling at a high rate of speed followed by Koontz in his motorcycle.
Koontz stopped and Reynolds got into the side car. At approximately twenty feet north of the east entrance of the City Post office the motorcycle collided with the automobile.
Koontz was taken to Casualty Hospital where he suffered extremely from his hurts. He was unconscious a great deal of the time followed [sic] the accident.
Daily News Record, December 2, 1925
Contributor: Jan Hensley (47153938) •
Thanks to Jan for their help in supplying the Daily News Record obituary.∼H/O Grace Beaver
EOD: August 18, 1908
Date of Death: November 30, 1925
Rank: Officer
Location of Death: In front of the City Post Office, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Circumstance: Officer Koontz was operating a motorcycle with Officer J.F. Reynolds in the sidecar. While chasing a speeding auto in front of the City Post Office, the motorcycle struck a car, causing Officer Koontz to be thrown, suffering a fatal head injury. Officer Reynolds was only slightly injured.
Officer Koontz died at Casualty Hospital, (later known as Capitol Hill Hospital 8th and Massachusetts Avenue NE, and now an apartment building). He was survived by his wife, Grace V. Beaver Koontz, of the home 1107 M Street NW. His funeral was held on December 2, at Nevius Funeral Home, located at 924 New York Avenue NW. He was interred in Grove Hill,(Page County) Virginia.
He had no children.
Among those in Officer Koontz's family were his father, Dr. Wilson Ashbury Koontz, DOB: 12-6-1850, DOD: 10-13-1934; his mother, Mary Virginia Strole Koontz, DOB: 9-3-1859, DOD 5-6-1921; brother, Ray, and sister Myrtle.
Page Man Killed
Chasing Motorist
Claude Koontz, Motor Cycle Officer
of Washington, Will Be Buried
at Grove Hill.
Policeman Claude Koontz, motorcycle officer of the District of Columbia traffic squad, who died Monday in a Washington hospital from injuries suffered while chasing a speeding motorist, will be buried at eleven o'clock Thursday at Grove Hill, Page county, the services being conducted from the home of his father, Dr. W. A. Koontz, prominent Page physician.
Koontz, about 35 years of age, had been a Washington police officer for some years. His early life was spent in the Grove Hill section of Page county where he was a member of one of the most prominent families.
His widow who was a Miss Beaver, of Stanley, survives as does his father. Officer Koontz was a first cousin of Dr. W. W. Koontz, of Dayton, and of Mrs. W. L. Rosenberger, of Bridgewater, and was a nephew of A. W. Koontz, of Lacey Spring.
Following is the account of Koontz's death, taken from the Washington Times:
Motorcycle Policeman C. Koontz, of the Sixth precinct, died today at the Casualty Hospital from the injuries received Saturday when his motorcycle fell on him following a collision.
Koontz was chasing a speeder when he collided with an automobile driven by David C. Brandon, colored, of Alexandria, Va. Policeman J. F. Reynolds, who was also in the motorcycle when it collided, was thrown some distance and received injuries about the body. He is at home today but is not seriously injured.
According to Reynolds, he was standing at Sixth and C streets northwest when he saw an automobile traveling at a high rate of speed followed by Koontz in his motorcycle.
Koontz stopped and Reynolds got into the side car. At approximately twenty feet north of the east entrance of the City Post office the motorcycle collided with the automobile.
Koontz was taken to Casualty Hospital where he suffered extremely from his hurts. He was unconscious a great deal of the time followed [sic] the accident.
Daily News Record, December 2, 1925
Contributor: Jan Hensley (47153938) •
Thanks to Jan for their help in supplying the Daily News Record obituary.∼H/O Grace Beaver
Officer Claude C. Koontz was a member of the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, DC.
EOD: August 18, 1908
Date of Death: November 30, 1925
Rank: Officer
Location of Death: In front of the City Post Office, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Circumstance: Officer Koontz was operating a motorcycle with Officer J.F. Reynolds in the sidecar. While chasing a speeding auto in front of the City Post Office, the motorcycle struck a car, causing Officer Koontz to be thrown, suffering a fatal head injury. Officer Reynolds was only slightly injured.
Officer Koontz died at Casualty Hospital, (later known as Capitol Hill Hospital 8th and Massachusetts Avenue NE, and now an apartment building). He was survived by his wife, Grace V. Beaver Koontz, of the home 1107 M Street NW. His funeral was held on December 2, at Nevius Funeral Home, located at 924 New York Avenue NW. He was interred in Grove Hill,(Page County) Virginia.
He had no children.
Among those in Officer Koontz's family were his father, Dr. Wilson Ashbury Koontz, DOB: 12-6-1850, DOD: 10-13-1934; his mother, Mary Virginia Strole Koontz, DOB: 9-3-1859, DOD 5-6-1921; brother, Ray, and sister Myrtle.
Page Man Killed
Chasing Motorist
Claude Koontz, Motor Cycle Officer
of Washington, Will Be Buried
at Grove Hill.
