The county's traffic death toll for 1957 jumped to five Saturday night when two Kokomo residents were fatally injured in a two-car collision on US 35 about on emile west of Greentown.
Victims of the head-on crash were Mrs. Nellie Perkins, 63, 1035 S Ohio Ave and Paul Adams, 52, Greentown.
Howard County coroner said Adams died seconds after the collision, which occurred about 6:40 p.m. Saturday, and that Mrs. Perkins died less than an hour later in St Joseph Hospital here.
The coroner said Adams suffered a fractured neck, broken left leg and internal injuries. He added that Mrs. Perkins suffered a skull fracture, and fractures of the right arm and right leg.
Investigating officers said the victims were driving alone in their autos on US 35, Adams westbound and Mrs. Perkins traveling east.
State Trooper Elmer Holtman, who investigated with Deputy Sheriffs Fred Foland and Tome Leap and Greentown Marshal John Harper, reported that marks on the highway indicated the impact occurred north of the center line.
"From the evidence we were able to get, it is our supposition that the eastbound auto crossed the center line and hit the westbound car." the state tropper added.
The motor of Perkins' car was knocked from its mounting into a ditch about 25 feet away, the state tropper said, adding that the Adams' auto went off the northside of the highway. Both vehicles were demolished.
An ambulance owned by the Sells and Rowe Funeral Home, Anderson came upon on the scene shortly after the accident and transported Mrs. Perkins to the hospital. Authorities said the ambulance was enroute to Logansport.
Paul D. Adams was born Sept 6, 1904, in Kokomo, the son of David and Ida Turner Adams. He was married to Freda May Wimberley on May 22, 1926 and she died Nov 1, 1948.
Mr. Adams was employed as a maintenance machinist by the Chrysler Corporation. He was a member of the First Baptist Church and had lived in Kokomo practically all of his life until moving to Greentown last July.
Survivors include one daughter, Marjoria Anne Adams, St. Joseph School of Nursing; five sons, Paul D Jr, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Mountain Grove, Mo, Sgt. Jack E, U.S. Army in Italy, Robert L, pastor of the Fairfax Community Baptist Church of Battle Creek, Michigan, Thomas L, employed with TWA in Chicago and Donald D with Sears Roebuck in Chicago; three sisters, Mrs. Carl (Juanita) McCarty of Fresno, California, Mrs. Marie Morris and Mrs. Ralph (Edna) Myers, both of Kokomo; one brother, Manford Adams of San Leandro, California; five grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be Wednesday at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. John M Newson officiating. Burial will be in Crown Point Cemetery. The casket will not be opened at church.
Friends may call at the Fenn Funeral Home after noon Tuesday.
Mrs. Nellie Mae Perkins, 63, 1025 S Ohio Ave, was born on March 23, 1894 in Monroe City, the daughter of Reuben and Rose Ellis. She was married to Lloyd Perkins, who died in 1951.
Mrs. Perkins came ot Kokomo in 1924. She was formerly employed by the Haynes Stellite Corp and was a member of the Main Street Methodist Church and the Daughters of America.
Survivors include two sons, Richard and Burnell, both of Kokomo; two brothers, Oscar Ellis of Niagara Falls, and Charles of Battle Creek, Michigan; two sisters, Mrs. Eula Winslow of Battle Creek and Mrs. Rachel Craig of Warren, Indiana and five grandchildren.
Burial will be in Jerome Cemetery.
Victims of the head-on crash were Mrs. Nellie Perkins, 63, 1035 S Ohio Ave and Paul Adams, 52, Greentown.
Howard County coroner said Adams died seconds after the collision, which occurred about 6:40 p.m. Saturday, and that Mrs. Perkins died less than an hour later in St Joseph Hospital here.
The coroner said Adams suffered a fractured neck, broken left leg and internal injuries. He added that Mrs. Perkins suffered a skull fracture, and fractures of the right arm and right leg.
Investigating officers said the victims were driving alone in their autos on US 35, Adams westbound and Mrs. Perkins traveling east.
State Trooper Elmer Holtman, who investigated with Deputy Sheriffs Fred Foland and Tome Leap and Greentown Marshal John Harper, reported that marks on the highway indicated the impact occurred north of the center line.
"From the evidence we were able to get, it is our supposition that the eastbound auto crossed the center line and hit the westbound car." the state tropper added.
The motor of Perkins' car was knocked from its mounting into a ditch about 25 feet away, the state tropper said, adding that the Adams' auto went off the northside of the highway. Both vehicles were demolished.
An ambulance owned by the Sells and Rowe Funeral Home, Anderson came upon on the scene shortly after the accident and transported Mrs. Perkins to the hospital. Authorities said the ambulance was enroute to Logansport.
Paul D. Adams was born Sept 6, 1904, in Kokomo, the son of David and Ida Turner Adams. He was married to Freda May Wimberley on May 22, 1926 and she died Nov 1, 1948.
Mr. Adams was employed as a maintenance machinist by the Chrysler Corporation. He was a member of the First Baptist Church and had lived in Kokomo practically all of his life until moving to Greentown last July.
Survivors include one daughter, Marjoria Anne Adams, St. Joseph School of Nursing; five sons, Paul D Jr, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Mountain Grove, Mo, Sgt. Jack E, U.S. Army in Italy, Robert L, pastor of the Fairfax Community Baptist Church of Battle Creek, Michigan, Thomas L, employed with TWA in Chicago and Donald D with Sears Roebuck in Chicago; three sisters, Mrs. Carl (Juanita) McCarty of Fresno, California, Mrs. Marie Morris and Mrs. Ralph (Edna) Myers, both of Kokomo; one brother, Manford Adams of San Leandro, California; five grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be Wednesday at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. John M Newson officiating. Burial will be in Crown Point Cemetery. The casket will not be opened at church.
Friends may call at the Fenn Funeral Home after noon Tuesday.
Mrs. Nellie Mae Perkins, 63, 1025 S Ohio Ave, was born on March 23, 1894 in Monroe City, the daughter of Reuben and Rose Ellis. She was married to Lloyd Perkins, who died in 1951.
Mrs. Perkins came ot Kokomo in 1924. She was formerly employed by the Haynes Stellite Corp and was a member of the Main Street Methodist Church and the Daughters of America.
Survivors include two sons, Richard and Burnell, both of Kokomo; two brothers, Oscar Ellis of Niagara Falls, and Charles of Battle Creek, Michigan; two sisters, Mrs. Eula Winslow of Battle Creek and Mrs. Rachel Craig of Warren, Indiana and five grandchildren.
Burial will be in Jerome Cemetery.
The county's traffic death toll for 1957 jumped to five Saturday night when two Kokomo residents were fatally injured in a two-car collision on US 35 about on emile west of Greentown.
Victims of the head-on crash were Mrs. Nellie Perkins, 63, 1035 S Ohio Ave and Paul Adams, 52, Greentown.
Howard County coroner said Adams died seconds after the collision, which occurred about 6:40 p.m. Saturday, and that Mrs. Perkins died less than an hour later in St Joseph Hospital here.
The coroner said Adams suffered a fractured neck, broken left leg and internal injuries. He added that Mrs. Perkins suffered a skull fracture, and fractures of the right arm and right leg.
Investigating officers said the victims were driving alone in their autos on US 35, Adams westbound and Mrs. Perkins traveling east.
State Trooper Elmer Holtman, who investigated with Deputy Sheriffs Fred Foland and Tome Leap and Greentown Marshal John Harper, reported that marks on the highway indicated the impact occurred north of the center line.
"From the evidence we were able to get, it is our supposition that the eastbound auto crossed the center line and hit the westbound car." the state tropper added.
The motor of Perkins' car was knocked from its mounting into a ditch about 25 feet away, the state tropper said, adding that the Adams' auto went off the northside of the highway. Both vehicles were demolished.
An ambulance owned by the Sells and Rowe Funeral Home, Anderson came upon on the scene shortly after the accident and transported Mrs. Perkins to the hospital. Authorities said the ambulance was enroute to Logansport.
Paul D. Adams was born Sept 6, 1904, in Kokomo, the son of David and Ida Turner Adams. He was married to Freda May Wimberley on May 22, 1926 and she died Nov 1, 1948.
Mr. Adams was employed as a maintenance machinist by the Chrysler Corporation. He was a member of the First Baptist Church and had lived in Kokomo practically all of his life until moving to Greentown last July.
