Jason Willis Snow
GREEN COUNTY KENTUCKY OBITUARY – 1970
A Vietnam War veteran, home only 3 days, was killed instantly Saturday [November 7, 1970] in a motorcycle cement truck crash on the Clear Springs Road near Russell Springs. State Trooper Ed Hadley, who investigated the accident, said the motorcycle Jason Willie Snow, 21, was operating apparently went out of control in a curve of the road and ran straight into the path of the southbound cement truck. As the vehicle collided head on, Snow and the motorcycle evidently slid under the front end of the truck. Tried to Miss: Tire marks indicated that the driver of the cement truck, Glenn Leon Barnett, 31, of Rt. 1, Russell Springs, cut sharply to the right in an attempt to avoid hitting the motorcycle, but as they crashed, both vehicles, the death victim and truck driver were all hurled over an embankment. The truck came to rest on its right side and Barnett, though shaken by shock, was said to have not been injured much otherwise. The cement truck can probably be repaired, but the motorcycle was demolished, Trooper Hadley said. The accident occurred .2 mile from Russell Springs Saturday at 12:50 p.m. Following the impact, the cement truck with the motorcycle and victim underneath the front end, traveled only 35 feet before going over the embankment. Thus, estimates were that the truck was traveling at a low rate of speed when the collision took place. It belonged to the Russell County Ready Mix Co. Inexperienced Operator: Trooper Hadley said young Snow evidently lost control of the motorcycle as he rounded the sharp curve. He said there was no indication the motorcycle was traveling at an unduly high speed but added that he understood the victim hadn't ridden a whole lot. Snow had filled the motorcycle with gasoline at a station in Jamestown shortly before the tragic collision happened. Coroner Edward Rippetoe said his death was the result of a crushed skull and multiple injuries. The youth, who enlisted in the Army November 30, 1967, had gone through 2 campaigns in Vietnam. He was discharged from military service November 3 with the rank of Sgt. He was a recipient of several honor medals and campaign ribbons for his overseas service. The Survivors: He was the son of Kenneth Snow and Ina Conner Snow, formerly of Russell County but now residing on Rt. 4, Greensburg. Other immediate survivors include 4 brothers: Joe & Jimmy Snow, both of Louisville. (The report was that the victim and brother Jimmy had come to Russell County just 3 days previous to visit their many relatives here). Jerry & Junior Snow, both of Greensburg; 2 sisters: Mrs. Joyce Matney and Miss Jackie Snow, both of Greensburg and grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Willie Conner of Jamestown. Services for Jason Willie Snow were held Monday, November 9, at 1 p.m. in the chapel of the Rippetoe Funeral Home by Rev. Lee Curry of Greensburg. Burial was in the Jamestown Cemetery with the following pallbearers: Shelby Meadows, Gleason Matney, Phillip Matney, Cameron Snow, Kirby Robertson and Lisley C. Davis.
GREEN COUNTY KENTUCKY OBITUARY – 1970
A Vietnam War veteran, home only 3 days, was killed instantly Saturday [November 7, 1970] in a motorcycle cement truck crash on the Clear Springs Road near Russell Springs. State Trooper Ed Hadley, who investigated the accident, said the motorcycle Jason Willie Snow, 21, was operating apparently went out of control in a curve of the road and ran straight into the path of the southbound cement truck. As the vehicle collided head on, Snow and the motorcycle evidently slid under the front end of the truck. Tried to Miss: Tire marks indicated that the driver of the cement truck, Glenn Leon Barnett, 31, of Rt. 1, Russell Springs, cut sharply to the right in an attempt to avoid hitting the motorcycle, but as they crashed, both vehicles, the death victim and truck driver were all hurled over an embankment. The truck came to rest on its right side and Barnett, though shaken by shock, was said to have not been injured much otherwise. The cement truck can probably be repaired, but the motorcycle was demolished, Trooper Hadley said. The accident occurred .2 mile from Russell Springs Saturday at 12:50 p.m. Following the impact, the cement truck with the motorcycle and victim underneath the front end, traveled only 35 feet before going over the embankment. Thus, estimates were that the truck was traveling at a low rate of speed when the collision took place. It belonged to the Russell County Ready Mix Co. Inexperienced Operator: Trooper Hadley said young Snow evidently lost control of the motorcycle as he rounded the sharp curve. He said there was no indication the motorcycle was traveling at an unduly high speed but added that he understood the victim hadn't ridden a whole lot. Snow had filled the motorcycle with gasoline at a station in Jamestown shortly before the tragic collision happened. Coroner Edward Rippetoe said his death was the result of a crushed skull and multiple injuries. The youth, who enlisted in the Army November 30, 1967, had gone through 2 campaigns in Vietnam. He was discharged from military service November 3 with the rank of Sgt. He was a recipient of several honor medals and campaign ribbons for his overseas service. The Survivors: He was the son of Kenneth Snow and Ina Conner Snow, formerly of Russell County but now residing on Rt. 4, Greensburg. Other immediate survivors include 4 brothers: Joe & Jimmy Snow, both of Louisville. (The report was that the victim and brother Jimmy had come to Russell County just 3 days previous to visit their many relatives here). Jerry & Junior Snow, both of Greensburg; 2 sisters: Mrs. Joyce Matney and Miss Jackie Snow, both of Greensburg and grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Willie Conner of Jamestown. Services for Jason Willie Snow were held Monday, November 9, at 1 p.m. in the chapel of the Rippetoe Funeral Home by Rev. Lee Curry of Greensburg. Burial was in the Jamestown Cemetery with the following pallbearers: Shelby Meadows, Gleason Matney, Phillip Matney, Cameron Snow, Kirby Robertson and Lisley C. Davis.