Policeman Claude Koontz, motorcycle officer of the District of Columbia traffic squad, who died Monday in a Washington hospital from injuries suffered while chasing a speeding motorist, will be buried at eleven o'clock Thursday at Grove Hill, Page county, the services being conducted from the home of his father, Dr. W. A. Koontz, prominent Page physician.
Koontz, about 35 years of age, had been a Washington police officer for some years. His early life was spent in the Grove Hill section of Page county where he was a member of one of the most prominent families.
His widow who was a Miss Beaver, of Stanley, survives as does his father. Officer Koontz was a first cousin of Dr. W. W. Koontz, of Dayton, and of Mrs. W. L. Rosenberger, of Bridgewater, and was a nephew of A. W. Koontz, of Lacey Spring.
Following is the account of Koontz's death, taken from the Washington Times:
Motorcycle Policeman C. Koontz, of the Sixth precinct, died today at the Casualty Hospital from the injuries received Saturday when his motorcycle fell on him following a collision.
Koontz was chasing a speeder when he collided with an automobile driven by David C. Brandon, colored, of Alexandria, Va. Policeman J. F. Reynolds, who was also in the motorcycle when it collided, was thrown some distance and received injuries about the body. He is at home today but is not seriously injured.
According to Reynolds, he was standing at Sixth and C streets northwest when he saw an automobile traveling at a high rate of speed followed by Koontz in his motorcycle.
Koontz stopped and Reynolds got into the side car. At approximately twenty feet north of the east entrance of the City Post office the motorcycle collided with the automobile.
Koontz was taken to Casualty Hospital where he suffered extremely from his hurts. He was unconscious a great deal of the time followed [sic] the accident.
Daily News Record, December 2, 1925
Contributor: Jan Hensley (47153938) •
Thanks to Jan for their help in supplying the Daily News Record obituary.∼H/O Grace Beaver
EOD: August 18, 1908
Date of Death: November 30, 1925
Rank: Officer
Location of Death: In front of the City Post Office, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Circumstance: Officer Koontz was operating a motorcycle with Officer J.F. Reynolds in the sidecar. While chasing a speeding auto in front of the City Post Office, the motorcycle struck a car, causing Officer Koontz to be thrown, suffering a fatal head injury. Officer Reynolds was only slightly injured.
Officer Koontz died at Casualty Hospital, (later known as Capitol Hill Hospital 8th and Massachusetts Avenue NE, and now an apartment building). He was survived by his wife, Grace V. Beaver Koontz, of the home 1107 M Street NW. His funeral was held on December 2, at Nevius Funeral Home, located at 924 New York Avenue NW. He was interred in Grove Hill,(Page County) Virginia.
He had no children.
Among those in Officer Koontz's family were his father, Dr. Wilson Ashbury Koontz, DOB: 12-6-1850, DOD: 10-13-1934; his mother, Mary Virginia Strole Koontz, DOB: 9-3-1859, DOD 5-6-1921; brother, Ray, and sister Myrtle.
Page Man Killed
Chasing Motorist
Claude Koontz, Motor Cycle Officer
of Washington, Will Be Buried
at Grove Hill.
Policeman Claude Koontz, motorcycle officer of the District of Columbia traffic squad, who died Monday in a Washington hospital from injuries suffered while chasing a speeding motorist, will be buried at eleven o'clock Thursday at Grove Hill, Page county, the services being conducted from the home of his father, Dr. W. A. Koontz, prominent Page physician.
Koontz, about 35 years of age, had been a Washington police officer for some years. His early life was spent in the Grove Hill section of Page county where he was a member of one of the most prominent families.
His widow who was a Miss Beaver, of Stanley, survives as does his father. Officer Koontz was a first cousin of Dr. W. W. Koontz, of Dayton, and of Mrs. W. L. Rosenberger, of Bridgewater, and was a nephew of A. W. Koontz, of Lacey Spring.
Following is the account of Koontz's death, taken from the Washington Times:
Motorcycle Policeman C. Koontz, of the Sixth precinct, died today at the Casualty Hospital from the injuries received Saturday when his motorcycle fell on him following a collision.
Koontz was chasing a speeder when he collided with an automobile driven by David C. Brandon, colored, of Alexandria, Va. Policeman J. F. Reynolds, who was also in the motorcycle when it collided, was thrown some distance and received injuries about the body. He is at home today but is not seriously injured.
According to Reynolds, he was standing at Sixth and C streets northwest when he saw an automobile traveling at a high rate of speed followed by Koontz in his motorcycle.
Koontz stopped and Reynolds got into the side car. At approximately twenty feet north of the east entrance of the City Post office the motorcycle collided with the automobile.
Koontz was taken to Casualty Hospital where he suffered extremely from his hurts. He was unconscious a great deal of the time followed [sic] the accident.
Daily News Record, December 2, 1925
Contributor: Jan Hensley (47153938) •
Thanks to Jan for their help in supplying the Daily News Record obituary.∼H/O Grace Beaver
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