Bossier County Louisiana Archives News.....A Calamitous Road Accident. May 3, 1923
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The Bossier Banner May 3, 1923
Thursday, May 3, 1923

Follow-up to fatal car accident killing Mrs. Mollie Keeth

A Calamitous Road Accident.

This entire community was shocked and truly grieved in the death of Mrs. 
Mollie Keeth, widow of the lamented J.P. Keeth-reported in last week's issue 
of the Banner.

Mrs. Keeth accompanied by Mrs. Edna Collins, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Collins and 
their two children left town for Shreveport about ten o'clock Thursday morning 
of last week. As reported, it seems Mr. Collins, who was driving the car, 
sounded his claxon and attempted to pass a truck driven by a negro, at a point 
about seven miles out from Shreveport, on the Benton road. Whether the negro 
heard or not is not yet known. At any rate, the car was crowded off the entire 
road and turned over once and half over again, crushing Mrs. Keeth under the 
car in mud and water, killing her almost instantly. Mr. Collins is suffering 
from a broken collarbone and dislocated shoulder. Frank, jr., has his face 
badly cut and nose broken and the little eleven month old baby, Mary Edna, 
also is suffering from cuts and bruises.

The accident was terrible, and the entire town has been and is, grieved over 
the departed, and keenly anxious over the injured, who have a host of devoted 
friends throughout this section.

The funeral services of Mrs. Keeth were held last Saturday morning at the 
Presbyterian Church (which church is being used by the Methodists until the 
new building is completed) being conducted by Rev. T.J. Holladay, assisted by 
Rev. A.J. Bonnette and Rev. H. J. McGehee. There were present of host of 
friends, who sorrowfully followed the beloved body to Plain Dealing Cemetery, 
where it was interred. The pallbearers were Messrs. M.S. Bolinger, S.H. 
Cochran, Morris Emmons, Ben Turnley, Leon Sanders and J.F. Lyon.

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