BUFFALO HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR FATALLY HURT WHEN STRUCK BY AUTO
Vernon Waddell, 17, of Derwent, Is Victim of Tragic Accident
Vernon Waddell, 17, Derwent, Buffalo high school senior and manager of the school's basketball team, was fatally injured shortly before midnight Wednesday when struck by an automobile just west of Derwent on State Route 313.
Investigating state highway patrolmen said the car which struck the youth was driven by Gilbert L. Bond, Old Washington high school teacher. Waddell and Ross Broom, 16, a member of the Buffalo Team, were walking home at the time.
Patrolmen reported the youths were walking on the right side of the road in the same direction that the Bond car was traveling. The driver was not held. Waddell's death occurred a few minutes after the accident at Little Clinic, Byesville, from a fractured skull. The body was removed to the Herlan funeral home, Byesville.
The youth was an outstanding scholar, was president of the senior class and was highly respected by his class mates. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. "Bid" Waddell and the following brothers and sisters, Kathleen, of the home, Joseph, Rodney, Vera, Orma and Bernice, all of Akron.
The Daily Jeffersonian, Thursday 21 December 1939, pg. 1 and 2
Funeral Services Saturday 1 p.m. For Auto Victim
Funeral services for Vernon Waddell, 17, Derwent, fatally injured late Wednesday when struck by an automobile, will be conducted Saturday at 1 p.m. at Derwent Methodist Church by the pastor, Rev. Frank Chapman. Burial will be made in Derwent cemetery.
Young Waddell, Buffalo high school senior, president of his class, manager of the basketball team the past two years and associate editor of "The Bison", high school publication, was one of the most active students of the school and rated high scholastically.
In the annual scholarship contests, Waddell had taken county, district and state honors and had his life not been snuffed out by the unfortunate accident, would have been the fifth member of his family to graduate.
In addition to his parents, Mrs. and Mrs. D.B. Waddell, the youth is survived by seven brothers, and sisters, Rodney, Derwent, Mrs. Vera Rankin, Mrs. Orma Kessler, Joseph and Bernice Waddell, Akron, Louis, Detroit, Mich., and Miss Kathleen, of the home.
The body has been removed to the home from the Herlan funeral home, Byesville.
The Daily Jeffersonian, Friday, 22 December 1939
Vernon Waddell, 17, of Derwent, Is Victim of Tragic Accident
Vernon Waddell, 17, Derwent, Buffalo high school senior and manager of the school's basketball team, was fatally injured shortly before midnight Wednesday when struck by an automobile just west of Derwent on State Route 313.
Investigating state highway patrolmen said the car which struck the youth was driven by Gilbert L. Bond, Old Washington high school teacher. Waddell and Ross Broom, 16, a member of the Buffalo Team, were walking home at the time.
Patrolmen reported the youths were walking on the right side of the road in the same direction that the Bond car was traveling. The driver was not held. Waddell's death occurred a few minutes after the accident at Little Clinic, Byesville, from a fractured skull. The body was removed to the Herlan funeral home, Byesville.
The youth was an outstanding scholar, was president of the senior class and was highly respected by his class mates. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. "Bid" Waddell and the following brothers and sisters, Kathleen, of the home, Joseph, Rodney, Vera, Orma and Bernice, all of Akron.
The Daily Jeffersonian, Thursday 21 December 1939, pg. 1 and 2
Funeral Services Saturday 1 p.m. For Auto Victim
Funeral services for Vernon Waddell, 17, Derwent, fatally injured late Wednesday when struck by an automobile, will be conducted Saturday at 1 p.m. at Derwent Methodist Church by the pastor, Rev. Frank Chapman. Burial will be made in Derwent cemetery.
Young Waddell, Buffalo high school senior, president of his class, manager of the basketball team the past two years and associate editor of "The Bison", high school publication, was one of the most active students of the school and rated high scholastically.
In the annual scholarship contests, Waddell had taken county, district and state honors and had his life not been snuffed out by the unfortunate accident, would have been the fifth member of his family to graduate.
In addition to his parents, Mrs. and Mrs. D.B. Waddell, the youth is survived by seven brothers, and sisters, Rodney, Derwent, Mrs. Vera Rankin, Mrs. Orma Kessler, Joseph and Bernice Waddell, Akron, Louis, Detroit, Mich., and Miss Kathleen, of the home.
The body has been removed to the home from the Herlan funeral home, Byesville.
