The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-08-06
Katherine Reeves
Duncan Loses Life
in Wreck of Auto
Funeral for Popular Young
Woman Held Here Mon.
Burial at Cranberry
THREE OTHERS ARE
SERIOUSLY INJURED

Katherine Reeves Duncan, aged
Is, was killed and four others in
jured, three of them seriously,
when the car in which they were
riding overturned on Western
boulevard three miles west of Ra-
leigh, Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Duncan's left temple had
received a terrific blow which
probably caused instant death al
though she was carried to the Rex
hospital in Raleigh in the hope
that she might still live. A watch
on Mrs. Duncan's arm had stop
ped at the hour of three o'clock.
Mrs. Duncan left her home in
this city early Saturday morning
to join a party in Burlington for
a week at Atlantic Beach. Her
hostess, Mrs. Allan E. Cant, was
driving the Cant car at the time
of the tragedy. Mrs. Cant sustain
ed serious head injuries, a broken
leg, a fractured pelvis, and a very
serious back injury. She has not
fully regained consciousness since
the wreck. Mrs. Duncan was sit
ing on the front seat with Mrs.
Cant. In the back Of the car were
two members of the Cant domes-
tic household who are also in a
critical condition, and Mrs. Giants
three year : old daughter, Jessa-
mine. Jessamine was thrown clear
of the car, as were the others, but
received only minor cuts and
bruises.
Those who saw the wreck re-
port that the car, in making a
curve, went off the shoulder of
the road and in attempting to get
back on, swerved and overturned
three OF four times. The car was
so torn up that Mr.. Cant, vykp
was a short distance behind with
his other daughter and supplies
for the Atlantic Beach cottage,
failed to recognize his own car
and after stopping to ask if he
could help carry anyone to the
hospital and being told that the
ambulance had already done so,
he continued on in ignorance Of
the facts until later informed.
Mrs. Duncan, a daughter of DR..
and Mrs. B. E. Reeves, was we'll
known and popular in both Ashe
county and Allegheny. She was
especially talented in music and
played the piano pipe organ, and
violin. She attended Salem Col
lege and Meredith College and
had many friends throughout the
state.
Funeral services were held
Monday afternoon at the local
Baptist church. The enormous
floral offering was carried by first
cousins of the deceased and
friends from both this city and
Sparta. Active pail bearers were
first cousins: Messrs. John, Earl,
George, Ben and George M.
Reeves, James Ellis and Dickey
Wellborn, and William R. Well
born, Jr. Honorary pail bearers
included members of the medical
profession in Ashe and Allegheny
counties and DR.. F. c. Hubbard,
of the Wilkes Hospital. Members
of the Sunday School class Mrs.
Duncan taught walked before the
procession of flower bearers.
Rev. w. T. Wilmington, pastor
of the deceased, was assisted by
Rev. r. H. Stone, of the Presby-
terian church, and G. r. Stafford,
of the Methodist church. The
musical program, which included
only favorite songs of Mrs. Dun
can, was in charge of Miss Mary
Price McCarrol and a choir of
picked voices. BY request of the
family, Rev. John Luke sang,
''I'll Take You Home Again,
Kathleen" which was a particular
favorite of Mrs. Duncan. Accord
ing to past requests of the deceas-
ed, death is Only a Dream, was
sung by Miss Alice Carr Choate,
cousin.
Hundreds of friends of the de-
ceased and of the family attended
the funeral both here and the fin
al rites which were held at Gram
berry. Messages of sympathy
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