The Progress, Clearfield, Pa., Monday, October 10, 1966 Page 1
Drivers of Car, Motorcycle Killed in Route 153 Crash
Two men were killed instantly Saturday night in a violent crash involving a car and a motorcycle on Route 153, about 10 miles north of Clearfield.
The dead are Jeptha D. Kyler, 30, of Clearfield, driver of the car, and Leslie D. (Muckel) Stevens, 43, of Woodland, operator of the motorcycle.
Injured in the crash, and reported in satisfactory condition at the Clearfield Hospital, was Edgar J. Graham, 34, of Woodland, a passenger on the motorcycle.
Mr. Graham suffered a fractured right wrist, a fractured finger on his left hand, cuts of the forehead and brush burns.
State police from the Clearfield substation said both the motorcycle and car were traveling north and the car, in the act of overtaking the motorcycle, struck the machine in the rear.
Both Mr. Stevens and Mr. Graham were thrown off the motorcycle and into the steel guard rails. The car continued down the highway for about 150 feet, police said, before striking 11 guard rails.
Police said the car then continued an additional 300 feet before going over a 45-foot embankment and overturning several times. Mr. Kyler was hurled from the car and his body was found 70 feet from where the car finally came to rest.
Funeral services for Mr. Kyler will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Bennett Funeral Home. The Rev. Bruce Bishop will officiate and interment will be in Bradford Cemetery.
Friends may call in the funeral home from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. today and until the hour of services Tuesday.
Born in Woodland Nov. 20, 1935, a son of Ellis and Eva Knepp Kyler, he is survived by his parents, his grandfather, J. V. Knepp of Woodland, and the following uncle and aunts: the Rev. Harold Knepp, Ligonier; Mrs. Lean Mead, Clerafield; and Mrs. Minnie Burns and Mrs. Ethel Williams, Woodland.
He attended the Clearfield schools, served in the Armed Forces for three years and was employed by the Franklin Tannery Co. at Curwensville. He was a member of the Woodland EUB Church.
Services for Mr. Stevens will be conducted in the Woodland Methodist at 2 p.m. Wednesday by the Rev. Robert Rambo. Interment will be in Bradford Cemetery.
Friends may call in the Bennett Funeral Home from 2 p.m. tomorrow until 11 a.m. Wednesday. The family will receive friends in the church from noon Wednesday until the hour of service.
Military services at the graveside will be conducted by the John Lewis Shade Post. American Legion, of Clearfield.
Born at Woodland Dec. 12, 1922, a son of Guy and Cora Sample Stevens, he is survived by his parents, his wife, Josephine Stone Stevens, and two daughters, Mrs. Terry (Sis) Jordan of Woodland, and Judith Smeal of Clearfield.
A brother, Clair W. Stevens of Long Island, N.Y., survives as do the following sisters: Mrs. Tyrus (Mary) Narehood, Niagara Falls, N.Y.; Mrs. John (Arlene) Zadrozny, Huntingdon, L.I., N.Y.; and Mrs. Ned (Betty) Gross, Clearfield R.D. 3.
He was preceded in death by one granddaughter and by a brother, Robert Guy Stevens, three weeks ago.
He was a veteran of World War II, a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles 812 at Clearfield and was employed by the Harbison-Walker Refractories Works No. 1 at Clearfield and the Smith Trucking Co. of Woodland. He was a former member of the Woodland Methodist Church.
Drivers of Car, Motorcycle Killed in Route 153 Crash
Two men were killed instantly Saturday night in a violent crash involving a car and a motorcycle on Route 153, about 10 miles north of Clearfield.
The dead are Jeptha D. Kyler, 30, of Clearfield, driver of the car, and Leslie D. (Muckel) Stevens, 43, of Woodland, operator of the motorcycle.
Injured in the crash, and reported in satisfactory condition at the Clearfield Hospital, was Edgar J. Graham, 34, of Woodland, a passenger on the motorcycle.
Mr. Graham suffered a fractured right wrist, a fractured finger on his left hand, cuts of the forehead and brush burns.
State police from the Clearfield substation said both the motorcycle and car were traveling north and the car, in the act of overtaking the motorcycle, struck the machine in the rear.
Both Mr. Stevens and Mr. Graham were thrown off the motorcycle and into the steel guard rails. The car continued down the highway for about 150 feet, police said, before striking 11 guard rails.
Police said the car then continued an additional 300 feet before going over a 45-foot embankment and overturning several times. Mr. Kyler was hurled from the car and his body was found 70 feet from where the car finally came to rest.
