Herman Hamby Of Winfield Killed In Wreck – A well-known resident of the Winfield area was killed Monday evening when his jeep overturned on an icy curve on Pleasant Grove Road near Winfield, pinning him beneath the wreckage. The victim, who was identified as 58-year-old Herman Hamby of Rt. 1, Winfield, had just gotten off work at Todd Coal Co. and was en route to his home about 6:20 p.m. when the accident occurred. Deputy Sheriff David Williams, who investigated, said Hamby and his son-in-law Jim Stanfill were about a mile from the Hamby residence when the jeep struck an icy patch on a slight curve in front of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Williams said the vehicle went out of control and then flipped over on its top, skidding into the church parking lot. Stanfill was able to escape from the wreckage and immediately went to the nearby residence of Wallace Trammell to summon help. He told officers Hamby was still alive when he returned but apparently died a short time later, approximately twenty minutes after the accident had occurred. The victim was pinned in the wreckage for almost an hour before he could be freed. Officers said Trammell brought a hacksaw to the scene from home, and that EMT's Delbert Sexton and Mathis Patterson of the Scott County Ambulance Service were able to free Hamby from the wreckage a short time before the Scott County Rescue Squad was set to arrive at the scene. Hamby, who sustained severe head injuries after being pinned beneath the steering column, was listed as dead on arrival at Scott County Hospital a short time later. The site where the accident occurred had ice about one-inch thick and was reported as one of the more hazardous areas in the entire county at a time when snow was beginning to freeze as temperatures dipped into the teens. Hamby was well-known throughout the county, and at one time some years ago he had driven a school bus on Leatherwood Ford-Station Camp run west of Oneida. He had also transported Oneida High School athletes on numerous football and basketball trips during this time. The son of the late Sylvester Hamby and the Late Bertha Griffith Hamby, he was a veteran of World War II and a member of Bethalonia Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Alice Burke Hamby of Rt. 1, Winfield; three daughters, Mrs. June Carroll of Oneida, and Mrs. Joyce King and Mrs. Brenda Stanfill of Winfield; four brothers, Thurmon Hamby of New Castle, Ind., Harlan Hamby of Drayton Plains, Mich., S.V. Hamby of New Castle, Ind., and Hallard Hamby of Wartburg; three sisters, Mrs. Thelma Thomas of Wartburg, Mrs. Marie Holder of Oliver Springs, and Mrs. Glenice Voiles of Newport News, Va.; and nine grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled to be held at 2 p.m. today (Thursday) at Bethalonia Baptist Church with Rev. Charlie Duncan and Rev. Billy Mitchell officiating. Burial will be in West Cemetery. (Source: The Scott County News, 23 Dec 1976, p1&2)
Herman Hamby Of Winfield Killed In Wreck – A well-known resident of the Winfield area was killed Monday evening when his jeep overturned on an icy curve on Pleasant Grove Road near Winfield, pinning him beneath the wreckage. The victim, who was identified as 58-year-old Herman Hamby of Rt. 1, Winfield, had just gotten off work at Todd Coal Co. and was en route to his home about 6:20 p.m. when the accident occurred. Deputy Sheriff David Williams, who investigated, said Hamby and his son-in-law Jim Stanfill were about a mile from the Hamby residence when the jeep struck an icy patch on a slight curve in front of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Williams said the vehicle went out of control and then flipped over on its top, skidding into the church parking lot. Stanfill was able to escape from the wreckage and immediately went to the nearby residence of Wallace Trammell to summon help. He told officers Hamby was still alive when he returned but apparently died a short time later, approximately twenty minutes after the accident had occurred. The victim was pinned in the wreckage for almost an hour before he could be freed. Officers said Trammell brought a hacksaw to the scene from home, and that EMT's Delbert Sexton and Mathis Patterson of the Scott County Ambulance Service were able to free Hamby from the wreckage a short time before the Scott County Rescue Squad was set to arrive at the scene. Hamby, who sustained severe head injuries after being pinned beneath the steering column, was listed as dead on arrival at Scott County Hospital a short time later. The site where the accident occurred had ice about one-inch thick and was reported as one of the more hazardous areas in the entire county at a time when snow was beginning to freeze as temperatures dipped into the teens. Hamby was well-known throughout the county, and at one time some years ago he had driven a school bus on Leatherwood Ford-Station Camp run west of Oneida. He had also transported Oneida High School athletes on numerous football and basketball trips during this time. The son of the late Sylvester Hamby and the Late Bertha Griffith Hamby, he was a veteran of World War II and a member of Bethalonia Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Alice Burke Hamby of Rt. 1, Winfield; three daughters, Mrs. June Carroll of Oneida, and Mrs. Joyce King and Mrs. Brenda Stanfill of Winfield; four brothers, Thurmon Hamby of New Castle, Ind., Harlan Hamby of Drayton Plains, Mich., S.V. Hamby of New Castle, Ind., and Hallard Hamby of Wartburg; three sisters, Mrs. Thelma Thomas of Wartburg, Mrs. Marie Holder of Oliver Springs, and Mrs. Glenice Voiles of Newport News, Va.; and nine grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled to be held at 2 p.m. today (Thursday) at Bethalonia Baptist Church with Rev. Charlie Duncan and Rev. Billy Mitchell officiating. Burial will be in West Cemetery. (Source: The Scott County News, 23 Dec 1976, p1&2)
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