Pulaski-Dodge County GaArchives Obituaries.....Wade Jr., William Exam January 15, 1924 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: William J (Jim) Carroll williamcarrollj@bellsouth.net June 14, 2019, 10:17 pm The Macon Daily Telegraph 16 Jan 1924 FP WADE IS VICTIM AS TRUCK IS HIT Hawkinsville Man Dies In Macon Hospital After Crash MOTOR ALMOST DEMOLISHED W. E. Wade Jr, 27, of Hawkinsville, died yesterday afternoon at 6:05 o'clock at the Macon Hospital where he was brought after being struck by a Southern train at Cochran earlier in the afternoon. He reached the hospital about 5:30 o'clock. At the hospital, it was found, that Wade was suffering internal injuries, a broken right jaw, a deep gash above his nose, and abrasions about one of his eyes.Other brusies were noticable about his body. Wade had been to Cochran from the Gulf Refining Station in Hawkinsville, where he was employed, to deliver gasoline, it was said, and on the return trip, near a cotton mill in Cochran, the north bound train almos completely demolished the Ford truck. Wade was a son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Wade of Hawkinsville and besides his parents, he is survived by his wife, who was Miss Nellie Richardson, daughter of the Pulaski County tax collector; two small daughters, and a brother, Oliver Wade of Hawkinsville. The body was taken to Hart Undertaking Parlor, where it is being held pending the arrival of relatives before funeral arrangements are made. The body will probably be sent to his home for funeral and interment. Additional Comments: William was born 7 Oct 1896 to William Exam Wade Sr. and Lula Jones Wade. He is buried in Orange Hill Cemetery in Hawkinsville, Ga. His wife, Susan Lynell "Nell" Richardson Wade is also buried there. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/pulaski/obits/w/wadejr15484ob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb