Floyd County GaArchives Obituaries.....Townes, Edward January 5, 1916
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Rome Tribune-Herald, Thursday, January 6, 1916
Boy Fatally Injured By Auto Truck

Edward Townes, 5 year-old-son of Mr.and Mrs. Arthur Townes, Struck By Truck of 
Chero-cola Company, Driven by Proctor Bee; Accident Said To Have Been 
Unavoidable

Edward Townes, the five-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Townes, was knocked 
down and probably fatally injured by an auto truck driven by the Rome Chero-
cola Company, about 10 o'clock yesterday morning at Walnut and East Twelfth 
streets. The boy was hurried to the emergency hospital and an operation was 
performed, but his condition gave little hope for recovery. The left jawbone 
and left leg were broken and two deep wounds on the head are said to be fatal. 
Only one eye-witness of the affair has been found---a negro man. It appears 
that the little Townes boy, with other children was playing in the street, near 
a curve and when the auto truck rounded it, the driver sounding his horn, the 
boy and a girl companion tried to run across the street to get out of the way. 
The girl did so but the boy stopped, apparently undecided whether to continue 
to cross, or turn back, and was struck by the truck, which was being driven at 
moderate speed. The front of the truck struck the boy squarely but the driver 
stopped the machine before it could run over the child, although the front 
wheels did so.
The police investigated the affair but no case was docketed.

*Friday, January 7, 1916
Funeral of Boy
The funeral of Edward Townes, aged 5 years, who was killed by an auto truck 
Wednesday, will be held at 1 o'clock this afternoon from the home of his 
grandmother at No. 64 McLin street. Rev. T.C. Chastain will officiate. 
Interment will be in Myrtle Hill cemetery. The active pallbearers will be 
Joseph Sharp, Jr.,; Willie and Ross Montague and Fred Fernandez. The honorary 
pallbearers will be James Studert, Oscar Parris, Joseph Goddard, and Thad 
Harper.



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