The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-06-02
Four Killed, Five Hurt
In Truck-Car Accident
OnROute l5inCharlOtte
Nine Persons
Killed In Wrecks
Within Eight Days

A week to the day since the hor-
rlble accident at SprouSe'S Corner
IL Buckingham county. III which
five Richmond men were burned
to death, four other persons were
killed and five injured in an &C
cldent on Route No IS. two miles
north of keysville late Friday
night
Killed in the accident were
David j Watson. rs, MIS-. Libby
G.. Fowlkes, 80 and Cualde P.
Womack, 20, all of keysvllel, and
Albert A Hoover. p. assigned 10
military police battalion at Fol
Bragg, N c All were killed in
Stantly but MI Womack, who died
about three hours after the acci-
dent at Southside Community
Hospital
Pickup Truck
The three victims from keysville
were passengers III a pickup truck.
Trooper j w. Harper said the
collision occurred about so feet
inside the Charlotte county line
Wnon the truck pulled out of
Route No 679 and colllded with
the soldiers car. headed north On
Route No Is
Witnesses said the car burst into
flames imme diately and Mi Wat
son was thrown from the truck
Emory II Holtzapple listed by the
trooper as the driver of the
soldiers car. and the soldiers were
thought TO have suffered nothing
more than minor injuries. All were
taken to Camp Pickett Military
Hospital
Nh Wonack, a sailor or leave,
was listed by police as driver OF
the truck.
The accident at Sprouse'S Come
happened Friday night, May D.
Funeral Today
A funeral service for Claude P
Womack VIII be conducted tbs
morning Tuesday at 1890 az
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic
Church, Meherrln Burial viii X
place IN The church cemetery.
Son of the late Claude S
Womack and Mrs Freya Vaughan,
he was a sailor on leave from TIN
navy. He was stationed at Nor
folk. assigned to the Aircraft Ca, -
llcr Randolph
A member of the Sacred Heart
Roman Catholic Church. he is
survived by his mother, MS. Freya
Goctz Vaughan a half brother
John w Vaughan: and his qlaId-
mothers, Mrs. Margaret Goetz and
Mrs. Elto Shredder
A funeral service for Ms
Fowlkes was held Sunday after
noon at the grave in Public Fork
CHRISTIAN Cemetery. Chariot
county Al employee Of Pacific
Mills at brakes Branch she Is
survived by her husband, Joseph
Thomas FoWlkes two daughters
Mrs. Violet Ray Hardy and Miss
Joanna j. Fowlkes; and a son
Carroll J F'oWlkes, all of KEYS
Vile: her mother, Mrs. j. II
Cries Of SAKE: five sisters, toul
brothers, and a grandchild
Watson Funeral
A funeral service was held Sun
day afternoon for David j Wat
son. a third victim of the KEYS
Vile crash II was held at Coo
Springs Christian Church, Lunen-
burg county, with burial III the
church Gene tery
A farmer, he is survived by his
parents. MI and MIS- Robert T
Watson, Of KeySVille. a sister. Mrs
Josephine w Ballard. OF Brook
neal, a brother, Percy E. Watson
Of kcysVille, and nephew
Thrtc other persons were IN
jlWed early Saturday morning
when their car ran INTO the back
OF another car on Route No go
near Mt Rusch IN Buckingham
county The victims, MI and Mrs
Charles Reed and their DAUGHTER
Mrs Mary Paterbaueh. Of Muncie
Ind were brought to the South
SIDE Community Hospital tol
treatment MI Reed and Mrs
Patorbaugh were treated and dis
charged Mrs Reeds condition is
improving at the hospital.
The Munclc Ind. family was
on the way to Camp Pickett tC
visit their son