Rockdale-Fulton County GaArchives Obituaries.....Mr. Joe Carter May 1926
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The Conyers Times, May 21, 1926
JOE CARTER IS KILLED AND W. C. WHITAKER HURT
  The horrible accident which occurred early Tuesday night in which Mr. Joe
Carter was instantly killed and County Policeman, Wilson C. Whitaker was 
seriously injured came as a severe shock to the community.
  Mr. Carter and Mr. Whitaker were on their way to Atlanta, just two miles
above town, when a front tire blew out and the car turned over three times
on a straight road.
  Mr. Carter's neck was broken and his skull fractured. Mr. Whitaker suffered
a broken collar bone and other injuries. He was carried to an Atlanta hospital
the following afternoon.
  Mr. Carter, who was 27 years of age, is survived by his wife, his father,
J. W. Carter, his brother, J. J. Carter, of Atlanta, and a sister, Mrs. W.
S. Marks, of Atlanta.
  Funeral services were held at the residence Thursday afternoon at 6 o'clock
by Rev. T. M. Calloway.
  Interment in East View Cemetery.

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