Crawfordsville Journal Review, Monday, October 26, 1936, page 1 LOCAL MAN KILLED, GIRL HURT IN CRASH Machine Overturns On Curve Near Here Cecil Clare Boze, 22, Fatally Injured – Miss Sue Pruitt, His Companion, Critically Hurt in Accident East of Crawfordsville. A Crawfordsville youth was almost instantly killed and his girl companion was critically injured early Sunday morning when the speeding machine in which they were riding overturned on state road 34 about four miles east of this city. Cecil Clare Boze, 22, 1720 east Elmore street, died before the arrival of an ambulance from this city. His death was attributed to a skull fracture and a broken neck. Miss Sue Pruitt, 19, 1013 west Market street, Boze’s companion, suffered severe head injuries, Culver hospital attaches said. She had not regained consciousness early Monday afternoon. The accident occurred, it is believed, shortly after 1 o’clock Sunday morning on the Shiloh hill a short distance west of the George Hartung farm. So far as could be determined by Montgomery County Coroner Charles Riley of New Ross, there were no eye witnesses to the mishap. Two Crawfordsville youths, Luke Curran and Jake Hare, police said, were the first person to reach the scene of the accident. The local men, seeing Boze’s car wrecked in a field adjoining the highway with lights burning, stopped to investigate. They found Boze lying about 50 feet east of his auto, and while Hare remained with the injured youth, Curran drove to Crawfordsville to summon the Proffit and Sons ambulance. In negotiating the turn in the highway, the machine left the pavement on the north side and the driver, in attempting to get back on the concrete lost control of the vehicle which Coroner Riley estimated was traveling approximately 80 miles per hour. The machine swerved across the highway to the south and overturned at leave five times as it rolled into a field, according to local police officers who also went to the scene of the accident after being notified of the mishap. The car, a Ford V-8 tudor, was totally demolished and the top was split in two. Both occupants were thrown clear of the wreckage. Miss Pruitt, whose nineteenth birthday was yesterday, was found about 125 feet west of the wrecked car in a ditch alongside the Finch gravel road. Boze, who for the past three years has been employed by the Mid-States Steel and Wire Company, and Miss Pruitt were enroute to this city. They had been seen in Jamestown a short time before the accident occurred Coroner Riley said Curran and Boze had attended the Wabash-Butler football game together Saturday afternoon, separating about 5:30 o’clock. Cecil Clare Boze, Jr., was born April 27, 1914, in Wingate, the son of Cecil O. and Oka L. Wilhite Boze. He attended Crawfordsville high school and formerly was a member of the local aerie of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Surviving, in addition to the parents, are three brothers, Donald Grover and George Hall Boze, both of Crawfordsville, and Fern Dalls Boze, Grand Rapids, Mich.; four sisters, Virginia May, Betty Lou, Willette Ann and Marilyn Jo Boze, all of Crawfordsville; a grandfather, George Boze, and five uncles and five aunts. Funeral services will be held Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock at the First Baptist church. Rev. Esmond Elliott, assisted by Rev. B. E. Antrobus, will be in charge. Burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery. The body will lie in state one hour preceding the services. Crawfordsville Journal Review, Wednesday, October 28, 1936, page 2, col. 6 Boze Funeral Services Are Conducted Here Funeral services for Cecil Clare Boze, killed in an automobile accident last Sunday, were conducted from the First Baptist church Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock, with Rev. B. E. Antrobus officiating. Burial was in Oak Hill cemetery. Pallbearers were Kenneth Wilhite, Charles Carter, William Smith, Richard Noonan, Luther Kern, Walter Reichard, Vester Nichols and Charles Wilkinson. Flower bearers were Margaret Sherwood, Helen Manson, Hazel Sutherland, Jean Harper, Leah Ellen Brimberry, Eileen Zachary, Mary Katherine McDeown, Ellen Douglas, Melba Wilhite, Katherine Walden, Etta Walden, Jessie Harper, Frances Ramsey, Hazel Hedges, Mary Knox. The Proffitt & Sons quartet composed of Mrs. Ernest Breaks, Mrs. Lester McClamroch, Raymond Dorsey and Lester McClamroch sang “Beautiful Isle,” “Hoe