George McDonald and Ernest Russell accident, Bad Axe, Huron County, Michigan

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Two Bad Axe Men Die in Car Accident
Woman Escapes Drowning in Ditch;
Vet, 2 Days out of Army One of Victims
Bad Axe, June 4 - Flood swollen waters of a drainage ditch on North 
Whitelam street a short distance outside the north city limits early 
Sunday claimed the lives of 2 Bad Axe men while a young woman miraculously 
escaped death. The dead are: George Irvin McDonald, 28, discharged soldier, 
son of Mr & Mrs Alex McDonald. Ernest Harold Russell, 24, employee of the 
local plant of Borden Farm products company of MI, son of Mr & Mrs Crellen 
Russell. The rescued: Miss Annabel McGee,24, daughter of Daniel McGee. The 
accident occurred some time Sun morning when an auto, driven by Russell, 
crashed through the railing of a culvert into the ditch, which usually has 
only 2 or 3 feet of water but heavy rains had raised the water to about 8 
feet. The partly submerged auto was discovered about 8 a.m. by Charles Ward, 
a farmer, who lives near the scene of the accident. He called Trooper Charles 
Conn..... McDonald received an honorable discharge from the Army after 
serving 68 months, including 3 years overseas. McDonald was an uncle of 
Russell, whose mother is a sister of McDonald. Double funeral services will be 
held at 2 p.m. Wed in First Meth ch. Burial will be in Colfax cemetery. McDonald 
is survived by his parents; 6 sisters, Mrs Cornelius Russell, Bad Axe; Mrs John 
Brown, NY; Mrs Benjamin Byarski and Mrs Edward Osentoski, both of Detroit; 
Mrs Gustav Bailey, New Haven and Miss Hazel McDonald, Van Dyke, MI; and 3 
brothers, Ronald and John McDonald, both of Bad Axe; and Pfc Howard McDonald,
in Italy. He was born in Caseville, June 14, 1916 He attended Bad Axe high 
school Before he was discharged he was a private first class. His foreign 
service included Iceland, England, France and Belgium. Russell is survived 
by his parents, 3 sisters, Miss Edna Russell Detroit, Mrs James McAllister, 
Hazel Park , Miss Arlene Russell, Bad Axe and his grandparents, Mr & Mrs 
Alex McDonald. He was born April 15, 1921 in Bad Axe. The remains will be 
in the MacAlpine funeral home until Wed when they will be taken to First 
Meth ch.

(2nd article) 
Double Funeral For Vet and Kin Held in Bad Axe
Bad Axe, June 7 - Double funeral services were held Wed afternoon in 
First Meth ch here for George Irving McDonald, 28, a discharged soldier 
and his nephew, Ernest Harold Russell, 24, victims of a drowning 
accident Sunday.


Huron Tribune
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