Former Wyoming Teacher Instantly Killed at Wyanet

MRS. CLIFFORD P. LADD, FORMERLY MISS PLESSIE MOZINGO, CATAPULTED OUT OF CAR; SISTER ALSO INJURED.

Mrs. Clifford P. Ladd of New York City, formerly Miss Plessie Mozingo of Wyoming, was instantly killed near Wyanet Sunday noon, when the car in which she was riding left the pavement, crossed a ditch, crashed through a fence, and overturned in a cornfield. Mrs. Ladd was riding in the rumble-seat of the car and was thrown out on her head with terrific force, death being instantaneous.

Mrs. Ladd's sister, Mrs. Franklin Barrow of Oak Park, Ill., suffered a broken collar bone, a fractured shoulder and three broken ribs. Mrs. Barrow will be remembered in Wyoming as Miss Ardis Mozingo. The driver of the car, husband of Mrs. Ladd, escaped with minor injuries, including a severely sprained ankle, cuts and bruises. Both he and Mrs. Barrow were removed to the Perry Memorial hospital at Princeton, and a number of relatives from Wyoming and community called at the hospital Monday.

Mr. and Mrs. Ladd had been visiting with Mrs. Barrow at her Oak Park home for several weeks, and Mr. Ladd had recently purchased a new Nash coupe. Mr. and Mrs. Ladd and Mrs. Barrow left Oak Park Sunday morning for Sycamore, Iowa, and were accompanied as far as Mendota by Mr. Barrow and a little son.

At a point near Wyanet on Route 7 Mr. Ladd passed a car going in the same direction. The Ladd car was traveling at a high rate of speed as it passed the other machine and the driver evidently lost control of his machine as he attempted to swing back into his own lane to avoid striking an approaching car. After passing down a steep embankment, the Nash coupe crashed through a fence and into a cornfield, finally turning over, front end down. As the rear end of the car went into the air Mrs. Ladd, who was riding in the rumble-seat, was catapulted head foremost into the air. She was frightfully bruised about the head and body.

An inquest was held Sunday afternoon, the verdict of the jury being that Mrs. Ladd "came to her death from a fractured skull of the right temple region received in an auto accident on Route 7, in Wyanet township, about noon, August 27, 1933.

Mrs. Barrow's condition was considered critical for a time, but relatives who visited the hospital Monday stated that she will recover, although she is suffering much pain.

Funeral services will be held at Oak Park, Ill., Thursday afternoon, and will be attended by Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Miller and daughter Mrs. J. T. Wead, of Wyoming. Mrs. Ladd was a niece of Mr. Miller, Mrs. Watson Egbert of Toulon, Mrs. A. J. Adams of Springfield, and T. L. Miller of Kewanee.

Mrs. Ladd made her home in Wyoming for a number of years, first serving as a teacher in the North Side grade school and later in the old South Side school. While a resident of Wyoming she made her home with her aunt, the late Mrs. A. B. Hoff. Mrs. Ladd is also survived by two brothers, Harley of California and John of Iowa, both of whom are former teachers in the North Side grade school.

—Wyoming Post-Herald (Wyoming, Illinois), 30 Aug 1933, pg. 1

MRS. PLESSIE L. LADD

Auto Accident Fatal to Sister of Mrs. Franklin Barrow, While Enroute to Old Home in Iowa

An automobile accident which occurred Sunday, August 27, caused the instant death of Mrs. Plessie L. Ladd, sister of Mrs. Franklin Barrow of 1143 Keystone avenue, River Forest, severe injuries to Mrs. Barrow which are confining her in the hospital near Princeton, Ill., and lesser injuries to Mrs. Ladd's husband, Clifford P. Ladd.

Mr. and Mrs. Ladd, residents of New York, who had been visiting the Franklin Barrow family and seeing the Fair left last Sunday morning accompanied by Mrs. Barrow for a trip to their old home in Iowa when near Princeton the accident occurred.

Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon from the Franklin Barrow residence with the Rev. A. M. McDonald officiating. Interment was at Forest Home.

--Oak Leaves (Oak Park, Illinois) 1 Sep 1933

spouse: Clifford Pierpont Ladd, (28 Sep 1894-1969)

Married 15 Nov 1922, Manila,​ Manila,​ Philippines

1925 was a busy year for the Ladds. Mr. Ladd had been a cashier at International Bank in Manila, but in the spring of that year he and his wife traveled throughout Europe. Mr. Ladd then took a new job as assistant manager of the import/export firm of Peabody & Co. in Buenos Aires.