THE PARIS NEWS, Sunday, July 2, 1967
CAR CRASH FATAL TO FORMER ROXTON WOMEN
Two former Roxton women, Mrs. Mary Lowry, 84, of Paris, and Mrs. Johnson Hunter, 64, Dallas, were fatally injured in a two-car crash about 6 p.m. Friday in Commerce, Mrs. Hunter's husband suffering an arm fracture.
The Hunters were taking Mrs. Lowry, a longtime friend, home with them for a visit at the time. Mrs. Hunter, according to state highway patrol and press reports, was driving a 1963 sedan which spun out of control on rain-slick pavement at an intersection. This was on the State Highway 24 bypass and State Highway 50 intersection, the left side of the Hunter car being struck by a 1961 sedan driven by Mrs. Alpha Birch of Mesquite.
The Hunters and Mrs. Lowry and Mrs. Birch, her husband, J. R. Birch and two sons were taken to Commerce Hospital, where Mrs. Birch was reported in serious condition.
Her husband and sons were treated for comparatively minor injuries, a daughter, Jennie Kay, 15, also in the car being unhurt.
Mrs. Lowry and Mrs. Hunter were moved to Baylor Hospital, Dallas, where Mrs. Lowry's death occurred at 9:10 p.m. and Mrs. Hunter succumbed there near midnight while undergoing surgery.
Services for both woman will be held in Paris Monday at Fry and Gibbs Funeral Home.
Mrs. Hunter's funeral will be held at 10 a.m. with burial in Restland Cemetery.
Mrs. Lowry's service is set for 2:30 p.m. with interment in Evergreen Cemetery.
Mrs. Lowry, who lived at 136 W. Washington, was the widow of Doak T. Lowry.
She was for about 25 years employed in the drapery department of the old retail store of Rodgers-Wade Furniture Company, now Ordway-Fuller and from 1946 until her retirement at Robinson Home Furnishings here.
Born at Roxton, March 5, 1882, she was a daughter of Thomas and Mattie Wood Carr, and attended Roxton schools. In Paris, she was a member of First Methodist Church and its Friendship Class.
The only immediate survivors are five nieces: Mrs. James Knight, Kentfield, CA; Mrs. Kit Harrison, Oklahoma City, OK; Mrs. Bill Hemsworth, Oklahoma City, OK, and Mrs. J. A. Karmel, and also a sister-in-law, Mrs. John Carr, both of Pleasant Hill, CA.
Mrs. Hunter, who lived at 11632 Farrar St., Dallas, was the former Grace Vest of Sherman, daughter of A. E. Vest and the former Lula Jackson. She was born July 9, 1902 in Sherman. After her marriage to Mr. Hunter, they lived in Roxton and Paris before moving to Dallas where she was a member of First Methodist Church. She had taught school a number of years at Honey Grove and in Dallas.
Surviving are her husband, one daughter, Mrs. b. L. Elrod, and two grandchildren of Dallas. A brother and two sisters, David J. Vest and Mrs. Margaret Dysart, both of Victoria, and Mrs. Helen E. King of Electra.
CAR CRASH FATAL TO FORMER ROXTON WOMEN
Two former Roxton women, Mrs. Mary Lowry, 84, of Paris, and Mrs. Johnson Hunter, 64, Dallas, were fatally injured in a two-car crash about 6 p.m. Friday in Commerce, Mrs. Hunter's husband suffering an arm fracture.
The Hunters were taking Mrs. Lowry, a longtime friend, home with them for a visit at the time. Mrs. Hunter, according to state highway patrol and press reports, was driving a 1963 sedan which spun out of control on rain-slick pavement at an intersection. This was on the State Highway 24 bypass and State Highway 50 intersection, the left side of the Hunter car being struck by a 1961 sedan driven by Mrs. Alpha Birch of Mesquite.
The Hunters and Mrs. Lowry and Mrs. Birch, her husband, J. R. Birch and two sons were taken to Commerce Hospital, where Mrs. Birch was reported in serious condition.
