From the LaFollette Press (Tennessee), Tuesday, September 17, 1940
ABBOTT CHILD IS KILLED IN WRECK
Little Five Year Old Boy Crushed When Truck Overturns On Stinking Creek Road Sunday.
Little Mitchell Kenneth Abbott, age 5 years, was crushed to death Sunday morning about 8:30 o'clock on the Stinking Creek Road near the old Walden school building, when a truck driven by the child's father, James Abbott, left the road and turned over some three or four times. The child was badly bruised and crushed, it was said at the Agee Funeral Home, where the body was prepared for burial. Mr. Abbott suffered a broken shoulder and other bruises. His mother, Mrs. Linda Abbott, whom he was rushing to the highway to catch a bus, suffered a broken leg. His wife was badly shaken up and bruised in the accident. Mr. Abbott, in explaining the accident this morning, said he was driving too fast and evidently struck his elbow against someone in the cab, where all were riding. The child lived for about twenty minutes. His father pulled him from the crushed truck cab. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 Tuesday at Bethel, 7 miles east of Pine Knot, Ky., the Rev. Levi Cox in charge. The Agee ambulance picked up the injured and took them to the Jellico Hospital. Mrs. Linda Abbott, who suffered a broken leg in the accident, had lost her other leg in an accident several years ago.
From the Advance-Sentinel, Jellico, TN, Friday, September 20, 1940:
"Child Is Killed, Three Hurt, In Auto Accident"
A child was killed and three other persons were injured Sunday when an automobile in which they were riding overturned into a bank on the Stinking Creek Road. The fatally injured child was Mitchell Kenneth Abbott, five years old, and the others injured were Mr. and Mrs. James Abbott and Mrs. Linda Abbott, all of Stinking Creek. Mr. Abbott operates a truck mine there. Mr. Abbott was driving his mother to the intersection of the Stinking Creek road and the Jellico-LaFollette highway to catch a bus to Emlyn, Ky., where she planned to visit another son. According to Mr. Abbott, they were a little late and he was driving rather rapidly in an effort to arrive at the intersection before the bus left. He lost control of the car which ran up a bank and overturned. Mrs. Linda Abbott, who lost one of her legs about 25 years ago, suffered a compound fracture of both bones of her leg and severe shock. Mr. Abbott received a broken shoulder and bruises and cuts and Mrs. Abbott received multiple bruises and cuts. Mr. and Mrs. Abbott were treated at the Jellico Hospital for treatment and her condition was reported much improved the first of the week. Funeral services for the child were conducted Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. at the Bethel Cemetery near Pine Knot, Ky., by the Rev. Lee Babcock, pastor of the Pine Knot Baptist Church. He is survived by his father, his step-mother, and his grandmother. The Agee Funeral Home of LaFollette was in charge.
ABBOTT CHILD IS KILLED IN WRECK
Little Five Year Old Boy Crushed When Truck Overturns On Stinking Creek Road Sunday.
Little Mitchell Kenneth Abbott, age 5 years, was crushed to death Sunday morning about 8:30 o'clock on the Stinking Creek Road near the old Walden school building, when a truck driven by the child's father, James Abbott, left the road and turned over some three or four times. The child was badly bruised and crushed, it was said at the Agee Funeral Home, where the body was prepared for burial. Mr. Abbott suffered a broken shoulder and other bruises. His mother, Mrs. Linda Abbott, whom he was rushing to the highway to catch a bus, suffered a broken leg. His wife was badly shaken up and bruised in the accident. Mr. Abbott, in explaining the accident this morning, said he was driving too fast and evidently struck his elbow against someone in the cab, where all were riding. The child lived for about twenty minutes. His father pulled him from the crushed truck cab. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 Tuesday at Bethel, 7 miles east of Pine Knot, Ky., the Rev. Levi Cox in charge. The Agee ambulance picked up the injured and took them to the Jellico Hospital. Mrs. Linda Abbott, who suffered a broken leg in the accident, had lost her other leg in an accident several years ago.
From the Advance-Sentinel, Jellico, TN, Friday, September 20, 1940:
"Child Is Killed, Three Hurt, In Auto Accident"
A child was killed and three other persons were injured Sunday when an automobile in which they were riding overturned into a bank on the Stinking Creek Road. The fatally injured child was Mitchell Kenneth Abbott, five years old, and the others injured were Mr. and Mrs. James Abbott and Mrs. Linda Abbott, all of Stinking Creek. Mr. Abbott operates a truck mine there. Mr. Abbott was driving his mother to the intersection of the Stinking Creek road and the Jellico-LaFollette highway to catch a bus to Emlyn, Ky., where she planned to visit another son. According to Mr. Abbott, they were a little late and he was driving rather rapidly in an effort to arrive at the intersection before the bus left. He lost control of the car which ran up a bank and overturned. Mrs. Linda Abbott, who lost one of her legs about 25 years ago, suffered a compound fracture of both bones of her leg and severe shock. Mr. Abbott received a broken shoulder and bruises and cuts and Mrs. Abbott received multiple bruises and cuts. Mr. and Mrs. Abbott were treated at the Jellico Hospital for treatment and her condition was reported much improved the first of the week. Funeral services for the child were conducted Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. at the Bethel Cemetery near Pine Knot, Ky., by the Rev. Lee Babcock, pastor of the Pine Knot Baptist Church. He is survived by his father, his step-mother, and his grandmother. The Agee Funeral Home of LaFollette was in charge.