Survivors include one daughter, Marjoria Anne Adams, St. Joseph School of Nursing; five sons, Paul D Jr, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Mountain Grove, Mo, Sgt. Jack E, U.S. Army in Italy, Robert L, pastor of the Fairfax Community Baptist Church of Battle Creek, Michigan, Thomas L, employed with TWA in Chicago and Donald D with Sears Roebuck in Chicago; three sisters, Mrs. Carl (Juanita) McCarty of Fresno, California, Mrs. Marie Morris and Mrs. Ralph (Edna) Myers, both of Kokomo; one brother, Manford Adams of San Leandro, California; five grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be Wednesday at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. John M Newson officiating. Burial will be in Crown Point Cemetery. The casket will not be opened at church.
Friends may call at the Fenn Funeral Home after noon Tuesday.
Mrs. Nellie Mae Perkins, 63, 1025 S Ohio Ave, was born on March 23, 1894 in Monroe City, the daughter of Reuben and Rose Ellis. She was married to Lloyd Perkins, who died in 1951.
Mrs. Perkins came ot Kokomo in 1924. She was formerly employed by the Haynes Stellite Corp and was a member of the Main Street Methodist Church and the Daughters of America.
Survivors include two sons, Richard and Burnell, both of Kokomo; two brothers, Oscar Ellis of Niagara Falls, and Charles of Battle Creek, Michigan; two sisters, Mrs. Eula Winslow of Battle Creek and Mrs. Rachel Craig of Warren, Indiana and five grandchildren.
Burial will be in Jerome Cemetery.
Victims of the head-on crash were Mrs. Nellie Perkins, 63, 1035 S Ohio Ave and Paul Adams, 52, Greentown.
Howard County coroner said Adams died seconds after the collision, which occurred about 6:40 p.m. Saturday, and that Mrs. Perkins died less than an hour later in St Joseph Hospital here.
The coroner said Adams suffered a fractured neck, broken left leg and internal injuries. He added that Mrs. Perkins suffered a skull fracture, and fractures of the right arm and right leg.
Investigating officers said the victims were driving alone in their autos on US 35, Adams westbound and Mrs. Perkins traveling east.
State Trooper Elmer Holtman, who investigated with Deputy Sheriffs Fred Foland and Tome Leap and Greentown Marshal John Harper, reported that marks on the highway indicated the impact occurred north of the center line.
"From the evidence we were able to get, it is our supposition that the eastbound auto crossed the center line and hit the westbound car." the state tropper added.
The motor of Perkins' car was knocked from its mounting into a ditch about 25 feet away, the state tropper said, adding that the Adams' auto went off the northside of the highway. Both vehicles were demolished.
An ambulance owned by the Sells and Rowe Funeral Home, Anderson came upon on the scene shortly after the accident and transported Mrs. Perkins to the hospital. Authorities said the ambulance was enroute to Logansport.
Paul D. Adams was born Sept 6, 1904, in Kokomo, the son of David and Ida Turner Adams. He was married to Freda May Wimberley on May 22, 1926 and she died Nov 1, 1948.
Mr. Adams was employed as a maintenance machinist by the Chrysler Corporation. He was a member of the First Baptist Church and had lived in Kokomo practically all of his life until moving to Greentown last July.
Survivors include one daughter, Marjoria Anne Adams, St. Joseph School of Nursing; five sons, Paul D Jr, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Mountain Grove, Mo, Sgt. Jack E, U.S. Army in Italy, Robert L, pastor of the Fairfax Community Baptist Church of Battle Creek, Michigan, Thomas L, employed with TWA in Chicago and Donald D with Sears Roebuck in Chicago; three sisters, Mrs. Carl (Juanita) McCarty of Fresno, California, Mrs. Marie Morris and Mrs. Ralph (Edna) Myers, both of Kokomo; one brother, Manford Adams of San Leandro, California; five grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be Wednesday at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. John M Newson officiating. Burial will be in Crown Point Cemetery. The casket will not be opened at church.
Friends may call at the Fenn Funeral Home after noon Tuesday.
Mrs. Nellie Mae Perkins, 63, 1025 S Ohio Ave, was born on March 23, 1894 in Monroe City, the daughter of Reuben and Rose Ellis. She was married to Lloyd Perkins, who died in 1951.
Mrs. Perkins came ot Kokomo in 1924. She was formerly employed by the Haynes Stellite Corp and was a member of the Main Street Methodist Church and the Daughters of America.
Survivors include two sons, Richard and Burnell, both of Kokomo; two brothers, Oscar Ellis of Niagara Falls, and Charles of Battle Creek, Michigan; two sisters, Mrs. Eula Winslow of Battle Creek and Mrs. Rachel Craig of Warren, Indiana and five grandchildren.
Burial will be in Jerome Cemetery.
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