OBIT: Ford, W. L. McCracken Co., Kentucky Contributed for use in USGENWEB Archives by: Jim & Colleen Lovan Date: Wed, 14 Jan 98 10:24:07 PST **************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net. ***************************************************************************** From the clippings our grandmother kept. We do not know the name of the date of paper it came from. PADUCAH YOUTH KILLED IN DETROIT CROSSING MISHAP W. L. Ford, 21, Meets Death When Train Hits Auto; Friends Injured W. L. Ford, 21, 1212 C street, was instantly killed early Sunday morning when an automobile in which he was riding was struck by a locomotive near Detroit, Mich. Two companions, Russell Thomas, 21, Detroit, and John Brior, 24, Eastor, Penn., are in a critical condition as a result of the accident. Detroit police reported Thomas, who was driving, said rain obscured the warning light at the crossing. Ford's mother was reported to be near collapse from shock here. Ford was graduated from Tilghman high school this year. He was member of the Von Baron Ironclad fraternity, whose members will attend the funeral services in a body. The body will arrive in Paducah Tuesday at 5:45 p.m. and will be taken to the Lindsey funeral home. Later it will be removed to the home of Ford's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Ford at 1912 C street. Besides his parents, the youth is survived by a sister, Emma Sue; his grandfather, W. L. Ford of Kansas; three uncles and five aunts. The funeral will be held Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. at the Immanuel Baptist church, Rev. George Heaton and Rev. A. M. Parrish officating.