Rufus was son of William C. Campbell and Viola Elmore Campbell. He was killed when hit by a car while walking along the side of the highway one night.
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YOUTH KILLED IN ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY
Lurches against Passing Car Said; Fracture Fatal
William Rufus Campbell, 19, was killed Saturday night, January 4th, when it is presumed he stumbled and fell against the passing car of Luther Ellis on Highway 51 about three miles south of Winona.
Luther Ellis and his family were driving to their home on the Emmet Ellis (or old BillingsIey) place about six miles from Winona. About 9:00 p. m. at a point between the Chris Jones' and Pink Harris homes, according to accounts, Mr. Ellis saw two cars approaching and dimmed his lights. Suddenly he saw the figure of a man lurch from the road shoulder and fall against his car. He immediately stopped as did the other two cars.
In the passing ears were telephone men, and with them in the second car was John McDade of Winona. Mr. Ellis and Mr. McDade found it was young Campbell who had been hit and rushed him to the hospital in Winona. However he was already dead when they arrived. A fracture to the base of the skull at the back of his head was determined as the cause of his death. It will probably never be known why the 19-year-old youth, and who it is reported was walking south, suddenly lurched or sprang from the road shoulder into the path of the Ellis car.
After bringing the body to the hospital, Mr. Ellis reported the accident to Highway Patrolman Mortimer Barry and Sheriff Shed A. Castle, who went to the scene of the tragedy to investigate. They then got in touch with Buck Thompson, whose wife is a cousin of the Campbell youth. He and his brother, John Thompson, notified Will C. Campbell, father of the boy and who lives near Bethesda Church.
Investigating the accident Patrolman Barry and Sheriff Castle found a dent in the fender of the Ellis car and one on the right post of the windshield. The latter is assumed to be the place the youth's skull struck, causing the fatal fracture.
Funeral services for the youth were conducted at New Hope Church by Rev. L. F. Fowler at 2:00 p. m. Tuesday, January 7th, and interment was in the church cemetery. Williams Funeral Home of Greenwood and Oliver Funeral Home of Winona handled arrangements.
Surviving the deceased are his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Will C. Campbell of Route 2, Winona; two sisters, Mrs. Geneva Wiltcher and Mrs. Geraldine Wiltcher, both of Carrollton; three brothers, Pfc. James E. Campbell in the U. S. Army, Malcolm and Paul Campbell both of Route 2, Winona; and two half- brothers, Melvin Campbell of Louisiana and J. T. Campbell of Kosciusko.
The Winona Times
Winona, MS
January 10, 1947
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YOUTH KILLED IN ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY
Lurches against Passing Car Said; Fracture Fatal
William Rufus Campbell, 19, was killed Saturday night, January 4th, when it is presumed he stumbled and fell against the passing car of Luther Ellis on Highway 51 about three miles south of Winona.
Luther Ellis and his family were driving to their home on the Emmet Ellis (or old BillingsIey) place about six miles from Winona. About 9:00 p. m. at a point between the Chris Jones' and Pink Harris homes, according to accounts, Mr. Ellis saw two cars approaching and dimmed his lights. Suddenly he saw the figure of a man lurch from the road shoulder and fall against his car. He immediately stopped as did the other two cars.
In the passing ears were telephone men, and with them in the second car was John McDade of Winona. Mr. Ellis and Mr. McDade found it was young Campbell who had been hit and rushed him to the hospital in Winona. However he was already dead when they arrived. A fracture to the base of the skull at the back of his head was determined as the cause of his death. It will probably never be known why the 19-year-old youth, and who it is reported was walking south, suddenly lurched or sprang from the road shoulder into the path of the Ellis car.
After bringing the body to the hospital, Mr. Ellis reported the accident to Highway Patrolman Mortimer Barry and Sheriff Shed A. Castle, who went to the scene of the tragedy to investigate. They then got in touch with Buck Thompson, whose wife is a cousin of the Campbell youth. He and his brother, John Thompson, notified Will C. Campbell, father of the boy and who lives near Bethesda Church.
Investigating the accident Patrolman Barry and Sheriff Castle found a dent in the fender of the Ellis car and one on the right post of the windshield. The latter is assumed to be the place the youth's skull struck, causing the fatal fracture.
Funeral services for the youth were conducted at New Hope Church by Rev. L. F. Fowler at 2:00 p. m. Tuesday, January 7th, and interment was in the church cemetery. Williams Funeral Home of Greenwood and Oliver Funeral Home of Winona handled arrangements.
Surviving the deceased are his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Will C. Campbell of Route 2, Winona; two sisters, Mrs. Geneva Wiltcher and Mrs. Geraldine Wiltcher, both of Carrollton; three brothers, Pfc. James E. Campbell in the U. S. Army, Malcolm and Paul Campbell both of Route 2, Winona; and two half- brothers, Melvin Campbell of Louisiana and J. T. Campbell of Kosciusko.
