Published in The Rochester News-Sentinel
Thursday, January 20, 1944
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Barr
A legion of friends of Mr. and Mrs. Guy R. BARR early today were stnned by the news of their tragic deaths which occurred at 9:30 Wednesday night, a mile south of Rosston, Ind. on State Road 29.
The Barrs were instantly killed when their Buick coupe, driven by Mr. Barr, crashed into a large truck which was parked a short distance north of the junction of State Highways 29 and 32.
One witness stated the driver of the truck was having trouble with his headlights and had stopped to place flares and make rapairs to the lights. While thus engaged, the Barr car, which was being driven north on Highway 29, plowed into the heavier machine with such force that passersby had considerable difficulty in extricating Mr. Barr's body from beneath the steering wheel.
The Buick caught afire following the impact burning the hands of Mr. Barr and a portion of his clothing. Investigators at the scene of the tragedy, however, stated that the deaths of the Rochester people had been instantaneous.
Another version of the accident stated the truck driver was in the act of placing out his lighted flares as the Rochester people's auto crashed into the rear of the truck. The scene of the crash is approximately 20 miles north of Indianapolis.
Managed Abe Martin Lodge
Mr. and Mrs. Barr were returning to their home following a combined business and pleasure trip to Indianapolis. At noon, yesterday, Mr. Barr had signed a contract with the Department of Conservation of Indiana to act as manager of the Abe Martin Lodge, Nashville, Ind. for a term of two years. The Barrs had successfully managed this same park hotel during the 1943 season.
In the evening, Mr. and Mrs. Barr were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh A. BARNHART at their apartment in the Spink-Arms hotel. The Barrs earlier in the day had taken Mrs. Barr's mother, Mrs. George V. DAWSON of this city, to the home of their daughter, Mrs. Frederick ENSIGN, 2328 Carleton St., Indianapolis where she was to visit a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Ensign and children.
The couple left the Barnhart's apartment around 8:30 P.M. and the weather at that time was clear and the highway was reported to be in perfect condition. The fact that the crash occurred at 9:30 also indicates that the Barrs were not driving at an excessive rate of speed. A mortician who removed the bodies to Lebanon stated Mr. Barr's death resulted from a skull fracture and his wife had received a broken neck. Their auto was completely demolished.
An inquest into the tragic deaths was held by the Boone county coroner at Lebanon at two o'clock Thursday afternoon. Frederick ENSIGN, son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Barr, attended the inquest. The bodies of the couple were returned to Rochester late Thursday morning.
Mrs. Mary Ann Barr
Mrs. Mary Ann BARR was born in Rochester, Indiana on January 28th, 1892, the daughter of George W. and Effie M. (CAMPBELL) DAWSON.
Mrs. Barr was a graduate of the Rochester H.S. and attended Northwestern University for three years. She was a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority of the university.
The deceased, who was active in the social, civic and religious affairs of the community, was a member of the Rochester Baptist church, the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Rochester chapter of Tri Kappas. A brother, Raymond [DAWSON], and her father, George V. DAWSON, former well-known Rochester druggist, preceded her in death.
She is survived by her mother Mrs. Effie DAWSON, of this city and the children and grandchildren mentioned in her husband's obituary.
The funeral will probably be held Saturday afternoon but definite and final arrangements will be announced in Friday's issue of The News-Sentinel.
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Published in The Rochester News-Sentinel
Saturday, January 22, 1944
Barr Funeral
Double funeral services were held Saturday afternoon for Mr. and Mrs. Guy R. BARR, who were killed in an automobile accident Wednesday night. The services which were held at the Val Zimmerman funeral home were attended by an exceedingly large number of friends and relatives, there being people here from all sections of the state. Rev. Harry J. BAILEY of the Baptist church and Rev. Glenn McGEE of the Presbyterian church, conducted the simple rites. The burial followed in the Dawson family plot at the Odd Fellows cemetery.
The pall bearers were Guy ALSPACH, Dr. C. E. GILGER, Murray McCARTY, Hiram G. MILLER, Robert SHAFER, Percy SMITH, Charles PYLE, Lyman BRACKETT, Hugh A. BARNHART and Forrest BOWEN, of Peru.
Telegrams, letters of condolences, and long distance telephone calls were received by the relatives from all sections of the country due to the widespread acquaintance of the deceased couple.
A list of the out-of-town people attending the services will be purlished in Monday's issue of The News-Sentinel.
