Obituary of MRS. JOHN DOSHER, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana

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From The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.  
Microfilm at the LaSalle Parish Library located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.

Many Thanks to The Times - Signal and to the LaSalle Parish Library for 
allowing the following to be added to the Archives.





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Date:  April 23, 1936, Thursday

Headline:  Mrs. J. Dosher Dies as Result of Car Wreck

Sub-headline:  Her Auto Collides with Truck Near Jena on Monday

Mrs. John Dosher, 24, of Lake Charles, who was injured near Jena Monday in an 
auto-truck crash, died at the Baptist Hospital in Alexandria at 8;30 o'clock 
that night and her body was conveyed to her home in Lake Charles where 
funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon.

Mrs. Dosher with her three small daughters was enroute from her home in Lake 
Charles to visit her husband's mother, Mrs. R. H. Dosher who resides in Jena. 
 Upon reaching the home of S. H. Finley between Trout and White Sulphur 
Springs, the car met a gravel truck driven by Vernon Owens, an employee of 
the Hearin & Brown Company, Baton Rouge contractors.

The truck and automobile collided completely wrecking the Chevrolet driven by 
Mrs. Dosher and turning the gravel truck over.  Mrs. Dosher, as well as her 
three small daughters, was given first aid in Mr. Finley's home, after which 
the ambulance of Kinner & Stevens was called and she was conveyed to the 
Alexandria Hospital.

The injured woman suffered a fractured skull and other injuries, her death 
being attributed to the fracture and to the shock occasioned by the 
collision.  The little girls were not seriously injured and were brought to 
their grandmother's home after being given first aid.  The truck driver was 
badly shaken up and suffered body bruises, but nothing of a serious nature 
according to the attending physician.

It is believed that Mrs. Dosher lost control of her car due to the loose 
gravel at this point in the road.

She is survived by her husband, John Dosher, formerly of Jena; three 
daughters, her mother, Mrs. A. W. Stewart; two sisters, Mrs. Tom Clark and 
Mrs. A. O. Broussard and one uncle, Lee L. Watkins all of Lake Charles.