Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-07-07
SUDDEN ENDING
OF A HAPPY LIFE
Mrs. I, J. ODay, Esteemed Resident
OF Pullman, Killed i'm an Auto.
mobile Accident Near
kennewiC<

The many Pullman friends of Mr.
and Mrs. r. J. O'Day were terribly
shocked and grieyed last Saturday
evening by the arrival of the news
that Mrs. O'Day had been killed in
an automobile accident near Kenne-
wick Only that morning MIR. and
Mrs. O'Day with their son. Ray, had
started from this city to spend
long anticipated vacation in a drive
across the state to visit their eldest
son who, with his family. resides at
Port Angeles. They made an early
start and had a most enjoyable ride
until within about three miles of
kennewck. Not being familiar with
the road they were following another
machine bound for that city This
machine was setting fast pace and
suddenly made sharp turn. Ray
ODay, who was at the wheel, did
not expect the turn and was unable
to quite make it. The automobile
left the road and crashed into a tree.
Mrs O'Day was thrown out by the
shock distance of about 10 feet.
striking upon her face Mr.. ODay
was thrown about 30 feet, but es-
capped with a few scratches and
bruises. Ray held on to the steering
wheel and was not hurt at all.
The accident occurred close to a
house and one of the family living
in 1t at once telephoned to Kenne-
wick for a doctor, who arrived on
the scene within three or four min
utes. The injured woman was rush
ed to kenneWiCk and an examination
showed that no bones were broken,
but she had sustained internal in
juries which resulted in two hem
orrhages and she passed away in a
couple of hours
The heart-broken husband and son
returned to Pullman with the re-
mains Sunday evening and at Rosalia
were Joined by Lester. a younger
son, who was working at Maiden
Another son, lngle. was working for
c. H. Barclay and the eldest son,
with his wife and child, arrived from
Port Angeles Monday. The funeral
was held at Kimball's undertaking
parlors Tuesday morning, Rev c. H.
Harrison officiating. The numerous
and beautiful floral tributes bore
mute testimony to the esteem and
affection in which deceased was held
The remains were inferred in the
odd Fellows cemetery
Abbie Bailey O'Day was born in
one of the first frame houses built
in Nebraska. She was the daughter
Of b. p. Bailey. a pioneer freghter
one of the pioneer ranchers of the
west Her mothers name was Ma
tilda Elsey, who belonged to one of
the prominent pioneer families Of
western Virginia, which later became
part of the new state of West Vir-
ginia. She was married in April,
1887. at Nebraska City, Nebr., to T.
j. O'Day. who was a young law stu
dent. Five children were born to
this union. one of whom died in Mis-
souri, in 1894, the other boys, Wayne
r., Ray NJ, Ingle, and Lester, sur
yiye her. She united with a Baptist
church in Missouri in 1894 and lived
in the hope of true Christian, her
happiness being marred only by the
death Of their second son She
would have reached her 48th birth
day the morning after the fatal acct
dent. The last day of her life was
one of the happest, as she enjoyed
every moment of the trip and was
looking forward with keen anticipa-
ton to the visit with her eldest son.
The bereayed family have the sym
pathy of the entire community in
their sudden and crushing sorrow.