Funeral services for Mr. Kyler will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Bennett Funeral Home. The Rev. Bruce Bishop will officiate and interment will be in Bradford Cemetery.
Friends may call in the funeral home from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. today and until the hour of services Tuesday.
Born in Woodland Nov. 20, 1935, a son of Ellis and Eva Knepp Kyler, he is survived by his parents, his grandfather, J. V. Knepp of Woodland, and the following uncle and aunts: the Rev. Harold Knepp, Ligonier; Mrs. Lean Mead, Clerafield; and Mrs. Minnie Burns and Mrs. Ethel Williams, Woodland.
He attended the Clearfield schools, served in the Armed Forces for three years and was employed by the Franklin Tannery Co. at Curwensville. He was a member of the Woodland EUB Church.
Services for Mr. Stevens will be conducted in the Woodland Methodist at 2 p.m. Wednesday by the Rev. Robert Rambo. Interment will be in Bradford Cemetery.
Friends may call in the Bennett Funeral Home from 2 p.m. tomorrow until 11 a.m. Wednesday. The family will receive friends in the church from noon Wednesday until the hour of service.
Military services at the graveside will be conducted by the John Lewis Shade Post. American Legion, of Clearfield.
Born at Woodland Dec. 12, 1922, a son of Guy and Cora Sample Stevens, he is survived by his parents, his wife, Josephine Stone Stevens, and two daughters, Mrs. Terry (Sis) Jordan of Woodland, and Judith Smeal of Clearfield.
A brother, Clair W. Stevens of Long Island, N.Y., survives as do the following sisters: Mrs. Tyrus (Mary) Narehood, Niagara Falls, N.Y.; Mrs. John (Arlene) Zadrozny, Huntingdon, L.I., N.Y.; and Mrs. Ned (Betty) Gross, Clearfield R.D. 3.
He was preceded in death by one granddaughter and by a brother, Robert Guy Stevens, three weeks ago.
He was a veteran of World War II, a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles 812 at Clearfield and was employed by the Harbison-Walker Refractories Works No. 1 at Clearfield and the Smith Trucking Co. of Woodland. He was a former member of the Woodland Methodist Church.
The Progress, Clearfield, Pa., Monday, October 10, 1966 Page 1
Drivers of Car, Motorcycle Killed in Route 153 Crash
Two men were killed instantly Saturday night in a violent crash involving a car and a motorcycle on Route 153, about 10 miles north of Clearfield.
The dead are Jeptha D. Kyler, 30, of Clearfield, driver of the car, and Leslie D. (Muckel) Stevens, 43, of Woodland, operator of the motorcycle.
Injured in the crash, and reported in satisfactory condition at the Clearfield Hospital, was Edgar J. Graham, 34, of Woodland, a passenger on the motorcycle.
Mr. Graham suffered a fractured right wrist, a fractured finger on his left hand, cuts of the forehead and brush burns.
State police from the Clearfield substation said both the motorcycle and car were traveling north and the car, in the act of overtaking the motorcycle, struck the machine in the rear.
Both Mr. Stevens and Mr. Graham were thrown off the motorcycle and into the steel guard rails. The car continued down the highway for about 150 feet, police said, before striking 11 guard rails.
Police said the car then continued an additional 300 feet before going over a 45-foot embankment and overturning several times. Mr. Kyler was hurled from the car and his body was found 70 feet from where the car finally came to rest.
Funeral services for Mr. Kyler will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Bennett Funeral Home. The Rev. Bruce Bishop will officiate and interment will be in Bradford Cemetery.
Friends may call in the funeral home from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. today and until the hour of services Tuesday.
Born in Woodland Nov. 20, 1935, a son of Ellis and Eva Knepp Kyler, he is survived by his parents, his grandfather, J. V. Knepp of Woodland, and the following uncle and aunts: the Rev. Harold Knepp, Ligonier; Mrs. Lean Mead, Clerafield; and Mrs. Minnie Burns and Mrs. Ethel Williams, Woodland.
He attended the Clearfield schools, served in the Armed Forces for three years and was employed by the Franklin Tannery Co. at Curwensville. He was a member of the Woodland EUB Church.
Services for Mr. Stevens will be conducted in the Woodland Methodist at 2 p.m. Wednesday by the Rev. Robert Rambo. Interment will be in Bradford Cemetery.
