The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-08-22
TRAGIC END FOR A
BRIGHT YOUNG LIFE
Miss Marion Rives the Victim of an
Automobile Accident on the
4Alachua and High Springs
Road Saturday Night

Ocala was greatly shocked Sunday
to learn that Miss Marion Rives had
been badly injured in an auto accident,
while taking drive with friends on
the Alachua and High Springs road
Saturday evening. and the shock turn
ed to sorrow when the news came Sun
day night that she was dead.
Miss Rives. who is school teacher,
went to Gainesville early last week,
to take examination for the ensuing
term, and would have returned home
Sunday. Saturday she was visiting
friends in High Springs. and late that
afternoon, with Mrs. Jockey McCra-
ven and baby daughter went out with
Mr.. Aubrey Logan, who was trying
sout a new car, which he expected to
buy.
After going out about two miles on
the High Springs-Alachua road, the
party started back and, taking advan-
tage of stretch of good road, Mr..
Logan seems to have tried to find out
how fast the car would run. The ma
chine. got beyond his control, hit a
ditch and turned over two or three
times All were thrown out and Miss
Rives was fatally hurt. She was taken
to High Springs and placed under
medical care at once, but little hope
was held for her recovery and at
about 7:30 last night she died. The
young woman's mother, Mrs. w. R.
Rives, and her other daughters, hur-
ried to High Springs, and were with
Marion until the last.
The other occupants of the car were
but slightly injured.
Funeral services will be held today
at Alachua from the Methodist church
at 2:3O. with burial at Newnansville
cemetery at four o'clock.
Miss Marion Rives was a very
bright and pretty girl, about twenty
years old and school teacher by pro-
fession. She taught in Jacksonville
last school year. and came here in
May, to visit two of her sisters and
take position in the offices of Drs.
Dozier, Walters and Lindner By her
interest in and kindness to the pa
tients who visited these offices she won
the friendship of many. VINO with her
other friends mingle in deep sympa-
thy for the bereaved family. She re-
signed her situation about ten days
ago, to prepare for another year of
teaching. When her former employers
heard of her accident they were great
.ly distressed, and Drs. Dozier and
Walters drove over to High Springs
Sunday, to see if they could do any
thing for her. They found the dying
girl unconscious She had been thrown
thru the roof of the car, her neck
broken and another fatal wound in
her head, beside other injuries. Every
attention possible had been given her,
but from the instant of the accident
she had no chance for life.
Miss Rives, was daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. w. r. Rives, whose original
home is in Alachua county, but on ae-
count of Mr.. Rives' business, cross
tie. contractor, have had to change
their residence several times. They
came to Ocala from Montbrook a
couple of months ago. and are occupy
ing Mrs. Lytle's residence in the sec
ond ward. One of Miss Rives' sisters,
Miss Dixie, has been cashier at the
U-Serve Store No. l for over year,
and another. Miss Mary Belle, attend
ed our high school. There is another
sister, Ethel. and a boy, Fred, here
with their mother. and two other boys
occupying positions in other parts of
the state.
1t saddens the Star to record the
loss to the world of such bright and
lovely girl. and the only consolation it
can think of for her friends is that
she is forever safe from all that can
bring sorrow to her heart or tears to
her eyes as she waits for them beyond
the golden gate.