Funeral services were conducted Monday at the Cass church for Raymond Miller, age 35, who was instantly Killed in a car wreck early Saturday evening on Highway 23 between the Mattox service station and North Branch of White Oak. Miller, an employee of the forest service as tractor driver for the past three years, is surviced by his wife;(Flora Mae Turner) his mother Mrs. Slaughter Miller of near Craven; two sisters, Mrs. Austin Childers of near Barnes and Mrs. Riley Turner of Springdale; three brothers, Arvil and Garland who lives with his mother near Cravens, and Ralph Miller who is in Oklahoma. The tragedy occured as Miller, accompanied by Eli Turner and Waldo Dean, were on their way to Ozark. It is reported that Miller's car collided with a truck driven by Ray Frederick of Huntsville who was accompanied by Joe Whorton, stock dealer, also of Huntsville. Neither of the men were injured. Waldo Dean is at his home suffering from deep cuts about his face and bruises. He was brought to the office of Dr. Porter at Burnes Drug store by Harold and Garl Whitson, where he was treated by Drs. Douglass and Gibbons. His condition is not considered serious. Eli Turner was not injured other than shaken up and slightly bruised. Dean had driveb a pick up truck to the home of his father, Jeff Dean, earlier in the afternoon. After being unable to repair a flat tire he hag walked to Miller's home and asked to ride to townwith him as he was coming into Ozark on business. Sheriff Crawford was called to investigate the wreck., but absolved the truck driver of all blame for the accident. Source: 75 Years ago in the Spectator dated Tuesday March 30, 1937.
Funeral services were conducted Monday at the Cass church for Raymond Miller, age 35, who was instantly Killed in a car wreck early Saturday evening on Highway 23 between the Mattox service station and North Branch of White Oak. Miller, an employee of the forest service as tractor driver for the past three years, is surviced by his wife;(Flora Mae Turner) his mother Mrs. Slaughter Miller of near Craven; two sisters, Mrs. Austin Childers of near Barnes and Mrs. Riley Turner of Springdale; three brothers, Arvil and Garland who lives with his mother near Cravens, and Ralph Miller who is in Oklahoma. The tragedy occured as Miller, accompanied by Eli Turner and Waldo Dean, were on their way to Ozark. It is reported that Miller's car collided with a truck driven by Ray Frederick of Huntsville who was accompanied by Joe Whorton, stock dealer, also of Huntsville. Neither of the men were injured. Waldo Dean is at his home suffering from deep cuts about his face and bruises. He was brought to the office of Dr. Porter at Burnes Drug store by Harold and Garl Whitson, where he was treated by Drs. Douglass and Gibbons. His condition is not considered serious. Eli Turner was not injured other than shaken up and slightly bruised. Dean had driveb a pick up truck to the home of his father, Jeff Dean, earlier in the afternoon. After being unable to repair a flat tire he hag walked to Miller's home and asked to ride to townwith him as he was coming into Ozark on business. Sheriff Crawford was called to investigate the wreck., but absolved the truck driver of all blame for the accident. Source: 75 Years ago in the Spectator dated Tuesday March 30, 1937.
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