The Little River news., 1920-11-17
Auto Plunges into Open
 Bridge; Kills Young Lady

. the details of the tragic death of Miss Lillie Rose Couch, who was well known here and at Richmond The article follows:
 Funeral services for Miss Lillie Rose Couch of this city who met a tragic and sudden death in an automobile ac cident nea r Mineral Wells, Texas. last week, were conducted by the Rev. M. K. Irwin, pastor of the Methodist church, assisted by Dr. J. H. Coleman pastor of the Central Baptist church. at I,e Methodist Episcopal church Sun day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
 The audience that filled the auditor ium of the large edifice and the beau tiful floral offerings, tribute to her sweet memory, spoke for themselves the respect, love and esteem in which this most lovable young woman was feld by her many friends.
 Lillie Rose was a girl whom anyone night well be proud of, being a loving, self-sacrificing and enegetic disposi- ton, with a strong determination !o shcoedd in her undertakings. In 
 the year, 1914, when she was in her Juniol year at high school, her health failed. She was not able, physically, to continue her school work, but de- termined as she was to secure the edu- cation which was her chief desire, she left her loved ones and friends and went to Daniel Baker College at Brownwood, Texas, where she grad uated and, where her lovely disposi- tion won for her the admiration and love of all her classmates and teachers, She was an extraordinary talented girl, having specialized in expression, land being a natural musician and lea der, always helped in any community she chance to be,
 Since completing her school work she has been teaching, having taught at Richmond year ago.
 At the time of her death Lillie Rose was teaching the sixth grade in the Mineral Wells. Texas, school, having gone there to be with her sister, Miss Margaret who had been in that city since last spring under treatment. The night the terribl accident oc- cured, she and Clave Hanson, hotel manager of the Dameron hotel at Mineral Wells, accompanied by three other cars of friends, motored over to Weatherford, where Misses Lillie Rose, Wagner, Roberts and MT. Han son participated in a home talent play. They were returning home, and it being late, took shorter cut on the new and uncompleted Bankhead high way. They had only gone about mile and half when they ran into an open bridge. Realizing at glance the dan- ger, and knowing that there was no possible chance for the brakes to save the car from going overheard they jumped, landing in deep sand bed. | The car fell in after them, struck near by, balanced for second, then crash ed down upon them, pinioning both | beneath it, and crushing Miss Lily Roses chest, killing her almost in- stantly. MT. Hanson was caught un- derneath the car near his hips, and was unable to pull himself out. He | wore his finger nails into the quick | trying to free himself so that he might | make an attempt to save the life of the | the young lady, but it was impossible. | From Il o'clock that night until day. break he lay there, his watch in one hand counting the minutes and one | of her hands in the other, hoping, pray ing for tiny move or sign of life. It was thus the workmen found them, he having lost consciousness. just before [ o'clock in the morning,
 They were taken into Weatherford and Miss Lillie Rose being recognized as a teacher in the Mineral Wells school, the principal of the school was notified and in that way Miss Margaret received the news of her beloved sisters death.
 The body was accompanied to this city by relatives and friends, arriving Saturday evening, and was laid to rest Sunday afternoon in the Magnolia cemetery, where she reposes in beau tiful couch casket, holding pure