Upson COUNTY, GA - Obits  G.M. Rambo

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LETTER WRITTEN BY LITTLE TOM RAMBO
We take great pleasure in publishing below a composition
written by little Tom RAMBO, the nine year old son of our
deceased citizen, Mr. G. M. Rambo who met a tragic death
on Tuesday evening, June 17th.

We deem the composition remarkable for a child of his
age. It was written as he sat by the casket of his father
and reads as follows;

"Mr. G. M. Rambo who was living in Thomaston. He started
out in a sport model, solid wheel Dodge. He and Mr. A. L.
Jones were going to Griffin. They saw uncle Perry and
Uncle Isaah and got in the car with them which was a
nash. They started out, and Uncle Perry was driving. They
had started after a Dodge truck when they got about 10
miles from Griffin, a car was in front of them and he was
on the left side of the road. He started to pass him when
another machine started toward him.  A lady was driving
and a man was in the car with her. The man said, step on
it and the lady did so. When she did, it made it give a
jump to the left. 

Uncle Perry turned toward a field to the left and the car
went off the bank, turned over three times and broke Mr.
G. M. Rambo's neck and smashed Mr. A.L. Jone's chest. 

Two were killed and two were hurt. Uncle Isaah was
smothering to death when some people came and pulled him
from under the car, and rushed them to the Hospital. It
was no use though for Mr. Rambo was killed. They
telephoned Thomaston, Ga and told the news.

I was out in my tent and heard mother and grandmother
crying and went running in the house and they told me. We
got ready and went to Griffin. 

We saw Mr. A. L. Jones. Mother told them to take Mr.
Rambo to the hospital and embalm him. By the time they
got through with him it was three o'clock and they
brought him home in the coffin and there he lays. He died
on Tuesday, June 17th, and was buried Friday June 20th.
     Tom Rambo