Clifford J. Pipher, 74, of Clay City, was killed at 7:25 a.m. today, when his car was hit broadside by a Baltimore & Ohio Railroad work train about 100 feet from his home.
Pipher had just left home and was going to a grocery store before leaving to hunt squirrels on the first day of the season. His wife, Grace, said he had just finished breakfast. He was crossing the B&O tracks on Illinois St. headed south, when the car, and old model Chevrolet was struck by the train which authorities said was traveling eastbound at about 50 miles an hour. Mr. Pipher's home is on the north side of the tracks at the corner of Railroad and Illinois Streets, one block west of the main street thru the Clay City business district.
The train's engineer, G.P. Mayo of Washington, Ind., told authorities he sounded the train whistle about 500 feet from the crossing and thought the car was going to stop. The impact reportedly pushed the car 184 feet down the tracks. Clay County Coroner Joe Cardascio said an inquest will be held.
Funeral services for Clifford J. Pipher, 74, of Clay City will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the Clay City Chapel of the Cardascio-Easley Funeral Home, with Herman Gumble the minister. Burial will be in Green Hill cemetery south of Noble. He was born Dec. 29, 1900 in Richland County.
Surviving are his wife, Grace; two sons, Neal of Olney and Maynard of Sailor Springs; a step daughter, Mrs. Twilla Young of Costa Mesa, Calif.; a foster daughter, Mrs. Loretta Peeples of Odessa, Tex.; a sister, Mrs. Murel Hickel of Olney; ten grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren.
Obituary and accident report in Olney Daily Mail.
Clifford J. Pipher, 74, of Clay City, was killed at 7:25 a.m. today, when his car was hit broadside by a Baltimore & Ohio Railroad work train about 100 feet from his home.
Pipher had just left home and was going to a grocery store before leaving to hunt squirrels on the first day of the season. His wife, Grace, said he had just finished breakfast. He was crossing the B&O tracks on Illinois St. headed south, when the car, and old model Chevrolet was struck by the train which authorities said was traveling eastbound at about 50 miles an hour. Mr. Pipher's home is on the north side of the tracks at the corner of Railroad and Illinois Streets, one block west of the main street thru the Clay City business district.
The train's engineer, G.P. Mayo of Washington, Ind., told authorities he sounded the train whistle about 500 feet from the crossing and thought the car was going to stop. The impact reportedly pushed the car 184 feet down the tracks. Clay County Coroner Joe Cardascio said an inquest will be held.
Funeral services for Clifford J. Pipher, 74, of Clay City will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the Clay City Chapel of the Cardascio-Easley Funeral Home, with Herman Gumble the minister. Burial will be in Green Hill cemetery south of Noble. He was born Dec. 29, 1900 in Richland County.
Surviving are his wife, Grace; two sons, Neal of Olney and Maynard of Sailor Springs; a step daughter, Mrs. Twilla Young of Costa Mesa, Calif.; a foster daughter, Mrs. Loretta Peeples of Odessa, Tex.; a sister, Mrs. Murel Hickel of Olney; ten grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren.
Obituary and accident report in Olney Daily Mail.
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