Beautiful Heaven Must Be,” and “In the Sweet Bye and Bye,” accompanied at the organ by Miss Ivy Reynolds. Crawfordsville Journal Review, Saturday, October 31, 1936, page 3 OBITUARY Cecil Clare, Jr., the eldest son of Cecil and Oka Wilhite Boze, was born April 27, 1914, at Wingate, Ind. Departed this life as the result of an automobile accident, Oct. 25, 1936, at the age of 22 years, 5 months and 28 days. “Bud,” as he was known by all who knew him, spent all but eight years of his life in this community. He was educated in the Crawfordsville public schools. During the sickness of his father early last spring he so faithfully helped to take the responsibilities. He had a loving disposition and was loved by all who knew him. He was always a real pal, ready and willing to help those in need. He was a firm believer in our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, having been converted while still a small child. At the time of his death he was employed by the Mid-States Steel & Wire Co. “Bud’s” untimely death, while in the bloom of manhood, came as a severe shock to the grief-stricken family, friends and fellow workmen. He leaves t mourn his passing, his father; mother; three brothers and four sisters; Fern, of Grand Rapids, Mich.; Donald, George, Virginia, Betty Lou, Willett, Marilyn Jo, all at home; a great-grandmother of Monticello, Ind.; a grandfather of Detroit Lakes, Minn.; ten aunts and uncles and a host of friends. Lord, make us brave and unafraid, Ready to do the right; Help us to know Thy tender care Is with us day and night. Help us, Father, to remember What you’d have us do; Help us to be strong and loving, Help us to be true. Card of Thanks We wish to extend our thanks to the many friends and neighbors who helped in any way at the tragic death of our son, Cecil Clare Boze, Jr.; the kindness of Proffitt & Son; the quartet for the beautiful songs; Rev. Antrobus for his [ink blot] words of one we loved.

WOW Lena - thanks so much for all of these :) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lena C." <gostraka@yahoo.com> To: "Mont. Co." <inmontgo@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 8:38 PM Subject: [InMontgo] Cecil Clare Boze (3 items) > Crawfordsville Journal Review, Monday, October 26, 1936, page 1 > LOCAL MAN KILLED, GIRL HURT IN CRASH > Machine Overturns On Curve Near Here > Cecil Clare Boze, 22, Fatally Injured – Miss Sue Pruitt, His Companion, > Critically Hurt in Accident East of Crawfordsville. > A Crawfordsville youth was almost instantly killed and his girl companion > was critically injured early Sunday morning when the speeding machine in > which they were riding overturned on state road 34 about four miles east > of this city. > Cecil Clare Boze, 22, 1720 east Elmore street, died before the arrival of > an ambulance from this city. His death was attributed to a skull fracture > and a broken neck. Miss Sue Pruitt, 19, 1013 west Market street, Boze’s > companion, suffered severe head injuries, Culver hospital attaches said. > She had not regained consciousness early Monday afternoon. > The accident occurred, it is believed, shortly after 1 o’clock Sunday > morning on the Shiloh hill a short distance west of the George Hartung > farm. So far as could be determined by Montgomery County Coroner Charles > Riley of New Ross, there were no eye witnesses to the mishap. > Two Crawfordsville youths, Luke Curran and Jake Hare, police said, were > the first person to reach the scene of the accident. The local men, seeing > Boze’s car wrecked in a field adjoining the highway with lights burning, > stopped to investigate. They found Boze lying about 50 feet east of his > auto, and while Hare remained with the injured youth, Curran drove to > Crawfordsville to summon the Proffit and Sons ambulance. > In negotiating the turn in the highway, the machine left the pavement on > the north side and the driver, in attempting to get back on the concrete > lost control of the vehicle which Coroner Riley estimated was traveling > approximately 80 miles per hour. > The machine swerved across the highway to the south and overturned at > leave five times as it rolled into a field, according to local police > officers who also went to the scene of the accident after being notified > of the mishap. The car, a Ford V-8 tudor, was totally demolished and the > top was split in two. Both occupants were thrown clear of the wreckage. > Miss Pruitt, whose nineteenth