John William Harrison, 72, who was fatally injured yesterday when struck by a passenger train at a grade crossing north of Kelso, had lived in Kelso for the past two years, having come to Cowlitz county from Ellensburg.
He is survived by his widow; by seven sons, Ray, of Kelso, James and Henry of Ellensburg, H. K. (Henry Kurtis) Harrison of Illinois, J. E. (John Emmett), W.P. (William Pearl) Harrison, and H. T. (Herman Edward) Harrison, all of Colorado; two daughters, Mrs. Lillie Thurston, and Mrs Orlean Black of Colorado; and one brother, Grant, in Missouri.
Harrison, returning to his home at 1412 Front Street, north, with a sack of cabbage from the garden of a neighbor, attempted to cross the railroad in the path of two oncoming trains, only one of which he noticed. He successfully crossed the track in front of a southbound train, but stepped directly into the path of a northbound train. Passengers and trainmen on the southbound train witnessed the accident, but were powerless to warn Harrison.
Burial arrangements are in the hands of E. G. Ditlevsen funeral home.
Taken from Longview Daily News, Longview, Washington, Jan 01, 1931, page 7:3. newspaper obituary.
John William Harrison, 72, who was fatally injured yesterday when struck by a passenger train at a grade crossing north of Kelso, had lived in Kelso for the past two years, having come to Cowlitz county from Ellensburg.
He is survived by his widow; by seven sons, Ray, of Kelso, James and Henry of Ellensburg, H. K. (Henry Kurtis) Harrison of Illinois, J. E. (John Emmett), W.P. (William Pearl) Harrison, and H. T. (Herman Edward) Harrison, all of Colorado; two daughters, Mrs. Lillie Thurston, and Mrs Orlean Black of Colorado; and one brother, Grant, in Missouri.
Harrison, returning to his home at 1412 Front Street, north, with a sack of cabbage from the garden of a neighbor, attempted to cross the railroad in the path of two oncoming trains, only one of which he noticed. He successfully crossed the track in front of a southbound train, but stepped directly into the path of a northbound train. Passengers and trainmen on the southbound train witnessed the accident, but were powerless to warn Harrison.
Burial arrangements are in the hands of E. G. Ditlevsen funeral home.
Taken from Longview Daily News, Longview, Washington, Jan 01, 1931, page 7:3. newspaper obituary.
Family Members
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Herman Edward Harrison
1887–1937
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William Pearl Harrison Sr
1888–1976
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Benjamin Franklin Harrison
1889–1897
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Harry Kurtis Harrison
1891–1961
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Leo Dell Harrison
1893–1915
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Orlean May Harrison Dick
1895–1979
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John Emmett Harrison
1899–1967
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Lillie June Harrison Thurston
1900–1974
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James Richard Harrison
1902–1937
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Raymond Harrison
1904–1997
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Henry Carl Harrison
1907–1968
