Reimers, John William
Aged Couple Killed in Wreck
Henry Reimers' Parents Victims of Headon Crash
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Reimers, who Sunday had celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in a happy family reunion, were killed almost instantly when their car collided with a heavy trailer truck on Hwy. 90 at Glidden at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Mr. Reimers, 82 and his wife both were dead on arrival at Columbus Hospital. The parents of Henry Reimers of here, they lived on a farm just north of Glidden.
E. T. Verdict, 37, of Corsicana, driver of the truck, was not injured, although the cab was telescoped by impact of the bumper with the bank of the roadside ditch where it landed after the crash.
Highway Patrolman J. O. Tanner said Mr. Reimers, driving west, turned left directly into the path of the oncoming truck in an apparent effort to enter the paved service road which parallels Hwy. 90 thru Glidden.
The vehicles met, almost headon. The Reimers car was knocked backward a considerable distance but did not turn over. Mrs. Reimers was thrown clear of the car, but Mr. Reimers was still in it when assistance arrived.
Mr. Verdict tried to avoid the collision by pulling off the road so far that he knocked down guard posts at the intersection, Officer Tanner said. His truck was thrown out of control and crossed the highway to ram into the ditch. Owned by Red Arrow Freight Lines, it was loaded with 31,000 pounds of green coffee in bags.
Funeral services for Mr. and Mrs. Reimers were held Wednesday afternoon at Columbus Funeral Home with burial in the Columbus [Odd Fellows Rest] cemetery.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. D. D. Stair of Glidden, Mrs. Johnny Wessels of Columbus and Mrs. D. L. Brown of Houston; three sons, Henry Reimers of here, Alfred Reimers of Columbus and Herbert Reimers of Houston and several grandchildren.
Weimar Mercury, May 16, 1958
Transcribed by Judy Talkington
Aged Couple Killed in Wreck
Henry Reimers' Parents Victims of Headon Crash
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Reimers, who Sunday had celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in a happy family reunion, were killed almost instantly when their car collided with a heavy trailer truck on Hwy. 90 at Glidden at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Mr. Reimers, 82 and his wife both were dead on arrival at Columbus Hospital. The parents of Henry Reimers of here, they lived on a farm just north of Glidden.
E. T. Verdict, 37, of Corsicana, driver of the truck, was not injured, although the cab was telescoped by impact of the bumper with the bank of the roadside ditch where it landed after the crash.
Highway Patrolman J. O. Tanner said Mr. Reimers, driving west, turned left directly into the path of the oncoming truck in an apparent effort to enter the paved service road which parallels Hwy. 90 thru Glidden.
The vehicles met, almost headon. The Reimers car was knocked backward a considerable distance but did not turn over. Mrs. Reimers was thrown clear of the car, but Mr. Reimers was still in it when assistance arrived.
Mr. Verdict tried to avoid the collision by pulling off the road so far that he knocked down guard posts at the intersection, Officer Tanner said. His truck was thrown out of control and crossed the highway to ram into the ditch. Owned by Red Arrow Freight Lines, it was loaded with 31,000 pounds of green coffee in bags.
Funeral services for Mr. and Mrs. Reimers were held Wednesday afternoon at Columbus Funeral Home with burial in the Columbus [Odd Fellows Rest] cemetery.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. D. D. Stair of Glidden, Mrs. Johnny Wessels of Columbus and Mrs. D. L. Brown of Houston; three sons, Henry Reimers of here, Alfred Reimers of Columbus and Herbert Reimers of Houston and several grandchildren.
Weimar Mercury, May 16, 1958
Transcribed by Judy Talkington
Reimers, John William
Aged Couple Killed in Wreck
Henry Reimers' Parents Victims of Headon Crash
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Reimers, who Sunday had celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in a happy family reunion, were killed almost instantly when their car collided with a heavy trailer truck on Hwy. 90 at Glidden at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Mr. Reimers, 82 and his wife both were dead on arrival at Columbus Hospital. The parents of Henry Reimers of here, they lived on a farm just north of Glidden.
E. T. Verdict, 37, of Corsicana, driver of the truck, was not injured, although the cab was telescoped by impact of the bumper with the bank of the roadside ditch where it landed after the crash.
Highway Patrolman J. O. Tanner said Mr. Reimers, driving west, turned left directly into the path of the oncoming truck in an apparent effort to enter the paved service road which parallels Hwy. 90 thru Glidden.
The vehicles met, almost headon. The Reimers car was knocked backward a considerable distance but did not turn over. Mrs. Reimers was thrown clear of the car, but Mr. Reimers was still in it when assistance arrived.
Mr. Verdict tried to avoid the collision by pulling off the road so far that he knocked down guard posts at the intersection, Officer Tanner said. His truck was thrown out of control and crossed the highway to ram into the ditch. Owned by Red Arrow Freight Lines, it was loaded with 31,000 pounds of green coffee in bags.
Funeral services for Mr. and Mrs. Reimers were held Wednesday afternoon at Columbus Funeral Home with burial in the Columbus [Odd Fellows Rest] cemetery.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. D. D. Stair of Glidden, Mrs. Johnny Wessels of Columbus and Mrs. D. L. Brown of Houston; three sons, Henry Reimers of here, Alfred Reimers of Columbus and Herbert Reimers of Houston and several grandchildren.
Weimar Mercury, May 16, 1958
Transcribed by Judy Talkington
Aged Couple Killed in Wreck
Henry Reimers' Parents Victims of Headon Crash
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Reimers, who Sunday had celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in a happy family reunion, were killed almost instantly when their car collided with a heavy trailer truck on Hwy. 90 at Glidden at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Mr. Reimers, 82 and his wife both were dead on arrival at Columbus Hospital. The parents of Henry Reimers of here, they lived on a farm just north of Glidden.
E. T. Verdict, 37, of Corsicana, driver of the truck, was not injured, although the cab was telescoped by impact of the bumper with the bank of the roadside ditch where it landed after the crash.
Highway Patrolman J. O. Tanner said Mr. Reimers, driving west, turned left directly into the path of the oncoming truck in an apparent effort to enter the paved service road which parallels Hwy. 90 thru Glidden.
The vehicles met, almost headon. The Reimers car was knocked backward a considerable distance but did not turn over. Mrs. Reimers was thrown clear of the car, but Mr. Reimers was still in it when assistance arrived.
Mr. Verdict tried to avoid the collision by pulling off the road so far that he knocked down guard posts at the intersection, Officer Tanner said. His truck was thrown out of control and crossed the highway to ram into the ditch. Owned by Red Arrow Freight Lines, it was loaded with 31,000 pounds of green coffee in bags.
Funeral services for Mr. and Mrs. Reimers were held Wednesday afternoon at Columbus Funeral Home with burial in the Columbus [Odd Fellows Rest] cemetery.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. D. D. Stair of Glidden, Mrs. Johnny Wessels of Columbus and Mrs. D. L. Brown of Houston; three sons, Henry Reimers of here, Alfred Reimers of Columbus and Herbert Reimers of Houston and several grandchildren.
Weimar Mercury, May 16, 1958
Transcribed by Judy Talkington
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