Per her Missouri death Certificate
daughter of William Porter and Amanda Abney,
Automobile accident.
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Springfield (MO) Leader-Press
9 Jun. 1965
Crash Kills
Sparta Man
Mother of Ozark
Woman Also Dies
Lonnie C. Hughes, 55, of Sparta was one of two persons killed at 4:45 p.m. Monday in Cooper County.
Also killed in the crash was Mrs. Viola May Adams, 47, mother of Mrs. Harold Melton of Ozark.
Troopers said the accident occurred when James Arley Hughes, 26, of St. Joseph, a nephew of Lonnie Hughes slid through an intersection hit an embankment with his car. Young Hughes suffered lacerations of the face and arms.
Troopers said he apparently approached the intersection of Routes AA and B in Cooper County at too high a rate of speed and was unable to stop his car. After striking the dirt bank, the vehicle caromed into a field, nearly demolished
Hughes body was taken to Conns Funeral Home in Tipton and Mrs. Adams body was taken to Richards Funeral Home in Tipton.
daughter of William Porter and Amanda Abney,
Automobile accident.
xxxxxxx
Springfield (MO) Leader-Press
9 Jun. 1965
Crash Kills
Sparta Man
Mother of Ozark
Woman Also Dies
Lonnie C. Hughes, 55, of Sparta was one of two persons killed at 4:45 p.m. Monday in Cooper County.
Also killed in the crash was Mrs. Viola May Adams, 47, mother of Mrs. Harold Melton of Ozark.
Troopers said the accident occurred when James Arley Hughes, 26, of St. Joseph, a nephew of Lonnie Hughes slid through an intersection hit an embankment with his car. Young Hughes suffered lacerations of the face and arms.
Troopers said he apparently approached the intersection of Routes AA and B in Cooper County at too high a rate of speed and was unable to stop his car. After striking the dirt bank, the vehicle caromed into a field, nearly demolished
Hughes body was taken to Conns Funeral Home in Tipton and Mrs. Adams body was taken to Richards Funeral Home in Tipton.
Per her Missouri death Certificate
daughter of William Porter and Amanda Abney,
Automobile accident.
xxxxxxx
Springfield (MO) Leader-Press
9 Jun. 1965
Crash Kills
Sparta Man
Mother of Ozark
Woman Also Dies
Lonnie C. Hughes, 55, of Sparta was one of two persons killed at 4:45 p.m. Monday in Cooper County.
Also killed in the crash was Mrs. Viola May Adams, 47, mother of Mrs. Harold Melton of Ozark.
Troopers said the accident occurred when James Arley Hughes, 26, of St. Joseph, a nephew of Lonnie Hughes slid through an intersection hit an embankment with his car. Young Hughes suffered lacerations of the face and arms.
Troopers said he apparently approached the intersection of Routes AA and B in Cooper County at too high a rate of speed and was unable to stop his car. After striking the dirt bank, the vehicle caromed into a field, nearly demolished
Hughes body was taken to Conns Funeral Home in Tipton and Mrs. Adams body was taken to Richards Funeral Home in Tipton.
daughter of William Porter and Amanda Abney,
Automobile accident.
xxxxxxx
Springfield (MO) Leader-Press
9 Jun. 1965
Crash Kills
Sparta Man
Mother of Ozark
Woman Also Dies
Lonnie C. Hughes, 55, of Sparta was one of two persons killed at 4:45 p.m. Monday in Cooper County.
Also killed in the crash was Mrs. Viola May Adams, 47, mother of Mrs. Harold Melton of Ozark.
Troopers said the accident occurred when James Arley Hughes, 26, of St. Joseph, a nephew of Lonnie Hughes slid through an intersection hit an embankment with his car. Young Hughes suffered lacerations of the face and arms.
Troopers said he apparently approached the intersection of Routes AA and B in Cooper County at too high a rate of speed and was unable to stop his car. After striking the dirt bank, the vehicle caromed into a field, nearly demolished
Hughes body was taken to Conns Funeral Home in Tipton and Mrs. Adams body was taken to Richards Funeral Home in Tipton.
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