s/o James W. Sharp and Elizabeth Davis, married December 16, 1873 in Casey County, KY
h/o Flora Alice Lowery (1893 - 1963)
From the Abilene (TX) Daily Reporter, Tuesday, February 25, 1930, p. 1:
Fort Worth Man Loses Fight Against Accident Injuries
His body crushed when he was struck by an automobile Friday on highway 1A nine miles west of Albany, Ben F. Sharp, 42, of Fort Worth, lost a heroic four-day struggle against death today. He died in a local sanitarium at 5:45 a.m. His wife and daughter and other relatives and friends were at the bedside.
The body was sent to Fort Worth this morning on the T. & P., accompanied by Joe Escue of Fort Worth, a brother-in-law. Mrs. Sharp, her daughter, Dorothy, and her brother, L. W. Lowery left overland for Fort Worth shortly before 11 o'clock.
Mr. Sharp also is survived by his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Davis Sharp, Fort Worth; one brother, Bob Sharp, Dallas; and three sisters, Mrs. Sally Condest, Moody; Mrs. Molly Dye, Fayettville, Ark.; and Mrs. Nannie Escue, Fort Worth. A fourth sister, Mrs. Quintilla Jennings of Tucson, died last week. Mrs. W. S. Morgan of Abilene is a sister of Mrs. B. F. Sharp.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday in Fort Worth, home of Mr. Sharp for 21 years. At the time of his death he was in the employ of Merchants Fast Motor lines. He had been an employe of trucking companies for a number of years.
Born in Kentucky, Ben F. Sharp came to Texas with his parents when a small boy. He was a member of the Church of Christ and of the Junior Order United American Mechanics. The Fort Worth lodge of the order will have charge of services.
The accident which claimed the life of Sharp occurred at 6:10 a.m. last Friday when a sedan driven by B. J. Stamps of Sweetwater struck Sharp while he was working about his stalled truck. In the sedan were O. L. Stamps of Sweetwater and W. H. Stamps, Abilene grocer. The party was enroute to Wylie, near Dallas, to attend funeral services for Mrs. J. H. Burns, 83, aunt of the Stamps brothers.
The following statement was made Tuesday by W. H. Stamps, who was assisting in funeral arrangements for Mr. Sharp:
"None of us saw Mr. Sharp until after the accident, and would not have known about it if the left glass of our sedan had not been crushed.
"The two trucks -- the stalled one and the truck which Ben Hoskins was driving and which had been stopped to aid Mr. Sharp -- were parked on a little hill, lights of both trucks burning and the cab doors of both machines open. To clear the doors, our car was driven partly off the pavement. Sharp evidently was working behind the cab door of the second truck. Hoskins told us that he was working inside the truck with the gears, which had become locked.
"Our car was slowed down when B. J. saw the trucks. I should think we were making 40 miles when the accident occurred. As soon as we could, the car was turned around and then we saw Sharp lying in the road. We took him to a doctor in Albany, then ordered an ambulance to take him to Abilene and have shared a part of the expenses at the sanitarium.
"Mr. Sharp's folks, after investigating the matter, have told me they believed the accident unavoidable."
The Laughter Undertaking company was in charge of local arrangements.
h/o Flora Alice Lowery (1893 - 1963)
From the Abilene (TX) Daily Reporter, Tuesday, February 25, 1930, p. 1:
Fort Worth Man Loses Fight Against Accident Injuries
His body crushed when he was struck by an automobile Friday on highway 1A nine miles west of Albany, Ben F. Sharp, 42, of Fort Worth, lost a heroic four-day struggle against death today. He died in a local sanitarium at 5:45 a.m. His wife and daughter and other relatives and friends were at the bedside.
The body was sent to Fort Worth this morning on the T. & P., accompanied by Joe Escue of Fort Worth, a brother-in-law. Mrs. Sharp, her daughter, Dorothy, and her brother, L. W. Lowery left overland for Fort Worth shortly before 11 o'clock.