Her husband and sons were treated for comparatively minor injuries, a daughter, Jennie Kay, 15, also in the car being unhurt.
Mrs. Lowry and Mrs. Hunter were moved to Baylor Hospital, Dallas, where Mrs. Lowry's death occurred at 9:10 p.m. and Mrs. Hunter succumbed there near midnight while undergoing surgery.
Services for both woman will be held in Paris Monday at Fry and Gibbs Funeral Home.
Mrs. Hunter's funeral will be held at 10 a.m. with burial in Restland Cemetery.
Mrs. Lowry's service is set for 2:30 p.m. with interment in Evergreen Cemetery.
Mrs. Lowry, who lived at 136 W. Washington, was the widow of Doak T. Lowry.
She was for about 25 years employed in the drapery department of the old retail store of Rodgers-Wade Furniture Company, now Ordway-Fuller and from 1946 until her retirement at Robinson Home Furnishings here.
Born at Roxton, March 5, 1882, she was a daughter of Thomas and Mattie Wood Carr, and attended Roxton schools. In Paris, she was a member of First Methodist Church and its Friendship Class.
The only immediate survivors are five nieces: Mrs. James Knight, Kentfield, CA; Mrs. Kit Harrison, Oklahoma City, OK; Mrs. Bill Hemsworth, Oklahoma City, OK, and Mrs. J. A. Karmel, and also a sister-in-law, Mrs. John Carr, both of Pleasant Hill, CA.
Mrs. Hunter, who lived at 11632 Farrar St., Dallas, was the former Grace Vest of Sherman, daughter of A. E. Vest and the former Lula Jackson. She was born July 9, 1902 in Sherman. After her marriage to Mr. Hunter, they lived in Roxton and Paris before moving to Dallas where she was a member of First Methodist Church. She had taught school a number of years at Honey Grove and in Dallas.
Surviving are her husband, one daughter, Mrs. b. L. Elrod, and two grandchildren of Dallas. A brother and two sisters, David J. Vest and Mrs. Margaret Dysart, both of Victoria, and Mrs. Helen E. King of Electra.
THE PARIS NEWS, Sunday, July 2, 1967
CAR CRASH FATAL TO FORMER ROXTON WOMEN
Two former Roxton women, Mrs. Mary Lowry, 84, of Paris, and Mrs. Johnson Hunter, 64, Dallas, were fatally injured in a two-car crash about 6 p.m. Friday in Commerce, Mrs. Hunter's husband suffering an arm fracture.
The Hunters were taking Mrs. Lowry, a longtime friend, home with them for a visit at the time. Mrs. Hunter, according to state highway patrol and press reports, was driving a 1963 sedan which spun out of control on rain-slick pavement at an intersection. This was on the State Highway 24 bypass and State Highway 50 intersection, the left side of the Hunter car being struck by a 1961 sedan driven by Mrs. Alpha Birch of Mesquite.
The Hunters and Mrs. Lowry and Mrs. Birch, her husband, J. R. Birch and two sons were taken to Commerce Hospital, where Mrs. Birch was reported in serious condition.
Her husband and sons were treated for comparatively minor injuries, a daughter, Jennie Kay, 15, also in the car being unhurt.
Mrs. Lowry and Mrs. Hunter were moved to Baylor Hospital, Dallas, where Mrs. Lowry's death occurred at 9:10 p.m. and Mrs. Hunter succumbed there near midnight while undergoing surgery.
Services for both woman will be held in Paris Monday at Fry and Gibbs Funeral Home.
Mrs. Hunter's funeral will be held at 10 a.m. with burial in Restland Cemetery.
Mrs. Lowry's service is set for 2:30 p.m. with interment in Evergreen Cemetery.
Mrs. Lowry, who lived at 136 W. Washington, was the widow of Doak T. Lowry.
She was for about 25 years employed in the drapery department of the old retail store of Rodgers-Wade Furniture Company, now Ordway-Fuller and from 1946 until her retirement at Robinson Home Furnishings here.
Born at Roxton, March 5, 1882, she was a daughter of Thomas and Mattie Wood Carr, and attended Roxton schools. In Paris, she was a member of First Methodist Church and its Friendship Class.
