MIDDLETOWN MAN KILLED
LINCOLN - A Middletown father became Logan County's 5th traffic fatality of the year Saturday.

James Agnew, 47, was dead on arrival at 8 p.m. at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital here. His wife, Fay, 41; the couple's two daughters, Peggy, 9, and Sallie, 6; and Mrs. Betty Berger, 26, of R.R. 1, New Holland were admitted to the hospital.

Agnew was driving west when the eastbound car driven by Mrs. Berger topped the crest of a hill on a narrow gravel road about 15 miles southwest of Lincoln. The cars met headon.

Authorities placed the time of the accident at approximately 6:45 p.m. Mrs. Berger walked about a quarter of a mile to summon aid, they said.

Peggy was in serious condition with possible leg fractures and severe lacerations of the face. She was thrown through the windshield by the impact of the cars, officers said.

Mrs. Agnes was listed in fair condition with facial lacerations, and Sallie was in fair condition after sustaining a bump and lacerations to the head.

Mrs. Berger, traveling alone, received a deep laceration on the chin and also in fair condition.

Agnew had been employed at Caterpillar Tractor at Peoria and was to resume work Monday after a layoff.

He is survived by the widow; the two daughters; two brothers, John and Garland, both of Middletown; and three sisters, Mrs. Raymond Brinkmeyer, and Mrs. Thomas Winterbauer, both of Middletown, and Mrs. Blanche House, of New Albany, Ind.

The body was taken to Holland and Barry Funeral Home in LIncoln.

Daily Illinois State Journal
Sunday, Mar 24, 1963
Springfield, IL
Page: 1
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U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: James Byron Agnew
Race: White
Age: 24
Birth Date: 24 Nov 1915
Birth Place: Menard
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Middletown, Logan, Illinois, USA
Employer: Frank Agnew
Complexion: Dark
Eye Color: Hazel
Hair Color: Brown
Next of Kin: Frank Agnew (father)
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U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970
Name: James B Agnew
Birth Date: 24 Nov 1915
Service Number: 36 058 195
Service Branch: Army
Unit: Tech/4 -Hdq. & Hdq. DET. 4rh REPL. BN
Enlistment Date: 2 Jun 1942
Discharge Date: 27 Oct 1945
Death Date: 23 Mar 1963
Cemetery: Irish Grove Cemetery
Cemetery Location: Middletown, Illinois, USA
Applicant: Mrs. Faye Agnew
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