Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-10-07
Mrs. Mildred Kennard
Struck By Auto, Dies

Mrs. Mildred Lawrence Kennard
81, wife of Ralph Kennard OF klii-
buck, o., was fatally injured sun
day afternoon about two O'Clock
when struck by an automobile
which skidded on the wet, slippery
asphalt street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kennard had been
here all last week visiting their par,
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Kennard
and Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Lawrence.
They were preparing to leave Iof
their home. Their luggage had been
placed in their machine which was
parked in front Of the Lawrence
home, for many years the home OF
G. w. Kennedy and family, and next
to the Simpson library. The ma.
chine was facing down street, anu
Mr. Kennard was in it. His WlIe
was ready to enter, and was stand
ing in the street, and just opening
the door, when Charles Smith, -,
son Of Mr. and Mrs. Hobart Smith,
of this place, lost control Of the Sc
dan he was driving, and 1T sk1ddeu
and turned completely around, and
crashed into Mrs. Kennard, crush
ing her between the two. automo-
biles. She suffered a multiple frac,,
bruises Three physicians were
summoned, but she passed away III
about half hour without regalnlng
consciousness. The mother OF MRS.
Kennard was standing nearby ana
was an eye. witness to the accident.
Others who saw it were MRS. Vlola
Fouts and Messrs. John Armstrong
and Harold V. Savage.
Smith was driving down Main
street, and it is stated was attempt
ing to pass another machine travel
ing in the same direction, and then
seeing another machine approach
ing, he applied his brakes which
caused his car to. skid on the wet
surface of the street, which was also
covered with wet leaves. The i'm
pact of his machine knocked the
curb and onto the sidewalk, until 1t
came to rest against a tree. Mr
Kennard suffered a severe scalp
wound The Smith boy was not IN
jured.
Mildred Lawrence Kennard was
a daughter of Russell H. and Ollle
Roberts Lawrence, and was born at
uated from M. & M. high school in
the class of 1924, and year later
graduated from the Malta normal
school. She also attended Ohio uni
versity, fitting herself as teacher.
She taught at Rayland, and then ac-
cepted a position in the NJ. e. NJ.
schools, where She taught in both
the second and fifth grades for sev.
eral years. She was an excellent
teacher. On Aug. Is, 1885, she was
united in marriage to Mr.. Ralph
Kennard, who is employed with the
Buckeye Pipe Line company. Sne
was a member OF the Methodist
Episcopal church, and while mere
taught in the Sunday school About
a year ago they moved to Killbuck.
She was young woman held In very
high regard by wide circle OF
friends, and was prominent in social
affairs of this place, the evening be-
fore her death party having been
held in her honor by Miss Gertrude
Martin at the Crest Farm, near NAL
ia. She was talented pianist ana
some years ago was pianist IN the
local movie theatre. Her tragic
and former pupils. Besides her hus-
band and parents, she is survived by
one sister, Waya, wife of Harold
Blodgett; one brother, William
Lawrence of the home; a nephew,
Jackie White, also of the Lawrence
home, and her grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. George Roberts OF McCon-
nelsville.
Funeral services for Mrs. Kennard
were held Tuesday afternoon at the
Methodist Episcopal church, con.
Quoted by the pastor Rev. Russell
H. Hoy, who took as his text John
1926, made brief address, anu
offered prayer, and read the hymns
"Oh God Our Help In Ages Past"
and "Abide With Me-" A short SER
vice, with prayer, at the house, pre-
ceded the service at the churcn.
Those serving as pail bearers were
Harold and Curtis Kennard, Ralph
Bingham, Edward Manly, Lewis Dill
Ion and Max Ross. There were
large number of beautiful floral
pieces. The services were largely
attended and among those present
were friends from Killbuck and 9TH
er places. The schools of the Nc
Connelsville grades were dismissed
at $3.50, in order that the teachers
of the grades might attend the fu
neral Many of the pupils OF the
upper grades had called at the
Lawrence residence at noon. Burial
was made in the McConnelsville