SOURCE:
Fulton County Indiana Obituaries - 1944
by Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh
Thursday, January 20, 1944
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Barr
A legion of friends of Mr. and Mrs. Guy R. BARR early today were stnned by the news of their tragic deaths which occurred at 9:30 Wednesday night, a mile south of Rosston, Ind. on State Road 29.
The Barrs were instantly killed when their Buick coupe, driven by Mr. Barr, crashed into a large truck which was parked a short distance north of the junction of State Highways 29 and 32.
One witness stated the driver of the truck was having trouble with his headlights and had stopped to place flares and make rapairs to the lights. While thus engaged, the Barr car, which was being driven north on Highway 29, plowed into the heavier machine with such force that passersby had considerable difficulty in extricating Mr. Barr's body from beneath the steering wheel.
The Buick caught afire following the impact burning the hands of Mr. Barr and a portion of his clothing. Investigators at the scene of the tragedy, however, stated that the deaths of the Rochester people had been instantaneous.
Another version of the accident stated the truck driver was in the act of placing out his lighted flares as the Rochester people's auto crashed into the rear of the truck. The scene of the crash is approximately 20 miles north of Indianapolis.
Managed Abe Martin Lodge
Mr. and Mrs. Barr were returning to their home following a combined business and pleasure trip to Indianapolis. At noon, yesterday, Mr. Barr had signed a contract with the Department of Conservation of Indiana to act as manager of the Abe Martin Lodge, Nashville, Ind. for a term of two years. The Barrs had successfully managed this same park hotel during the 1943 season.
In the evening, Mr. and Mrs. Barr were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh A. BARNHART at their apartment in the Spink-Arms hotel. The Barrs earlier in the day had taken Mrs. Barr's mother, Mrs. George V. DAWSON of this city, to the home of their daughter, Mrs. Frederick ENSIGN, 2328 Carleton St., Indianapolis where she was to visit a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Ensign and children.
The couple left the Barnhart's apartment around 8:30 P.M. and the weather at that time was clear and the highway was reported to be in perfect condition. The fact that the crash occurred at 9:30 also indicates that the Barrs were not driving at an excessive rate of speed. A mortician who removed the bodies to Lebanon stated Mr. Barr's death resulted from a skull fracture and his wife had received a broken neck. Their auto was completely demolished.
An inquest into the tragic deaths was held by the Boone county coroner at Lebanon at two o'clock Thursday afternoon. Frederick ENSIGN, son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Barr, attended the inquest. The bodies of the couple were returned to Rochester late Thursday morning.
Mrs. Mary Ann Barr
Mrs. Mary Ann BARR was born in Rochester, Indiana on January 28th, 1892, the daughter of George W. and Effie M. (CAMPBELL) DAWSON.
Mrs. Barr was a graduate of the Rochester H.S. and attended Northwestern University for three years. She was a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority of the university.
The deceased, who was active in the social, civic and religious affairs of the community, was a member of the Rochester Baptist church, the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Rochester chapter of Tri Kappas. A brother, Raymond [DAWSON], and her father, George V. DAWSON, former well-known Rochester druggist, preceded her in death.
She is survived by her mother Mrs. Effie DAWSON, of this city and the children and grandchildren mentioned in her husband's obituary.
The funeral will probably be held Saturday afternoon but definite and final arrangements will be announced in Friday's issue of The News-Sentinel.
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Published in The Rochester News-Sentinel
Saturday, January 22, 1944
Barr Funeral
Double funeral services were held Saturday afternoon for Mr. and Mrs. Guy R. BARR, who were killed in an automobile accident Wednesday night. The services which were held at the Val Zimmerman funeral home were attended by an exceedingly large number of friends and relatives, there being people here from all sections of the state. Rev. Harry J. BAILEY of the Baptist church and Rev. Glenn McGEE of the Presbyterian church, conducted the simple rites. The burial followed in the Dawson family plot at the Odd Fellows cemetery.
The pall bearers were Guy ALSPACH, Dr. C. E. GILGER, Murray McCARTY, Hiram G. MILLER, Robert SHAFER, Percy SMITH, Charles PYLE, Lyman BRACKETT, Hugh A. BARNHART and Forrest BOWEN, of Peru.
Telegrams, letters of condolences, and long distance telephone calls were received by the relatives from all sections of the country due to the widespread acquaintance of the deceased couple.
A list of the out-of-town people attending the services will be purlished in Monday's issue of The News-Sentinel.