The Daily Jeffersonian, Friday, 22 December 1939
BUFFALO HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR FATALLY HURT WHEN STRUCK BY AUTO
Vernon Waddell, 17, of Derwent, Is Victim of Tragic Accident
Vernon Waddell, 17, Derwent, Buffalo high school senior and manager of the school's basketball team, was fatally injured shortly before midnight Wednesday when struck by an automobile just west of Derwent on State Route 313.
Investigating state highway patrolmen said the car which struck the youth was driven by Gilbert L. Bond, Old Washington high school teacher. Waddell and Ross Broom, 16, a member of the Buffalo Team, were walking home at the time.
Patrolmen reported the youths were walking on the right side of the road in the same direction that the Bond car was traveling. The driver was not held. Waddell's death occurred a few minutes after the accident at Little Clinic, Byesville, from a fractured skull. The body was removed to the Herlan funeral home, Byesville.
The youth was an outstanding scholar, was president of the senior class and was highly respected by his class mates. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. "Bid" Waddell and the following brothers and sisters, Kathleen, of the home, Joseph, Rodney, Vera, Orma and Bernice, all of Akron.
The Daily Jeffersonian, Thursday 21 December 1939, pg. 1 and 2
Funeral Services Saturday 1 p.m. For Auto Victim
Funeral services for Vernon Waddell, 17, Derwent, fatally injured late Wednesday when struck by an automobile, will be conducted Saturday at 1 p.m. at Derwent Methodist Church by the pastor, Rev. Frank Chapman. Burial will be made in Derwent cemetery.
Young Waddell, Buffalo high school senior, president of his class, manager of the basketball team the past two years and associate editor of "The Bison", high school publication, was one of the most active students of the school and rated high scholastically.
In the annual scholarship contests, Waddell had taken county, district and state honors and had his life not been snuffed out by the unfortunate accident, would have been the fifth member of his family to graduate.
In addition to his parents, Mrs. and Mrs. D.B. Waddell, the youth is survived by seven brothers, and sisters, Rodney, Derwent, Mrs. Vera Rankin, Mrs. Orma Kessler, Joseph and Bernice Waddell, Akron, Louis, Detroit, Mich., and Miss Kathleen, of the home.
The body has been removed to the home from the Herlan funeral home, Byesville.
The Daily Jeffersonian, Friday, 22 December 1939
Vernon Waddell, 17, of Derwent, Is Victim of Tragic Accident
Vernon Waddell, 17, Derwent, Buffalo high school senior and manager of the school's basketball team, was fatally injured shortly before midnight Wednesday when struck by an automobile just west of Derwent on State Route 313.
Investigating state highway patrolmen said the car which struck the youth was driven by Gilbert L. Bond, Old Washington high school teacher. Waddell and Ross Broom, 16, a member of the Buffalo Team, were walking home at the time.
Patrolmen reported the youths were walking on the right side of the road in the same direction that the Bond car was traveling. The driver was not held. Waddell's death occurred a few minutes after the accident at Little Clinic, Byesville, from a fractured skull. The body was removed to the Herlan funeral home, Byesville.
The youth was an outstanding scholar, was president of the senior class and was highly respected by his class mates. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. "Bid" Waddell and the following brothers and sisters, Kathleen, of the home, Joseph, Rodney, Vera, Orma and Bernice, all of Akron.
The Daily Jeffersonian, Thursday 21 December 1939, pg. 1 and 2
Funeral Services Saturday 1 p.m. For Auto Victim
Funeral services for Vernon Waddell, 17, Derwent, fatally injured late Wednesday when struck by an automobile, will be conducted Saturday at 1 p.m. at Derwent Methodist Church by the pastor, Rev. Frank Chapman. Burial will be made in Derwent cemetery.
Young Waddell, Buffalo high school senior, president of his class, manager of the basketball team the past two years and associate editor of "The Bison", high school publication, was one of the most active students of the school and rated high scholastically.
In the annual scholarship contests, Waddell had taken county, district and state honors and had his life not been snuffed out by the unfortunate accident, would have been the fifth member of his family to graduate.
In addition to his parents, Mrs. and Mrs. D.B. Waddell, the youth is survived by seven brothers, and sisters, Rodney, Derwent, Mrs. Vera Rankin, Mrs. Orma Kessler, Joseph and Bernice Waddell, Akron, Louis, Detroit, Mich., and Miss Kathleen, of the home.
The body has been removed to the home from the Herlan funeral home, Byesville.
The Daily Jeffersonian, Friday, 22 December 1939
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