The Winona Times
Winona, MS
January 10, 1947
Rufus was son of William C. Campbell and Viola Elmore Campbell. He was killed when hit by a car while walking along the side of the highway one night.
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YOUTH KILLED IN ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY
Lurches against Passing Car Said; Fracture Fatal
William Rufus Campbell, 19, was killed Saturday night, January 4th, when it is presumed he stumbled and fell against the passing car of Luther Ellis on Highway 51 about three miles south of Winona.
Luther Ellis and his family were driving to their home on the Emmet Ellis (or old BillingsIey) place about six miles from Winona. About 9:00 p. m. at a point between the Chris Jones' and Pink Harris homes, according to accounts, Mr. Ellis saw two cars approaching and dimmed his lights. Suddenly he saw the figure of a man lurch from the road shoulder and fall against his car. He immediately stopped as did the other two cars.
In the passing ears were telephone men, and with them in the second car was John McDade of Winona. Mr. Ellis and Mr. McDade found it was young Campbell who had been hit and rushed him to the hospital in Winona. However he was already dead when they arrived. A fracture to the base of the skull at the back of his head was determined as the cause of his death. It will probably never be known why the 19-year-old youth, and who it is reported was walking south, suddenly lurched or sprang from the road shoulder into the path of the Ellis car.
After bringing the body to the hospital, Mr. Ellis reported the accident to Highway Patrolman Mortimer Barry and Sheriff Shed A. Castle, who went to the scene of the tragedy to investigate. They then got in touch with Buck Thompson, whose wife is a cousin of the Campbell youth. He and his brother, John Thompson, notified Will C. Campbell, father of the boy and who lives near Bethesda Church.
Investigating the accident Patrolman Barry and Sheriff Castle found a dent in the fender of the Ellis car and one on the right post of the windshield. The latter is assumed to be the place the youth's skull struck, causing the fatal fracture.
Funeral services for the youth were conducted at New Hope Church by Rev. L. F. Fowler at 2:00 p. m. Tuesday, January 7th, and interment was in the church cemetery. Williams Funeral Home of Greenwood and Oliver Funeral Home of Winona handled arrangements.
Surviving the deceased are his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Will C. Campbell of Route 2, Winona; two sisters, Mrs. Geneva Wiltcher and Mrs. Geraldine Wiltcher, both of Carrollton; three brothers, Pfc. James E. Campbell in the U. S. Army, Malcolm and Paul Campbell both of Route 2, Winona; and two half- brothers, Melvin Campbell of Louisiana and J. T. Campbell of Kosciusko.
The Winona Times
Winona, MS
January 10, 1947
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YOUTH KILLED IN ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY
Lurches against Passing Car Said; Fracture Fatal
William Rufus Campbell, 19, was killed Saturday night, January 4th, when it is presumed he stumbled and fell against the passing car of Luther Ellis on Highway 51 about three miles south of Winona.
Luther Ellis and his family were driving to their home on the Emmet Ellis (or old BillingsIey) place about six miles from Winona. About 9:00 p. m. at a point between the Chris Jones' and Pink Harris homes, according to accounts, Mr. Ellis saw two cars approaching and dimmed his lights. Suddenly he saw the figure of a man lurch from the road shoulder and fall against his car. He immediately stopped as did the other two cars.
In the passing ears were telephone men, and with them in the second car was John McDade of Winona. Mr. Ellis and Mr. McDade found it was young Campbell who had been hit and rushed him to the hospital in Winona. However he was already dead when they arrived. A fracture to the base of the skull at the back of his head was determined as the cause of his death. It will probably never be known why the 19-year-old youth, and who it is reported was walking south, suddenly lurched or sprang from the road shoulder into the path of the Ellis car.
After bringing the body to the hospital, Mr. Ellis reported the accident to Highway Patrolman Mortimer Barry and Sheriff Shed A. Castle, who went to the scene of the tragedy to investigate. They then got in touch with Buck Thompson, whose wife is a cousin of the Campbell youth. He and his brother, John Thompson, notified Will C. Campbell, father of the boy and who lives near Bethesda Church.
Investigating the accident Patrolman Barry and Sheriff Castle found a dent in the fender of the Ellis car and one on the right post of the windshield. The latter is assumed to be the place the youth's skull struck, causing the fatal fracture.
Funeral services for the youth were conducted at New Hope Church by Rev. L. F. Fowler at 2:00 p. m. Tuesday, January 7th, and interment was in the church cemetery. Williams Funeral Home of Greenwood and Oliver Funeral Home of Winona handled arrangements.
Surviving the deceased are his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Will C. Campbell of Route 2, Winona; two sisters, Mrs. Geneva Wiltcher and Mrs. Geraldine Wiltcher, both of Carrollton; three brothers, Pfc. James E. Campbell in the U. S. Army, Malcolm and Paul Campbell both of Route 2, Winona; and two half- brothers, Melvin Campbell of Louisiana and J. T. Campbell of Kosciusko.
The Winona Times
Winona, MS
January 10, 1947
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