Mr. Sharp also is survived by his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Davis Sharp, Fort Worth; one brother, Bob Sharp, Dallas; and three sisters, Mrs. Sally Condest, Moody; Mrs. Molly Dye, Fayettville, Ark.; and Mrs. Nannie Escue, Fort Worth. A fourth sister, Mrs. Quintilla Jennings of Tucson, died last week. Mrs. W. S. Morgan of Abilene is a sister of Mrs. B. F. Sharp.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday in Fort Worth, home of Mr. Sharp for 21 years. At the time of his death he was in the employ of Merchants Fast Motor lines. He had been an employe of trucking companies for a number of years.
Born in Kentucky, Ben F. Sharp came to Texas with his parents when a small boy. He was a member of the Church of Christ and of the Junior Order United American Mechanics. The Fort Worth lodge of the order will have charge of services.
The accident which claimed the life of Sharp occurred at 6:10 a.m. last Friday when a sedan driven by B. J. Stamps of Sweetwater struck Sharp while he was working about his stalled truck. In the sedan were O. L. Stamps of Sweetwater and W. H. Stamps, Abilene grocer. The party was enroute to Wylie, near Dallas, to attend funeral services for Mrs. J. H. Burns, 83, aunt of the Stamps brothers.
The following statement was made Tuesday by W. H. Stamps, who was assisting in funeral arrangements for Mr. Sharp:
"None of us saw Mr. Sharp until after the accident, and would not have known about it if the left glass of our sedan had not been crushed.
"The two trucks -- the stalled one and the truck which Ben Hoskins was driving and which had been stopped to aid Mr. Sharp -- were parked on a little hill, lights of both trucks burning and the cab doors of both machines open. To clear the doors, our car was driven partly off the pavement. Sharp evidently was working behind the cab door of the second truck. Hoskins told us that he was working inside the truck with the gears, which had become locked.
"Our car was slowed down when B. J. saw the trucks. I should think we were making 40 miles when the accident occurred. As soon as we could, the car was turned around and then we saw Sharp lying in the road. We took him to a doctor in Albany, then ordered an ambulance to take him to Abilene and have shared a part of the expenses at the sanitarium.
"Mr. Sharp's folks, after investigating the matter, have told me they believed the accident unavoidable."
The Laughter Undertaking company was in charge of local arrangements.
s/o James W. Sharp and Elizabeth Davis, married December 16, 1873 in Casey County, KY
h/o Flora Alice Lowery (1893 - 1963)
From the Abilene (TX) Daily Reporter, Tuesday, February 25, 1930, p. 1:
Fort Worth Man Loses Fight Against Accident Injuries
His body crushed when he was struck by an automobile Friday on highway 1A nine miles west of Albany, Ben F. Sharp, 42, of Fort Worth, lost a heroic four-day struggle against death today. He died in a local sanitarium at 5:45 a.m. His wife and daughter and other relatives and friends were at the bedside.
The body was sent to Fort Worth this morning on the T. & P., accompanied by Joe Escue of Fort Worth, a brother-in-law. Mrs. Sharp, her daughter, Dorothy, and her brother, L. W. Lowery left overland for Fort Worth shortly before 11 o'clock.
Mr. Sharp also is survived by his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Davis Sharp, Fort Worth; one brother, Bob Sharp, Dallas; and three sisters, Mrs. Sally Condest, Moody; Mrs. Molly Dye, Fayettville, Ark.; and Mrs. Nannie Escue, Fort Worth. A fourth sister, Mrs. Quintilla Jennings of Tucson, died last week. Mrs. W. S. Morgan of Abilene is a sister of Mrs. B. F. Sharp.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday in Fort Worth, home of Mr. Sharp for 21 years. At the time of his death he was in the employ of Merchants Fast Motor lines. He had been an employe of trucking companies for a number of years.
Born in Kentucky, Ben F. Sharp came to Texas with his parents when a small boy. He was a member of the Church of Christ and of the Junior Order United American Mechanics. The Fort Worth lodge of the order will have charge of services.
The accident which claimed the life of Sharp occurred at 6:10 a.m. last Friday when a sedan driven by B. J. Stamps of Sweetwater struck Sharp while he was working about his stalled truck. In the sedan were O. L. Stamps of Sweetwater and W. H. Stamps, Abilene grocer. The party was enroute to Wylie, near Dallas, to attend funeral services for Mrs. J. H. Burns, 83, aunt of the Stamps brothers.