Jason Willis Snow
GREEN COUNTY KENTUCKY OBITUARY – 1970
A Vietnam War veteran, home only 3 days, was killed instantly Saturday [November 7, 1970] in a motorcycle cement truck crash on the Clear Springs Road near Russell Springs. State Trooper Ed Hadley, who investigated the accident, said the motorcycle Jason Willie Snow, 21, was operating apparently went out of control in a curve of the road and ran straight into the path of the southbound cement truck. As the vehicle collided head on, Snow and the motorcycle evidently slid under the front end of the truck. Tried to Miss: Tire marks indicated that the driver of the cement truck, Glenn Leon Barnett, 31, of Rt. 1, Russell Springs, cut sharply to the right in an attempt to avoid hitting the motorcycle, but as they crashed, both vehicles, the death victim and truck driver were all hurled over an embankment. The truck came to rest on its right side and Barnett, though shaken by shock, was said to have not been injured much otherwise. The cement truck can probably be repaired, but the motorcycle was demolished, Trooper Hadley said. The accident occurred .2 mile from Russell Springs Saturday at 12:50 p.m. Following the impact, the cement truck with the motorcycle and victim underneath the front end, traveled only 35 feet before going over the embankment. Thus, estimates were that the truck was traveling at a low rate of speed when the collision took place. It belonged to the Russell County Ready Mix Co. Inexperienced Operator: Trooper Hadley said young Snow evidently lost control of the motorcycle as he rounded the sharp curve. He said there was no indication the motorcycle was traveling at an unduly high speed but added that he understood the victim hadn't ridden a whole lot. Snow had filled the motorcycle with gasoline at a station in Jamestown shortly before the tragic collision happened. Coroner Edward Rippetoe said his death was the result of a crushed skull and multiple injuries. The youth, who enlisted in the Army November 30, 1967, had gone through 2 campaigns in Vietnam. He was discharged from military service November 3 with the rank of Sgt. He was a recipient of several honor medals and campaign ribbons for his overseas service. The Survivors: He was the son of Kenneth Snow and Ina Conner Snow, formerly of Russell County but now residing on Rt. 4, Greensburg. Other immediate survivors include 4 brothers: Joe & Jimmy Snow, both of Louisville. (The report was that the victim and brother Jimmy had come to Russell County just 3 days previous to visit their many relatives here). Jerry & Junior Snow, both of Greensburg; 2 sisters: Mrs. Joyce Matney and Miss Jackie Snow, both of Greensburg and grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Willie Conner of Jamestown. Services for Jason Willie Snow were held Monday, November 9, at 1 p.m. in the chapel of the Rippetoe Funeral Home by Rev. Lee Curry of Greensburg. Burial was in the Jamestown Cemetery with the following pallbearers: Shelby Meadows, Gleason Matney, Phillip Matney, Cameron Snow, Kirby Robertson and Lisley C. Davis.
GREEN COUNTY KENTUCKY OBITUARY – 1970
A Vietnam War veteran, home only 3 days, was killed instantly Saturday [November 7, 1970] in a motorcycle cement truck crash on the Clear Springs Road near Russell Springs. State Trooper Ed Hadley, who investigated the accident, said the motorcycle Jason Willie Snow, 21, was operating apparently went out of control in a curve of the road and ran straight into the path of the southbound cement truck. As the vehicle collided head on, Snow and the motorcycle evidently slid under the front end of the truck. Tried to Miss: Tire marks indicated that the driver of the cement truck, Glenn Leon Barnett, 31, of Rt. 1, Russell Springs, cut sharply to the right in an attempt to avoid hitting the motorcycle, but as they crashed, both vehicles, the death victim and truck driver were all hurled over an embankment. The truck came to rest on its right side and Barnett, though shaken by shock, was said to have not been injured much otherwise. The cement truck can probably be repaired, but the motorcycle was demolished, Trooper Hadley said. The accident occurred .2 mile from Russell Springs Saturday at 12:50 p.m. Following the impact, the cement truck with the motorcycle and victim underneath the front end, traveled only 35 feet before going over the embankment. Thus, estimates were that the truck was traveling at a low rate of speed when the collision took place. It belonged to the Russell County Ready Mix Co. Inexperienced Operator: Trooper Hadley said young Snow evidently lost control of the motorcycle as he rounded the sharp curve. He said there was no indication the motorcycle was traveling at an unduly high speed but added that he understood the victim hadn't ridden a whole lot. Snow had filled the motorcycle with gasoline at a station in Jamestown shortly before the tragic collision happened. Coroner Edward Rippetoe said his death was the result of a crushed skull and multiple injuries. The youth, who enlisted in the Army November 30, 1967, had gone through 2 campaigns in Vietnam. He was discharged from military service November 3 with the rank of Sgt. He was a recipient of several honor medals and campaign ribbons for his overseas service. The Survivors: He was the son of Kenneth Snow and Ina Conner Snow, formerly of Russell County but now residing on Rt. 4, Greensburg. Other immediate survivors include 4 brothers: Joe & Jimmy Snow, both of Louisville. (The report was that the victim and brother Jimmy had come to Russell County just 3 days previous to visit their many relatives here). Jerry & Junior Snow, both of Greensburg; 2 sisters: Mrs. Joyce Matney and Miss Jackie Snow, both of Greensburg and grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Willie Conner of Jamestown. Services for Jason Willie Snow were held Monday, November 9, at 1 p.m. in the chapel of the Rippetoe Funeral Home by Rev. Lee Curry of Greensburg. Burial was in the Jamestown Cemetery with the following pallbearers: Shelby Meadows, Gleason Matney, Phillip Matney, Cameron Snow, Kirby Robertson and Lisley C. Davis.
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