Brown County IL Archives Obituaries.....Craven, Frank C. June 28, 1925
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The Democrat Message, Mount Sterling, Illinois, Wednesday, July 1, 1925
FRANK CRAVEN IS CRUSHED TO DEATH BY TROLLEY CAR

Frank Craven, former resident of Mt. Sterling, and former C. L. P. S. Company 
employee, was crushed to death while riding on the running board of a truck in 
St. Louis Friday afternoon. Mr. Craven lived but a short time after the 
accident. His mother, Mrs. Hannah Howard of this city, went to St. Louis to 
bring the body back to Mt. Sterling.

The body was brought to Mt. Sterling Monday evening and taken to the Herbster 
undertaking parlors, where it remained until. Tuesday afternoon, and then was 
taken to St. Joseph’s church, where the funeral was held at 2 o’clock, Rev. 
Fr. O’Donoghue officiating, with burial in the Catholic cemetery.

On Sunday, June14, Mr. Craven visited here while traveling through on a moving 
van enroute to St. Louis. He was employed as a driver of the Haverkamp Moving 
Company of St. Louis and left Mt. Sterling about two years ago.

Besides his widow, who resides here, he is survived by his mother, Mrs. Hannah 
Howard, also of this city, a brother, Henry of New Lennox, and three half-
sisters. Mrs. O. P. Wright of Camp Point, Mrs. Joseph Monckton and Mrs. Ralph 
Buss of this city.

The St. Louis, Mo., Globe-Democrat contained the following account of the 
fatal accident:

Frank Craven, 42, 1415 Bremen avenue, died at 5:30 o’clock Friday afternoon at 
the City Hospital a short time after he had been crushed between a Belt Line 
car and the running board of a truck on which he was riding at Nineteenth and 
Madison streets.

Craven, according to police, was riding on the right running board.

The truck, which was driven by Ernest Wicks, 1907 Bremen avenue, was about to 
turn north at Nineteenth street when it swerved too near the car.

Craven was taken to the City Hospital, where physicians said he had suffered a 
fractured skull, internal injuries and lacerations of the body.

He died five minutes after being placed on the operating table.

Roswell Bailey, 4115 Washington place, and E. L. Guile, 344 North Spring 
street, who were in charge of the car, were held to await the action of the 
Coroner.

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