A 7 year old Memphis girl died last night of injuries received in a highway accident on January 31 that sent six other members of her family to the hospital.
Death came to Peggy Sue Peek of 296 West Illinois at 11:25 p.m. in her room at St. Joseph Hospital. Her father, Ray H. Peek, was recovering from a broken back at the same hospital.
Mr. Peek, 39 year old millwright for Cleveland Container Co. at 1076 Texas, was driving with his family near Walnut, MS when a blowout pitched their station wagon over a highway embankment. Peggy Sue received a severe brain concussion and head cuts in the crash.
Mrs. Peek, 39, and four of her other children, Monnie Lou Peek, 13; Albert Ray Peek, 11; Ben Edwin Peek, 10; and May Catherine Peek, 5, were released from the hospital after treatment for cuts and bruises. Peggy leaves another sister, Linda Gale, 2.
Published in The Commercial Appeal on Friday, February, 5, 1954
Death came to Peggy Sue Peek of 296 West Illinois at 11:25 p.m. in her room at St. Joseph Hospital. Her father, Ray H. Peek, was recovering from a broken back at the same hospital.
Mr. Peek, 39 year old millwright for Cleveland Container Co. at 1076 Texas, was driving with his family near Walnut, MS when a blowout pitched their station wagon over a highway embankment. Peggy Sue received a severe brain concussion and head cuts in the crash.
Mrs. Peek, 39, and four of her other children, Monnie Lou Peek, 13; Albert Ray Peek, 11; Ben Edwin Peek, 10; and May Catherine Peek, 5, were released from the hospital after treatment for cuts and bruises. Peggy leaves another sister, Linda Gale, 2.
Published in The Commercial Appeal on Friday, February, 5, 1954
A 7 year old Memphis girl died last night of injuries received in a highway accident on January 31 that sent six other members of her family to the hospital.
Death came to Peggy Sue Peek of 296 West Illinois at 11:25 p.m. in her room at St. Joseph Hospital. Her father, Ray H. Peek, was recovering from a broken back at the same hospital.
Mr. Peek, 39 year old millwright for Cleveland Container Co. at 1076 Texas, was driving with his family near Walnut, MS when a blowout pitched their station wagon over a highway embankment. Peggy Sue received a severe brain concussion and head cuts in the crash.
Mrs. Peek, 39, and four of her other children, Monnie Lou Peek, 13; Albert Ray Peek, 11; Ben Edwin Peek, 10; and May Catherine Peek, 5, were released from the hospital after treatment for cuts and bruises. Peggy leaves another sister, Linda Gale, 2.
Published in The Commercial Appeal on Friday, February, 5, 1954
Death came to Peggy Sue Peek of 296 West Illinois at 11:25 p.m. in her room at St. Joseph Hospital. Her father, Ray H. Peek, was recovering from a broken back at the same hospital.
Mr. Peek, 39 year old millwright for Cleveland Container Co. at 1076 Texas, was driving with his family near Walnut, MS when a blowout pitched their station wagon over a highway embankment. Peggy Sue received a severe brain concussion and head cuts in the crash.
Mrs. Peek, 39, and four of her other children, Monnie Lou Peek, 13; Albert Ray Peek, 11; Ben Edwin Peek, 10; and May Catherine Peek, 5, were released from the hospital after treatment for cuts and bruises. Peggy leaves another sister, Linda Gale, 2.
Published in The Commercial Appeal on Friday, February, 5, 1954
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