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Beryl Lois Knost

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Beryl Lois Knost

Birth
Missouri, USA
Death
1 Jan 1937 (aged 23)
Pittsburg, Crawford County, Kansas, USA
Burial
Pittsburg, Crawford County, Kansas, USA GPS-Latitude: 37.3847418, Longitude: -94.7027929
Plot
Section 7, Row 19
Memorial ID
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Beryl Knost was a teacher and college graduate. She was killed at the age of 23 in an auto-train accident on New Year's Day, 1937, along with her companion Robert Edward Kelly.

"TWO FATALLY INJURED AS AUTO HITS TRAIN By The Associated Press. PITTSBURG, Kas., Jan. 1.—Miss Beryl Knost, 23, and Robert Kelly were fatally injured today when a motor car driven by Kelly crashed into a Frisco motor train at a crossing in the south part of Pittsburg. They were the only occupants of the car. Miss Knost died en route to a hospital and Kelly five hours later." (From the Sedalia [MO] Democrat, Jan. 1, 1937)
Beryl Knost was a teacher and college graduate. She was killed at the age of 23 in an auto-train accident on New Year's Day, 1937, along with her companion Robert Edward Kelly.

"TWO FATALLY INJURED AS AUTO HITS TRAIN By The Associated Press. PITTSBURG, Kas., Jan. 1.—Miss Beryl Knost, 23, and Robert Kelly were fatally injured today when a motor car driven by Kelly crashed into a Frisco motor train at a crossing in the south part of Pittsburg. They were the only occupants of the car. Miss Knost died en route to a hospital and Kelly five hours later." (From the Sedalia [MO] Democrat, Jan. 1, 1937)


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  • Created by: sjcyoung
  • Added: May 17, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90300956/beryl_lois-knost: accessed ), memorial page for Beryl Lois Knost (9 Aug 1913–1 Jan 1937), Find a Grave Memorial ID 90300956, citing Highland Park Cemetery, Pittsburg, Crawford County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by sjcyoung (contributor 47176889).