Youth Killed in Canyon Wreck
Creighton (Clayton) Smith, 16, was instantly killed Wednesday night when the car in which he was riding overturned on a dugway up Huntington canyon, pinning him underneath the wreckage. He was the son of Mrs. Joseph Smith of Wattis and was employed at the coal camp.
The accident occurred when Derrel (Deelavar) Smith, driver of the machine, lost control of the Ford truck in which the two boys and two girls were riding. The car toppled over the bank and caught the occupants underneath the truck about twelve feet below. The others were not seriously injured.
Dr. Hill took the body to the Holt home at Huntington. Funeral services will be held at Elmo.
Youth Killed in Canyon Wreck
Creighton (Clayton) Smith, 16, was instantly killed Wednesday night when the car in which he was riding overturned on a dugway up Huntington canyon, pinning him underneath the wreckage. He was the son of Mrs. Joseph Smith of Wattis and was employed at the coal camp.
The accident occurred when Derrel (Deelavar) Smith, driver of the machine, lost control of the Ford truck in which the two boys and two girls were riding. The car toppled over the bank and caught the occupants underneath the truck about twelve feet below. The others were not seriously injured.
Dr. Hill took the body to the Holt home at Huntington. Funeral services will be held at Elmo.
Family Members
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Pearline "Pearl" Smith Mills
1890–1965
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George William Smith
1892–1893
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John Doyle Smith
1893–1956
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Sarah Christine Smith Westwood Brooks
1895–1918
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Joseph Oren Smith
1896–1953
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Alvin Enoch Smith
1898–1925
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Edna Mae Smith
1900 – unknown
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Alfred Smith
1902 – unknown
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Ferdinand Smith
1904–1920
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Lillian Smith Allison
1906–1994
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Clifford Smith
1908–1998
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Leo Smith
1913–1927
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PFC Dee LaVar Smith Sr
1915–1983
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Estella Smith Snyder
1919–1984
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