From the LaFollette Press (Tennessee), Tuesday, September 17, 1940
ABBOTT CHILD IS KILLED IN WRECK
Little Five Year Old Boy Crushed When Truck Overturns On Stinking Creek Road Sunday.
Little Mitchell Kenneth Abbott, age 5 years, was crushed to death Sunday morning about 8:30 o'clock on the Stinking Creek Road near the old Walden school building, when a truck driven by the child's father, James Abbott, left the road and turned over some three or four times. The child was badly bruised and crushed, it was said at the Agee Funeral Home, where the body was prepared for burial. Mr. Abbott suffered a broken shoulder and other bruises. His mother, Mrs. Linda Abbott, whom he was rushing to the highway to catch a bus, suffered a broken leg. His wife was badly shaken up and bruised in the accident. Mr. Abbott, in explaining the accident this morning, said he was driving too fast and evidently struck his elbow against someone in the cab, where all were riding. The child lived for about twenty minutes. His father pulled him from the crushed truck cab. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 Tuesday at Bethel, 7 miles east of Pine Knot, Ky., the Rev. Levi Cox in charge. The Agee ambulance picked up the injured and took them to the Jellico Hospital. Mrs. Linda Abbott, who suffered a broken leg in the accident, had lost her other leg in an accident several years ago.
From the Advance-Sentinel, Jellico, TN, Friday, September 20, 1940:
"Child Is Killed, Three Hurt, In Auto Accident"
A child was killed and three other persons were injured Sunday when an automobile in which they were riding overturned into a bank on the Stinking Creek Road. The fatally injured child was Mitchell Kenneth Abbott, five years old, and the others injured were Mr. and Mrs. James Abbott and Mrs. Linda Abbott, all of Stinking Creek. Mr. Abbott operates a truck mine there. Mr. Abbott was driving his mother to the intersection of the Stinking Creek road and the Jellico-LaFollette highway to catch a bus to Emlyn, Ky., where she planned to visit another son. According to Mr. Abbott, they were a little late and he was driving rather rapidly in an effort to arrive at the intersection before the bus left. He lost control of the car which ran up a bank and overturned. Mrs. Linda Abbott, who lost one of her legs about 25 years ago, suffered a compound fracture of both bones of her leg and severe shock. Mr. Abbott received a broken shoulder and bruises and cuts and Mrs. Abbott received multiple bruises and cuts. Mr. and Mrs. Abbott were treated at the Jellico Hospital for treatment and her condition was reported much improved the first of the week. Funeral services for the child were conducted Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. at the Bethel Cemetery near Pine Knot, Ky., by the Rev. Lee Babcock, pastor of the Pine Knot Baptist Church. He is survived by his father, his step-mother, and his grandmother. The Agee Funeral Home of LaFollette was in charge.
ABBOTT CHILD IS KILLED IN WRECK
Little Five Year Old Boy Crushed When Truck Overturns On Stinking Creek Road Sunday.
Little Mitchell Kenneth Abbott, age 5 years, was crushed to death Sunday morning about 8:30 o'clock on the Stinking Creek Road near the old Walden school building, when a truck driven by the child's father, James Abbott, left the road and turned over some three or four times. The child was badly bruised and crushed, it was said at the Agee Funeral Home, where the body was prepared for burial. Mr. Abbott suffered a broken shoulder and other bruises. His mother, Mrs. Linda Abbott, whom he was rushing to the highway to catch a bus, suffered a broken leg. His wife was badly shaken up and bruised in the accident. Mr. Abbott, in explaining the accident this morning, said he was driving too fast and evidently struck his elbow against someone in the cab, where all were riding. The child lived for about twenty minutes. His father pulled him from the crushed truck cab. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 Tuesday at Bethel, 7 miles east of Pine Knot, Ky., the Rev. Levi Cox in charge. The Agee ambulance picked up the injured and took them to the Jellico Hospital. Mrs. Linda Abbott, who suffered a broken leg in the accident, had lost her other leg in an accident several years ago.
From the Advance-Sentinel, Jellico, TN, Friday, September 20, 1940:
"Child Is Killed, Three Hurt, In Auto Accident"
A child was killed and three other persons were injured Sunday when an automobile in which they were riding overturned into a bank on the Stinking Creek Road. The fatally injured child was Mitchell Kenneth Abbott, five years old, and the others injured were Mr. and Mrs. James Abbott and Mrs. Linda Abbott, all of Stinking Creek. Mr. Abbott operates a truck mine there. Mr. Abbott was driving his mother to the intersection of the Stinking Creek road and the Jellico-LaFollette highway to catch a bus to Emlyn, Ky., where she planned to visit another son. According to Mr. Abbott, they were a little late and he was driving rather rapidly in an effort to arrive at the intersection before the bus left. He lost control of the car which ran up a bank and overturned. Mrs. Linda Abbott, who lost one of her legs about 25 years ago, suffered a compound fracture of both bones of her leg and severe shock. Mr. Abbott received a broken shoulder and bruises and cuts and Mrs. Abbott received multiple bruises and cuts. Mr. and Mrs. Abbott were treated at the Jellico Hospital for treatment and her condition was reported much improved the first of the week. Funeral services for the child were conducted Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. at the Bethel Cemetery near Pine Knot, Ky., by the Rev. Lee Babcock, pastor of the Pine Knot Baptist Church. He is survived by his father, his step-mother, and his grandmother. The Agee Funeral Home of LaFollette was in charge.
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