The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-06-28

Sus&sS
Crashes Into Tree,
Cuusin9 Death or
Double funeral services were
held Monday at 3 pm. from Eben-
ezer Baptist church near Lexing.
ton for Mr.. and Mrs. John Hearn,
elderly couple who were death
victims of an automobile crash in
Lexington on June %. Mr..
Hearn, rs, died about two hours
after reaching the nearby Holmes
County Community hospital, ne
yer regaining consciousness, while
Mrs. Hearn died about eight
hours later. Both suffered multi
pie fractures and bruises, and
both suffered internal hemor-
rhage.
The accident occurred around
3 pm. Saturday just after the
couple with their l7-year- old
granddaughter. Dorothy May Fer
reil, all of the Thornton precinct
near Howard, had entered the
city limits enroute to Lexington.
A member of the family said
Mr.. Hearn evidently dozed for a
minute, running off the street on
the left side of the road and crash
ing into a tree in front of the
Parham II. Williams home on the
west side of the city. The grand
daughter left the hospital Sun
day morning following medical
observation, and was thought to
have suffered no serious injuries.
Mr. Hearn was driving 1851
four-door Chevrolet which he hau
driven for three months.
The accident was witnessed by
Parhsm II Williams. III, who was
the first to reach the scene and
who secured help. Mr.. Hearn,
whose head was slurnped into the
steering wheel of the 'front.'
smashed vehicle. suffered broken
facial bones, throat cuts, and in
ternal wounds, for which he was
given blood transftsions. u
Mrs Hearn. 70, suffered
deep cuts across both eyes, brok-
en- leg and arm md rib punctured
through one lung, through which
if,assies and until her death at
1880 am. Sunday, she remained
conscious.
Born in Holmes county, August
IA, 1874, the son Of Newton Hearn,
pioneer resident here, where he
had lived throughout his life. Mr..
Hearn was known as an out
standing CITIZEN who stood firmly
for what ne believed was Eight
He was former Justice OF the
peace for a number of years. a
farmer, cattleman, and sawmill
owner. He was a member of
Ebenezer Baptist church.
Mrs. HeHrn, the former Evie
Olidia Brown, was the daughter
OF Andrew jackson and Hendra
Casey BDwn, pioneer county set
tiers, having been born In April
of 1879. She and Mr.. Hrarn had
observed their 50th wedding an
niversary a few years ago. She
also was lifelong member of
Ebenezer Baptist church, md was
the mother of Is children, three
of.whom met death as iraants.
Surviving are eight SUNS: John
Newton Hearn, and Samuel
Hearn d Thornton; Andrew
Hearr, Willard E. Hearn, 10 Ellis
Hearn, Alfred 'Hearn, ard Thorn
as Earl Hrarn, all Of Lexington,
and Staff Sgt. Marion Hearn Of
the II. S. Army, Camp Stewart,
Ga; four daughters: Mrs. Olive
Tyson Lexington; Mrs. Altor
Terrell, Thornton; Mrs. Mary
Dell Knots, Jackson; and Mrs
Phillip ZeigIer, Midway, in va
zoo county,
They also leave a large num-
Der of grandchildren and great
grandchildren, nieces and ne
phews.
Mr.. Hearn saves two sisters,
Mrs. Martha Stevens of the home
and Mrs. Josie Brown of Ebene-
ger. Mrs. Heam leaves two sis
tiers, Mrs. Mary Parkinson, Cox
burg, and Mrs. Columbus GMrard.
Carrollton.
The Rev. c. M. Day and the
Rev. P. ID. Bragg officiated m the
last rites. Burial was in Ebenezer
cemetery.
Mrs. Pearl Phillips left for
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