He married twice; [1] to Dorraine Arlene Pederson, [2] to D. "Joan" McCord. on 21 Nov 1960 in Winterhaven, Imperial Co., CA. By Dorraine, he fathered two children: Travis Scott and Tracy Sue Major. By Joan, he fathered three children: Ruth Ann, Trent Whitney and Teal Ann Major.
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Sloan Man Killed In Auto Crash
Maxfield Melvin Major, 47, Sloan, was killed instantly about 2 a.m. Sunday when the car he was driving hit a bridge four miles east of Sloan on Iowa 141.
Mr. Major's car struck the right side of the bridge, caromed across it and went into a ditch on the left side of the highway, R. G. Luitjens, Iowa State Highway patrolman who investigated, said. The car was a total loss, Luitjens said.
An emergency ambulance from Sloan brought M. Major to a Sioux City hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival by Dr. Thomas L. Coriden, Woodbury County medical examiner.
Dr. Coriden said Mr. Major's injuries included a brain contusion, broken jaw, and broken trachea. Identification of the body was made Sunday morning, he said.
Funeral services were at 4 p.m. Sunday at the W. Harry Christy Funeral Home in Morningside. The Rev. Ronald Dahl of Skien Lutheran Church, Albaton, Iowa, officiated. Burial was today in Elmwood Cemetery at Mason City, Iowa.
Mr. Major was born Jan. 14, 1922, in Mason City. He was graduated from Mason City High School, and attended the University of Illinois and the University of Iowa. He was a civilian pilot instructor during World War II, and for the last few years had been in aircraft sales.
Survivors include the widow, Joan; two sons, Travis of Phoenix, Ariz., and Trent W., at home; four daughters, Miss Tracy Sue Major of Pheonix and Teal Ann, Ruth Ann and Rebecca, at home; his father, Harvey B. Major of Mason City; a sister, Mrs. Galyn Peterson of Mason City; and a brother, Robert Major, of Sioux City.
Published in the Sioux City Journal (Sioux City, Iowa) - Monday, April 21, 1969.
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Sloan Man Killed In Auto Crash
Maxfield Melvin Major, 47, Sloan, was killed instantly about 2 a.m. Sunday when the car he was driving hit a bridge four miles east of Sloan on Iowa 141.
Mr. Major's car struck the right side of the bridge, caromed across it and went into a ditch on the left side of the highway, R. G. Luitjens, Iowa State Highway patrolman who investigated, said. The car was a total loss, Luitjens said.
An emergency ambulance from Sloan brought M. Major to a Sioux City hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival by Dr. Thomas L. Coriden, Woodbury County medical examiner.
Dr. Coriden said Mr. Major's injuries included a brain contusion, broken jaw, and broken trachea. Identification of the body was made Sunday morning, he said.
Funeral services were at 4 p.m. Sunday at the W. Harry Christy Funeral Home in Morningside. The Rev. Ronald Dahl of Skien Lutheran Church, Albaton, Iowa, officiated. Burial was today in Elmwood Cemetery at Mason City, Iowa.
Mr. Major was born Jan. 14, 1922, in Mason City. He was graduated from Mason City High School, and attended the University of Illinois and the University of Iowa. He was a civilian pilot instructor during World War II, and for the last few years had been in aircraft sales.
Survivors include the widow, Joan; two sons, Travis of Phoenix, Ariz., and Trent W., at home; four daughters, Miss Tracy Sue Major of Pheonix and Teal Ann, Ruth Ann and Rebecca, at home; his father, Harvey B. Major of Mason City; a sister, Mrs. Galyn Peterson of Mason City; and a brother, Robert Major, of Sioux City.
Published in the Sioux City Journal (Sioux City, Iowa) - Monday, April 21, 1969.
He married twice; [1] to Dorraine Arlene Pederson, [2] to D. "Joan" McCord. on 21 Nov 1960 in Winterhaven, Imperial Co., CA. By Dorraine, he fathered two children: Travis Scott and Tracy Sue Major. By Joan, he fathered three children: Ruth Ann, Trent Whitney and Teal Ann Major.
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Sloan Man Killed In Auto Crash
Maxfield Melvin Major, 47, Sloan, was killed instantly about 2 a.m. Sunday when the car he was driving hit a bridge four miles east of Sloan on Iowa 141.
Mr. Major's car struck the right side of the bridge, caromed across it and went into a ditch on the left side of the highway, R. G. Luitjens, Iowa State Highway patrolman who investigated, said. The car was a total loss, Luitjens said.
An emergency ambulance from Sloan brought M. Major to a Sioux City hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival by Dr. Thomas L. Coriden, Woodbury County medical examiner.
Dr. Coriden said Mr. Major's injuries included a brain contusion, broken jaw, and broken trachea. Identification of the body was made Sunday morning, he said.
Funeral services were at 4 p.m. Sunday at the W. Harry Christy Funeral Home in Morningside. The Rev. Ronald Dahl of Skien Lutheran Church, Albaton, Iowa, officiated. Burial was today in Elmwood Cemetery at Mason City, Iowa.
Mr. Major was born Jan. 14, 1922, in Mason City. He was graduated from Mason City High School, and attended the University of Illinois and the University of Iowa. He was a civilian pilot instructor during World War II, and for the last few years had been in aircraft sales.
Survivors include the widow, Joan; two sons, Travis of Phoenix, Ariz., and Trent W., at home; four daughters, Miss Tracy Sue Major of Pheonix and Teal Ann, Ruth Ann and Rebecca, at home; his father, Harvey B. Major of Mason City; a sister, Mrs. Galyn Peterson of Mason City; and a brother, Robert Major, of Sioux City.
Published in the Sioux City Journal (Sioux City, Iowa) - Monday, April 21, 1969.
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Sloan Man Killed In Auto Crash
Maxfield Melvin Major, 47, Sloan, was killed instantly about 2 a.m. Sunday when the car he was driving hit a bridge four miles east of Sloan on Iowa 141.
Mr. Major's car struck the right side of the bridge, caromed across it and went into a ditch on the left side of the highway, R. G. Luitjens, Iowa State Highway patrolman who investigated, said. The car was a total loss, Luitjens said.
An emergency ambulance from Sloan brought M. Major to a Sioux City hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival by Dr. Thomas L. Coriden, Woodbury County medical examiner.
Dr. Coriden said Mr. Major's injuries included a brain contusion, broken jaw, and broken trachea. Identification of the body was made Sunday morning, he said.
Funeral services were at 4 p.m. Sunday at the W. Harry Christy Funeral Home in Morningside. The Rev. Ronald Dahl of Skien Lutheran Church, Albaton, Iowa, officiated. Burial was today in Elmwood Cemetery at Mason City, Iowa.
Mr. Major was born Jan. 14, 1922, in Mason City. He was graduated from Mason City High School, and attended the University of Illinois and the University of Iowa. He was a civilian pilot instructor during World War II, and for the last few years had been in aircraft sales.
Survivors include the widow, Joan; two sons, Travis of Phoenix, Ariz., and Trent W., at home; four daughters, Miss Tracy Sue Major of Pheonix and Teal Ann, Ruth Ann and Rebecca, at home; his father, Harvey B. Major of Mason City; a sister, Mrs. Galyn Peterson of Mason City; and a brother, Robert Major, of Sioux City.
Published in the Sioux City Journal (Sioux City, Iowa) - Monday, April 21, 1969.
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