The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-18
Coroner Parker Dies from
Injuries Received in !,
Auto Accident.
MOURNED BY COUNTY
Double Tragedy Casts Shadow
Over the Entire City
and County.

Coroner Truman T. Parker, aged
81, died at the St. GATHERINGS hospital
early this morning from the injuries
which he received Sunday evening
when he was struck by an automobile
driven by Edward Thomas at the same
time at which his daughter, Jean
Parker, aged 16, was fatally injured.
Death came at four o'clock this morn
ing after the victim had put up
valiant but losing fight for his life
for more than thirty hours.
Late Monday evening an operation
to trepane the skull was performed,
this being undertaken as last resort
to save his life. The operation prob
ABLY prolonged his life but was unable
to save him.
He never regained consciousness.
Death came just twenty-four hours al
ter his daughter, Jean, had died, the
girl having succumbed at dawn on
Monday morning, about ten hours af-
ter the accident.
Wife at His Bedside. !
Mrs. Parker, the wife of the de-
ceased, was at his bedside when the
end came. She had been constantly
at his side and that of the daughter
since she was summoned just after
the accident, keeping her long vigil in
the hopes that he might revive con-
seriousness and perhaps recover.
Physicians in attendance had held
little hope for his recovery from the
time of the accident. While there had
been no fracture of the skull, there
had been, concussion of the brain
and this with the shock and the loss
of blood, caused death.
Entire County Mourns.
A shadow has been cast over the en-
tire county by the double tragedy.
Messages of sympathy by the hum
dreds have been sent to the surviving
members of the Parker family, show
inc the real sorrow and loss which
the entire community feels at the
death.
Truman T. Parker was born in Law.
renee, Michigan, the son OF Mr.. ana
Mrs. Theodore Parker, on Oct. 70, 1875
He had lived his early life in that
citv. being educated in the schools
there and graduating from the high
school Of that city. He entered AL
bion college, where he studied several
wears for the ministry and then was
forced to abandon that course by rea-'
son of conditions beyond his control.
Came to Kenosha Years Ago.
He came to Kenosha more than
twenty-five years ago. During the nrst
few years he resided here he nad
studied to become an osteopath put
an accident forced him to abandon TINS
career also, just when he mad COM
uleted the years of training. Un-
daunted by misfortune he started
anew in the insurance business, IN
which he was most successful In re-
cent wears he had also become an abb
stractor being known as one OF the
leading abstractors in southern WIS
consin.
Four wears ago he was elected cor
omar of Kenosha county, his conduct
Of the Office having brought him re-
snect as a fearless, honest and untlr-
ing official. He had been renominated
for this Office by an overwhelming
vote. showing the, confidence whlch
the voters of the county placed In
him.
Leader in Church Life.
Mr.. Parker had long been mem
her and a leader in the work OF the
park Avenue M. E. church. He was
a deacon of this church and had also
served as district official.
He had done much to advance all
civic projects, being a member OF the
Kiwanis club and various other fra
ternal and civic organizations.
He was a member of the Kenosha
1odgo If Elks, the Kenosha lodge or
Odd Fellows and of the Maccabees and
had been widely known and beloved
among the members OF all OF THESE
organizations.
He was married to Miss Mabel Prld-
dis of Kenosha and to this happy un-
ion were born three children: Jean,
16 the daughter who was also knled
IN the accident which also caused the
coroner's death; Theodore, aged II,
and Wesley, IL. He is also survived
bv an adopted daughter, Joan, aged
CIV vears. and by a sister, Mrs. Alice
Ieigbt Of Paw Paw, Michigan, who
was summoned to Kenosha at the time
of the accident.
Plan Double Funeral.
double funeral for the father and
douobter will be held Thursday after
noon Of two o'clock at the Park Ave-
nue. M. E. church with the Reverend
Edward Burns Martin, pastor OF the
church, officiating. The orders ana
organizations to which he belonged are
TO attend the services, definite an
nouncements regarding this being
made on Wednesday.
Mr.. Parker and the daughter, Jean,
were taken to the Hansen funeral
home where friends who desire to see
them are asked to call before Thursday
noon.
The burial will be in the family plot
in the Green Ridge cemetery
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