"WM. CROSE KILLED BY TRAIN - Prominent Thorntown Resident Dies Instantly In Crash Friday Afternoon
William Crose, age about 60, retired farmer, and one of the best known residents of Thorntown was instantly killed shortly after one o'clock Friday when the Ford coupe in which he was returning to his home from his farm southeast of the city, was struck by the one o'clock south bound Big 4 train at the Serum Company crossing, one mile south of town.
The automobile was entirely destroyed and parts of the machine were hurled more than 200 feet into a cornfield. The body of Mr. Crose was carried on the pnot [sic] of the engine until the train stopped at the depot. While the body was bruised, it was not mutilated and was prepared for burial at the Ernest McKern funeral parlors.
Mr. Crose was one of the most lovable men of Thorntown and his passing will be missed. A complete obituary will be printed in the next issue of The Times."
Thorntown Times, Boone Co., Indiana (No date is given, but March 27, 1925 is hand written on the clipping).
William Crose, age about 60, retired farmer, and one of the best known residents of Thorntown was instantly killed shortly after one o'clock Friday when the Ford coupe in which he was returning to his home from his farm southeast of the city, was struck by the one o'clock south bound Big 4 train at the Serum Company crossing, one mile south of town.
The automobile was entirely destroyed and parts of the machine were hurled more than 200 feet into a cornfield. The body of Mr. Crose was carried on the pnot [sic] of the engine until the train stopped at the depot. While the body was bruised, it was not mutilated and was prepared for burial at the Ernest McKern funeral parlors.
Mr. Crose was one of the most lovable men of Thorntown and his passing will be missed. A complete obituary will be printed in the next issue of The Times."
Thorntown Times, Boone Co., Indiana (No date is given, but March 27, 1925 is hand written on the clipping).
"WM. CROSE KILLED BY TRAIN - Prominent Thorntown Resident Dies Instantly In Crash Friday Afternoon
William Crose, age about 60, retired farmer, and one of the best known residents of Thorntown was instantly killed shortly after one o'clock Friday when the Ford coupe in which he was returning to his home from his farm southeast of the city, was struck by the one o'clock south bound Big 4 train at the Serum Company crossing, one mile south of town.
The automobile was entirely destroyed and parts of the machine were hurled more than 200 feet into a cornfield. The body of Mr. Crose was carried on the pnot [sic] of the engine until the train stopped at the depot. While the body was bruised, it was not mutilated and was prepared for burial at the Ernest McKern funeral parlors.
Mr. Crose was one of the most lovable men of Thorntown and his passing will be missed. A complete obituary will be printed in the next issue of The Times."
Thorntown Times, Boone Co., Indiana (No date is given, but March 27, 1925 is hand written on the clipping).
William Crose, age about 60, retired farmer, and one of the best known residents of Thorntown was instantly killed shortly after one o'clock Friday when the Ford coupe in which he was returning to his home from his farm southeast of the city, was struck by the one o'clock south bound Big 4 train at the Serum Company crossing, one mile south of town.
The automobile was entirely destroyed and parts of the machine were hurled more than 200 feet into a cornfield. The body of Mr. Crose was carried on the pnot [sic] of the engine until the train stopped at the depot. While the body was bruised, it was not mutilated and was prepared for burial at the Ernest McKern funeral parlors.
Mr. Crose was one of the most lovable men of Thorntown and his passing will be missed. A complete obituary will be printed in the next issue of The Times."
Thorntown Times, Boone Co., Indiana (No date is given, but March 27, 1925 is hand written on the clipping).
Gravesite Details
Same stone as Nina. They are buried next to Millard Crose (a 1st cousin). William was married first to Nancy (Nannie) J. Cones 12-25-1888 in Boone Co. She died 3-27-1890, and is buried in Mintonye Cemetery in Tippecanoe Co., IN.
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