Payette County ID Archives Obituaries.....Purcell, Hazel Cooper 1931
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The Payette Independent 10-1-1931
The Payette Independent
Payette, Idaho
Thursday, October 1, 1931
 
THE DEATH OF MRS. L. I. PURCELL
 
Owing to suffering from personal injuries and the terrible shock, L. I. 
Purcell was unable to furnish us with particulars of the accident which 
resulted in the death of Mrs. Purcell until now.
 
The accident happened nine miles west of Delta, Colo., about 11:45 a.m. 
Monday, September 14.  The car was going at a speed of between 30 to 35 miles 
an hour when a sharp rock tore a hole in the left rear tire and a blow-out 
followed.  The car steered first to the right and then to the left and the 
swish of the rear end took it off the grade and the car turned over.
 
Mr. Purcell and Jack were in front and remained in their seats.  Bobby was 
under the car and Mrs. Purcell was thrown clear of it and was lying on the 
ground with a scar over the left temple and her face badly bruised.  She lived 
only about five minutes.  Bobbie was struck across the forehead and both eyes 
were closed for several days.  His right ear was cut and also his neck.  For 
three days his condition was precarious.  Mr. Purcell was struck twice on the 
head, over the right eye, his right leg was bruised from his knee to ankle and 
he sustained other minor injuries, Jack escaped.
 
Mr. Purcell and Jack accompanied the remains by rail to the home of Mrs. 
Purcell's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Cooper, in Colorado Springs, and she was 
laid to rest in Evergreen cemetery Saturday morning, at 10:30.  The services 
were conducted at the Swan Funeral chapel by Rev. Wm. Tefley, pastor of the 
First Methodist church of Pueblo, husband of Mr. Purcell's niece.  A feature 
of the service was the singing by Mrs. Logan whose sweet and soulful contralto 
voice deeply touched all present.
 
Hazel Cooper was born in Longview, Illinois, December 17, 1889, and was 41 
years, 8 months and 27 days old at the time of her death.
 
She was a teacher in the Pesotum, Illinois, schools at the time of her 
marriage to L. I. Purcell, April 5, 1924.  She joined the Methodist church 
when about 14 years of age and belonged to the Methodist church of Payette.  
She was in every sense a home loving woman, was devoted to her family, caring 
more for their comfort and companionship than for social or other attractions 
which would take her from them for even a short season.
 
The beautiful floral offerings, nearly a score from Payette, which banked her 
casket and covered her grave were testimonial of the love and esteem in which 
she was held by her friends here and where she had previously lived.

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