Four Killed one Injured - Baber Family, Crawford County, Illinois Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Copyright 2000 Jim Admire FOUR KILLED ONE INJURED Noon Passenger Strikes Car and Kills Occupants Tuesday Cory Baber, Mrs. Lena Baber, his wife and Miss Exia Baber, daughter of Mrs. Edith Baber, were killed outright  Mrs. Edith Baber, widow of the last George Baber, died of injuries and Ralph Baber, her son, was seriously hurt when the southbound Big Four passenger train struck the automobile in which they were driving Tuesday about noon. The accident happened at a crossing  a mile above West Union. Ralph Baber, who was driving the car, said his view was obstructed by cornfield on either side of the road and the train was not expected as it was running behind time. After the collision the train ran on into West Union where it picked up doctors and others who hurried back to the scene of the accident. Mrs. Baber died later in the afternoon at a Paris hospital, her injury consisting of a fractured skull. Cory Baber was thrown about fifty feet, while the body of his wife was found about twenty-five feet from the tracks. The automobile was dragged about 100 feet along the track and the other three occupants were taken from the wreckage. The Baber families were wealthy residents of Edgar county owning about 700 acres of valuable farm lands.  Mrs. Lena Baber, nee Ormiston, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jams Ormiston of northwest of town, was born and grew to womanhood near here and all the other parties  in the fatal accident are well known. The remains of Mrs. Lena Baber were brought to her old home Wednesday. Funeral services will be conducted there this afternoon at 1 o'clock by Rev. Edw. Minor. Interment will be made in the Hutsonville Cemetery. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb Archivist with proof of this consent. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jim Admire