The following statement was made Tuesday by W. H. Stamps, who was assisting in funeral arrangements for Mr. Sharp:
"None of us saw Mr. Sharp until after the accident, and would not have known about it if the left glass of our sedan had not been crushed.
"The two trucks -- the stalled one and the truck which Ben Hoskins was driving and which had been stopped to aid Mr. Sharp -- were parked on a little hill, lights of both trucks burning and the cab doors of both machines open. To clear the doors, our car was driven partly off the pavement. Sharp evidently was working behind the cab door of the second truck. Hoskins told us that he was working inside the truck with the gears, which had become locked.
"Our car was slowed down when B. J. saw the trucks. I should think we were making 40 miles when the accident occurred. As soon as we could, the car was turned around and then we saw Sharp lying in the road. We took him to a doctor in Albany, then ordered an ambulance to take him to Abilene and have shared a part of the expenses at the sanitarium.
"Mr. Sharp's folks, after investigating the matter, have told me they believed the accident unavoidable."
The Laughter Undertaking company was in charge of local arrangements.
h/o Flora Alice Lowery (1893 - 1963)
From the Abilene (TX) Daily Reporter, Tuesday, February 25, 1930, p. 1:
Fort Worth Man Loses Fight Against Accident Injuries
His body crushed when he was struck by an automobile Friday on highway 1A nine miles west of Albany, Ben F. Sharp, 42, of Fort Worth, lost a heroic four-day struggle against death today. He died in a local sanitarium at 5:45 a.m. His wife and daughter and other relatives and friends were at the bedside.
The body was sent to Fort Worth this morning on the T. & P., accompanied by Joe Escue of Fort Worth, a brother-in-law. Mrs. Sharp, her daughter, Dorothy, and her brother, L. W. Lowery left overland for Fort Worth shortly before 11 o'clock.
Mr. Sharp also is survived by his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Davis Sharp, Fort Worth; one brother, Bob Sharp, Dallas; and three sisters, Mrs. Sally Condest, Moody; Mrs. Molly Dye, Fayettville, Ark.; and Mrs. Nannie Escue, Fort Worth. A fourth sister, Mrs. Quintilla Jennings of Tucson, died last week. Mrs. W. S. Morgan of Abilene is a sister of Mrs. B. F. Sharp.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday in Fort Worth, home of Mr. Sharp for 21 years. At the time of his death he was in the employ of Merchants Fast Motor lines. He had been an employe of trucking companies for a number of years.
Born in Kentucky, Ben F. Sharp came to Texas with his parents when a small boy. He was a member of the Church of Christ and of the Junior Order United American Mechanics. The Fort Worth lodge of the order will have charge of services.
The accident which claimed the life of Sharp occurred at 6:10 a.m. last Friday when a sedan driven by B. J. Stamps of Sweetwater struck Sharp while he was working about his stalled truck. In the sedan were O. L. Stamps of Sweetwater and W. H. Stamps, Abilene grocer. The party was enroute to Wylie, near Dallas, to attend funeral services for Mrs. J. H. Burns, 83, aunt of the Stamps brothers.
The following statement was made Tuesday by W. H. Stamps, who was assisting in funeral arrangements for Mr. Sharp:
"None of us saw Mr. Sharp until after the accident, and would not have known about it if the left glass of our sedan had not been crushed.
"The two trucks -- the stalled one and the truck which Ben Hoskins was driving and which had been stopped to aid Mr. Sharp -- were parked on a little hill, lights of both trucks burning and the cab doors of both machines open. To clear the doors, our car was driven partly off the pavement. Sharp evidently was working behind the cab door of the second truck. Hoskins told us that he was working inside the truck with the gears, which had become locked.
"Our car was slowed down when B. J. saw the trucks. I should think we were making 40 miles when the accident occurred. As soon as we could, the car was turned around and then we saw Sharp lying in the road. We took him to a doctor in Albany, then ordered an ambulance to take him to Abilene and have shared a part of the expenses at the sanitarium.
"Mr. Sharp's folks, after investigating the matter, have told me they believed the accident unavoidable."
The Laughter Undertaking company was in charge of local arrangements.
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