birthday was yesterday, was found about 125 > feet west of the wrecked car in a ditch alongside the Finch gravel road. > Boze, who for the past three years has been employed by the Mid-States > Steel and Wire Company, and Miss Pruitt were enroute to this city. They > had been seen in Jamestown a short time before the accident occurred > Coroner Riley said Curran and Boze had attended the Wabash-Butler football > game together Saturday afternoon, separating about 5:30 o’clock. > Cecil Clare Boze, Jr., was born April 27, 1914, in Wingate, the son of > Cecil O. and Oka L. Wilhite Boze. He attended Crawfordsville high school > and formerly was a member of the local aerie of the Fraternal Order of > Eagles. > Surviving, in addition to the parents, are three brothers, Donald Grover > and George Hall Boze, both of Crawfordsville, and Fern Dalls Boze, Grand > Rapids, Mich.; four sisters, Virginia May, Betty Lou, Willette Ann and > Marilyn Jo Boze, all of Crawfordsville; a grandfather, George Boze, and > five uncles and five aunts. > Funeral services will be held Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock at the First > Baptist church. Rev. Esmond Elliott, assisted by Rev. B. E. Antrobus, will > be in charge. Burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery. The body will lie in > state one hour preceding the services. > > > > Crawfordsville Journal Review, Wednesday, October 28, 1936, page 2, col. 6 > Boze Funeral Services Are Conducted Here > Funeral services for Cecil Clare Boze, killed in an automobile accident > last Sunday, were conducted from the First Baptist church Wednesday > morning at 10 o’clock, with Rev. B. E. Antrobus officiating. Burial was in > Oak Hill cemetery. > Pallbearers were Kenneth Wilhite, Charles Carter, William Smith, Richard > Noonan, Luther Kern, Walter Reichard, Vester Nichols and Charles > Wilkinson. > Flower bearers were Margaret Sherwood, Helen Manson, Hazel Sutherland, > Jean Harper, Leah Ellen Brimberry, Eileen Zachary, Mary Katherine McDeown, > Ellen Douglas, Melba Wilhite, Katherine Walden, Etta Walden, Jessie > Harper, Frances Ramsey, Hazel Hedges, Mary Knox. > The Proffitt & Sons quartet composed of Mrs. Ernest Breaks, Mrs. Lester > McClamroch, Raymond Dorsey and Lester McClamroch sang “Beautiful Isle,” > “Hoe Beautiful Heaven Must Be,” and “In the Sweet Bye and Bye,” > accompanied at the organ by Miss Ivy Reynolds. > > > > Crawfordsville Journal Review, Saturday, October 31, 1936, page 3 > OBITUARY > Cecil Clare, Jr., the eldest son of Cecil and Oka Wilhite Boze, was born > April 27, 1914, at Wingate, Ind. Departed this life as the result of an > automobile accident, Oct. 25, 1936, at the age of 22 years, 5 months and > 28 days. > “Bud,” as he was known by all who knew him, spent all but eight years of > his life in this community. He was educated in the Crawfordsville public > schools. > During the sickness of his father early last spring he so faithfully > helped to take the responsibilities. He had a loving disposition and was > loved by all who knew him. He was always a real pal, ready and willing to > help those in need. He was a firm believer in our Lord and Savior, Jesus > Christ, having been converted while still a small child. > At the time of his death he was employed by the Mid-States Steel & Wire > Co. “Bud’s” untimely death, while in the bloom of manhood, came as a > severe shock to the grief-stricken family, friends and fellow workmen. > He leaves t mourn his passing, his father; mother; three brothers and four > sisters; Fern, of Grand Rapids, Mich.; Donald, George, Virginia, Betty > Lou, Willett, Marilyn Jo, all at home; a great-grandmother of Monticello, > Ind.; a grandfather of Detroit Lakes, Minn.; ten aunts and uncles and a > host of friends. > Lord, make us brave and unafraid, > Ready to do the right; > Help us to know Thy tender care > Is with us day and night. > Help us, Father, to remember > What you’d have us do; > Help us to be strong and loving, > Help us to be true. > > Card of Thanks > We wish to extend our thanks to the many friends and neighbors who helped > in any way at the tragic death of our son, Cecil Clare Boze, Jr.; the > kindness of Proffitt & Son; the quartet for the beautiful songs; Rev. > Antrobus for his [ink blot] words of one we loved. > > > > > > > http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ > > List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message