SOURCE:
Fulton County Indiana Obituaries - 1944
by Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh
Published in The Rochester News-Sentinel
Thursday, January 20, 1944
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Barr
A legion of friends of Mr. and Mrs. Guy R. BARR early today were stnned by the news of their tragic deaths which occurred at 9:30 Wednesday night, a mile south of Rosston, Ind. on State Road 29.
The Barrs were instantly killed when their Buick coupe, driven by Mr. Barr, crashed into a large truck which was parked a short distance north of the junction of State Highways 29 and 32.
One witness stated the driver of the truck was having trouble with his headlights and had stopped to place flares and make rapairs to the lights. While thus engaged, the Barr car, which was being driven north on Highway 29, plowed into the heavier machine with such force that passersby had considerable difficulty in extricating Mr. Barr's body from beneath the steering wheel.
The Buick caught afire following the impact burning the hands of Mr. Barr and a portion of his clothing. Investigators at the scene of the tragedy, however, stated that the deaths of the Rochester people had been instantaneous.
Another version of the accident stated the truck driver was in the act of placing out his lighted flares as the Rochester people's auto crashed into the rear of the truck. The scene of the crash is approximately 20 miles north of Indianapolis.
Managed Abe Martin Lodge
Mr. and Mrs. Barr were returning to their home following a combined business and pleasure trip to Indianapolis. At noon, yesterday, Mr. Barr had signed a contract with the Department of Conservation of Indiana to act as manager of the Abe Martin Lodge, Nashville, Ind. for a term of two years. The Barrs had successfully managed this same park hotel during the 1943 season.
In the evening, Mr. and Mrs. Barr were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh A. BARNHART at their apartment in the Spink-Arms hotel. The Barrs earlier in the day had taken Mrs. Barr's mother, Mrs. George V. DAWSON of this city, to the home of their daughter, Mrs. Frederick ENSIGN, 2328 Carleton St., Indianapolis where she was to visit a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Ensign and children.
The couple left the Barnhart's apartment around 8:30 P.M. and the weather at that time was clear and the highway was reported to be in perfect condition. The fact that the crash occurred at 9:30 also indicates that the Barrs were not driving at an excessive rate of speed. A mortician who removed the bodies to Lebanon stated Mr. Barr's death resulted from a skull fracture and his wife had received a broken neck. Their auto was completely demolished.
An inquest into the tragic deaths was held by the Boone county coroner at Lebanon at two o'clock Thursday afternoon. Frederick ENSIGN, son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Barr, attended the inquest. The bodies of the couple were returned to Rochester late Thursday morning.
Mrs. Mary Ann Barr
Mrs. Mary Ann BARR was born in Rochester, Indiana on January 28th, 1892, the daughter of George W. and Effie M. (CAMPBELL) DAWSON.
Mrs. Barr was a graduate of the Rochester H.S. and attended Northwestern University for three years. She was a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority of the university.
The deceased, who was active in the social, civic and religious affairs of the community, was a member of the Rochester Baptist church, the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Rochester chapter of Tri Kappas. A brother, Raymond [DAWSON], and her father, George V. DAWSON, former well-known Rochester druggist, preceded her in death.
She is survived by her mother Mrs. Effie DAWSON, of this city and the children and grandchildren mentioned in her husband's obituary.
The funeral will probably be held Saturday afternoon but definite and final arrangements will be announced in Friday's issue of The News-Sentinel.
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Published in The Rochester News-Sentinel
Saturday, January 22, 1944
Barr Funeral
Double funeral services were held Saturday afternoon for Mr. and Mrs. Guy R. BARR, who were killed in an automobile accident Wednesday night. The services which were held at the Val Zimmerman funeral home were attended by an exceedingly large number of friends and relatives, there being people here from all sections of the state. Rev. Harry J. BAILEY of the Baptist church and Rev. Glenn McGEE of the Presbyterian church, conducted the simple rites. The burial followed in the Dawson family plot at the Odd Fellows cemetery.
The pall bearers were Guy ALSPACH, Dr. C. E. GILGER, Murray McCARTY, Hiram G. MILLER, Robert SHAFER, Percy SMITH, Charles PYLE, Lyman BRACKETT, Hugh A. BARNHART and Forrest BOWEN, of Peru.
Telegrams, letters of condolences, and long distance telephone calls were received by the relatives from all sections of the country due to the widespread acquaintance of the deceased couple.
A list of the out-of-town people attending the services will be purlished in Monday's issue of The News-Sentinel.