The only immediate survivors are five nieces: Mrs. James Knight, Kentfield, CA; Mrs. Kit Harrison, Oklahoma City, OK; Mrs. Bill Hemsworth, Oklahoma City, OK, and Mrs. J. A. Karmel, and also a sister-in-law, Mrs. John Carr, both of Pleasant Hill, CA.
Mrs. Hunter, who lived at 11632 Farrar St., Dallas, was the former Grace Vest of Sherman, daughter of A. E. Vest and the former Lula Jackson. She was born July 9, 1902 in Sherman. After her marriage to Mr. Hunter, they lived in Roxton and Paris before moving to Dallas where she was a member of First Methodist Church. She had taught school a number of years at Honey Grove and in Dallas.
Surviving are her husband, one daughter, Mrs. b. L. Elrod, and two grandchildren of Dallas. A brother and two sisters, David J. Vest and Mrs. Margaret Dysart, both of Victoria, and Mrs. Helen E. King of Electra.
CAR CRASH FATAL TO FORMER ROXTON WOMEN
Two former Roxton women, Mrs. Mary Lowry, 84, of Paris, and Mrs. Johnson Hunter, 64, Dallas, were fatally injured in a two-car crash about 6 p.m. Friday in Commerce, Mrs. Hunter's husband suffering an arm fracture.
The Hunters were taking Mrs. Lowry, a longtime friend, home with them for a visit at the time. Mrs. Hunter, according to state highway patrol and press reports, was driving a 1963 sedan which spun out of control on rain-slick pavement at an intersection. This was on the State Highway 24 bypass and State Highway 50 intersection, the left side of the Hunter car being struck by a 1961 sedan driven by Mrs. Alpha Birch of Mesquite.
The Hunters and Mrs. Lowry and Mrs. Birch, her husband, J. R. Birch and two sons were taken to Commerce Hospital, where Mrs. Birch was reported in serious condition.
Her husband and sons were treated for comparatively minor injuries, a daughter, Jennie Kay, 15, also in the car being unhurt.
Mrs. Lowry and Mrs. Hunter were moved to Baylor Hospital, Dallas, where Mrs. Lowry's death occurred at 9:10 p.m. and Mrs. Hunter succumbed there near midnight while undergoing surgery.
Services for both woman will be held in Paris Monday at Fry and Gibbs Funeral Home.
Mrs. Hunter's funeral will be held at 10 a.m. with burial in Restland Cemetery.
Mrs. Lowry's service is set for 2:30 p.m. with interment in Evergreen Cemetery.
Mrs. Lowry, who lived at 136 W. Washington, was the widow of Doak T. Lowry.
She was for about 25 years employed in the drapery department of the old retail store of Rodgers-Wade Furniture Company, now Ordway-Fuller and from 1946 until her retirement at Robinson Home Furnishings here.
Born at Roxton, March 5, 1882, she was a daughter of Thomas and Mattie Wood Carr, and attended Roxton schools. In Paris, she was a member of First Methodist Church and its Friendship Class.
The only immediate survivors are five nieces: Mrs. James Knight, Kentfield, CA; Mrs. Kit Harrison, Oklahoma City, OK; Mrs. Bill Hemsworth, Oklahoma City, OK, and Mrs. J. A. Karmel, and also a sister-in-law, Mrs. John Carr, both of Pleasant Hill, CA.
Mrs. Hunter, who lived at 11632 Farrar St., Dallas, was the former Grace Vest of Sherman, daughter of A. E. Vest and the former Lula Jackson. She was born July 9, 1902 in Sherman. After her marriage to Mr. Hunter, they lived in Roxton and Paris before moving to Dallas where she was a member of First Methodist Church. She had taught school a number of years at Honey Grove and in Dallas.
Surviving are her husband, one daughter, Mrs. b. L. Elrod, and two grandchildren of Dallas. A brother and two sisters, David J. Vest and Mrs. Margaret Dysart, both of Victoria, and Mrs. Helen E. King of Electra.
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