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    1. [INADAMS] Audrey Mary Andrews [1916 - 1918]
    2. This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MargieRoopPearce Surnames: Andrews, Thatcher Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.adams/4594/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Fort Wayne News & Sentinel, Allen Co, IN; Oct 22, 1918 CHILD MEETS DEATH UNDER WHEELS OF SCHOOL WAGON Decatur, Ind - Oct 22 The 2 year old daughter of Mrs. Maggie Andrews of Bobo, and of Charles Andrews, who is a soldier and fighting in France, died yesterday at 3 o'clock when it slipped from the door of the school transportation wagon driven by it's grandfather, John Thatcher, Sunday evening and fell under the front wheel of the heavy conveyance which ran over its hip and then across its chest, crushing the chest badly, especially at the left side in the region of the heart. Serious internal injuries were suffered. An open funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 in the U. B. Church Yard at Bobo. Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Allen Co, IN; Wednesday, October 23, 1918 Decatur, Oct. 22 - Injuries received by Audrey Mary, 2-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Andrews, Saturday afternoon in a fall from a wagon, resulted in her death Monday afternoon at the home of her grandfather, John Thatcher, near Bobo. The little tot was riding in the wagon when the door came open and she fell forward behind the horses, striking a step in the fall, and one of the front wheels passed over her body. The babe's father is a soldier in the American expeditionary forces in France. Funeral services will be held in the U. B. church yard at Bobo, Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

    01/26/2012 05:12:49