Friends may call in the Bennett Funeral Home from 2 p.m. tomorrow until 11 a.m. Wednesday. The family will receive friends in the church from noon Wednesday until the hour of service.
Military services at the graveside will be conducted by the John Lewis Shade Post. American Legion, of Clearfield.
Born at Woodland Dec. 12, 1922, a son of Guy and Cora Sample Stevens, he is survived by his parents, his wife, Josephine Stone Stevens, and two daughters, Mrs. Terry (Sis) Jordan of Woodland, and Judith Smeal of Clearfield.
A brother, Clair W. Stevens of Long Island, N.Y., survives as do the following sisters: Mrs. Tyrus (Mary) Narehood, Niagara Falls, N.Y.; Mrs. John (Arlene) Zadrozny, Huntingdon, L.I., N.Y.; and Mrs. Ned (Betty) Gross, Clearfield R.D. 3.
He was preceded in death by one granddaughter and by a brother, Robert Guy Stevens, three weeks ago.
He was a veteran of World War II, a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles 812 at Clearfield and was employed by the Harbison-Walker Refractories Works No. 1 at Clearfield and the Smith Trucking Co. of Woodland. He was a former member of the Woodland Methodist Church.
Drivers of Car, Motorcycle Killed in Route 153 Crash
Two men were killed instantly Saturday night in a violent crash involving a car and a motorcycle on Route 153, about 10 miles north of Clearfield.
The dead are Jeptha D. Kyler, 30, of Clearfield, driver of the car, and Leslie D. (Muckel) Stevens, 43, of Woodland, operator of the motorcycle.
Injured in the crash, and reported in satisfactory condition at the Clearfield Hospital, was Edgar J. Graham, 34, of Woodland, a passenger on the motorcycle.
Mr. Graham suffered a fractured right wrist, a fractured finger on his left hand, cuts of the forehead and brush burns.
State police from the Clearfield substation said both the motorcycle and car were traveling north and the car, in the act of overtaking the motorcycle, struck the machine in the rear.
Both Mr. Stevens and Mr. Graham were thrown off the motorcycle and into the steel guard rails. The car continued down the highway for about 150 feet, police said, before striking 11 guard rails.
Police said the car then continued an additional 300 feet before going over a 45-foot embankment and overturning several times. Mr. Kyler was hurled from the car and his body was found 70 feet from where the car finally came to rest.
Funeral services for Mr. Kyler will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Bennett Funeral Home. The Rev. Bruce Bishop will officiate and interment will be in Bradford Cemetery.
Friends may call in the funeral home from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. today and until the hour of services Tuesday.
Born in Woodland Nov. 20, 1935, a son of Ellis and Eva Knepp Kyler, he is survived by his parents, his grandfather, J. V. Knepp of Woodland, and the following uncle and aunts: the Rev. Harold Knepp, Ligonier; Mrs. Lean Mead, Clerafield; and Mrs. Minnie Burns and Mrs. Ethel Williams, Woodland.
He attended the Clearfield schools, served in the Armed Forces for three years and was employed by the Franklin Tannery Co. at Curwensville. He was a member of the Woodland EUB Church.
Services for Mr. Stevens will be conducted in the Woodland Methodist at 2 p.m. Wednesday by the Rev. Robert Rambo. Interment will be in Bradford Cemetery.
Friends may call in the Bennett Funeral Home from 2 p.m. tomorrow until 11 a.m. Wednesday. The family will receive friends in the church from noon Wednesday until the hour of service.
Military services at the graveside will be conducted by the John Lewis Shade Post. American Legion, of Clearfield.
Born at Woodland Dec. 12, 1922, a son of Guy and Cora Sample Stevens, he is survived by his parents, his wife, Josephine Stone Stevens, and two daughters, Mrs. Terry (Sis) Jordan of Woodland, and Judith Smeal of Clearfield.
A brother, Clair W. Stevens of Long Island, N.Y., survives as do the following sisters: Mrs. Tyrus (Mary) Narehood, Niagara Falls, N.Y.; Mrs. John (Arlene) Zadrozny, Huntingdon, L.I., N.Y.; and Mrs. Ned (Betty) Gross, Clearfield R.D. 3.
He was preceded in death by one granddaughter and by a brother, Robert Guy Stevens, three weeks ago.
He was a veteran of World War II, a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles 812 at Clearfield and was employed by the Harbison-Walker Refractories Works No. 1 at Clearfield and the Smith Trucking Co. of Woodland. He was a former member of the Woodland Methodist Church.
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