SOURCE:
Fulton County Indiana Obituaries - 1944
by Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh
Thursday, January 20, 1944
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Barr
A legion of friends of Mr. and Mrs. Guy R. BARR early today were stnned by the news of their tragic deaths which occurred at 9:30 Wednesday night, a mile south of Rosston, Ind. on State Road 29.
The Barrs were instantly killed when their Buick coupe, driven by Mr. Barr, crashed into a large truck which was parked a short distance north of the junction of State Highways 29 and 32.
One witness stated the driver of the truck was having trouble with his headlights and had stopped to place flares and make rapairs to the lights. While thus engaged, the Barr car, which was being driven north on Highway 29, plowed into the heavier machine with such force that passersby had considerable difficulty in extricating Mr. Barr's body from beneath the steering wheel.
The Buick caught afire following the impact burning the hands of Mr. Barr and a portion of his clothing. Investigators at the scene of the tragedy, however, stated that the deaths of the Rochester people had been instantaneous.
Another version of the accident stated the truck driver was in the act of placing out his lighted flares as the Rochester people's auto crashed into the rear of the truck. The scene of the crash is approximately 20 miles north of Indianapolis.
Managed Abe Martin Lodge
Mr. and Mrs. Barr were returning to their home following a combined business and pleasure trip to Indianapolis. At noon, yesterday, Mr. Barr had signed a contract with the Department of Conservation of Indiana to act as manager of the Abe Martin Lodge, Nashville, Ind. for a term of two years. The Barrs had successfully managed this same park hotel during the 1943 season.
In the evening, Mr. and Mrs. Barr were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh A. BARNHART at their apartment in the Spink-Arms hotel. The Barrs earlier in the day had taken Mrs. Barr's mother, Mrs. George V. DAWSON of this city, to the home of their daughter, Mrs. Frederick ENSIGN, 2328 Carleton St., Indianapolis where she was to visit a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Ensign and children.
The couple left the Barnhart's apartment around 8:30 P.M. and the weather at that time was clear and the highway was reported to be in perfect condition. The fact that the crash occurred at 9:30 also indicates that the Barrs were not driving at an excessive rate of speed. A mortician who removed the bodies to Lebanon stated Mr. Barr's death resulted from a skull fracture and his wife had received a broken neck. Their auto was completely demolished.
An inquest into the tragic deaths was held by the Boone county coroner at Lebanon at two o'clock Thursday afternoon. Frederick ENSIGN, son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Barr, attended the inquest. The bodies of the couple were returned to Rochester late Thursday morning.
Mrs. Mary Ann Barr
Mrs. Mary Ann BARR was born in Rochester, Indiana on January 28th, 1892, the daughter of George W. and Effie M. (CAMPBELL) DAWSON.
Mrs. Barr was a graduate of the Rochester H.S. and attended Northwestern University for three years. She was a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority of the university.
The deceased, who was active in the social, civic and religious affairs of the community, was a member of the Rochester Baptist church, the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Rochester chapter of Tri Kappas. A brother, Raymond [DAWSON], and her father, George V. DAWSON, former well-known Rochester druggist, preceded her in death.
She is survived by her mother Mrs. Effie DAWSON, of this city and the children and grandchildren mentioned in her husband's obituary.
The funeral will probably be held Saturday afternoon but definite and final arrangements will be announced in Friday's issue of The News-Sentinel.
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Published in The Rochester News-Sentinel
Saturday, January 22, 1944
Barr Funeral
Double funeral services were held Saturday afternoon for Mr. and Mrs. Guy R. BARR, who were killed in an automobile accident Wednesday night. The services which were held at the Val Zimmerman funeral home were attended by an exceedingly large number of friends and relatives, there being people here from all sections of the state. Rev. Harry J. BAILEY of the Baptist church and Rev. Glenn McGEE of the Presbyterian church, conducted the simple rites. The burial followed in the Dawson family plot at the Odd Fellows cemetery.
The pall bearers were Guy ALSPACH, Dr. C. E. GILGER, Murray McCARTY, Hiram G. MILLER, Robert SHAFER, Percy SMITH, Charles PYLE, Lyman BRACKETT, Hugh A. BARNHART and Forrest BOWEN, of Peru.
Telegrams, letters of condolences, and long distance telephone calls were received by the relatives from all sections of the country due to the widespread acquaintance of the deceased couple.
A list of the out-of-town people attending the services will be purlished in Monday's issue of The News-Sentinel.
SOURCE:
Fulton County Indiana Obituaries - 1944
by Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh
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