CEDAR COUNTY, NEBRASKA - OBITUARY OF Bealuh Rogers

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THE CEDAR COUNTY NEWS -  December 05, 1940

 Wynot Girl killed in flaming wreck

Bealuh Rogers, 23, and three others died when car hits truck

Wynot- Miss Bealuh Rogers 23, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Rogers 
of Wynot, met a tragic death early Saturday morning near Atkinson when 
the automobile which she was riding with three other young people 
crashed into the rear of a parked grain track and instantly burst into 
flames, preventing any attempt at a rescue.  The group including besides 
Miss Rogers, Miss Frances Muellen, 23, Atkinson, A.W. Johnson, 24, 
O'Neill, and Matthew Brophy, 25, also of O'Neill, were returning from 
Stuart where they had gone on Friday evening.  All were  burned to 
death.  The truck driver said he had parked to the side of the highway 
after his truck ran out of gasoline.  He had set out the flares and was 
waiting for his companion to return from Atkinson were he had gone after 
fuel.

Worked in Sioux City

Bealuh Arlene Rogers, who was employed in a café at O'Neill, was born
August 6, 1917 at Keller  the , on a while.  She came with their parents 
to Nebraska in 1930, living for a time at Belden before coming to Wynot 
where  the family has since resided.  She was employed in Sioux City 
before going to O'Neill.

Funeral services were held at the Wynot Methodist church Monday afternoon 
with Reverend Frank Jackson officiating.  A ladies' quartet composed of 
Mrs. Ina Depue, Mrs. Art Bond, Mrs. H.J. Sonneman, and Mrs. H.J. Morton, 
with Mrs. C.A. Gosting at the piano.  Pallbearers, some of whom were 
schoolmates when Miss Rogers attended Wynot public school were Ervin and 
Ralph Kleinberg, Donald Ardnt, Louie Peters, Lloyd Schaller and Glenn 
Mathers.  Burial was in the Wynot cemetery under the direction of the 
Jones funeral home.  Survivors include the parents, Mr. And Mrs. William 
Rogers of Wynot, and nine sisters and brothers, Mrs. Earl Williams, 
Corydon, Iowa; Mrs. A.B. Carmony, Page; Mrs. Ralph Wilson, Wichita, Kans;
George of Sioux city; William jr. of Ottawa; and Betty, Verlea, Orlan, 
and Buddy of Wynot. 

Relatives attend funeral
A large crowd of relatives and friends from various points in Iowa and 
Nebraska were in for the funeral, among whom were the following;  Mrs. 
Earl Anderson, Iowa,  Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wilson and son, Dickie, of 
Wichita, Kansas, Mr. And Mrs. A age, Mrs. Susie Partridge, Mr. William 
Rogers Jr.  of Onawa Iowa, Mrs. Elmer Williamson and son, and Mrs. Helen 
Matschullat, of Page, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bomar and son,  Mr. And Mrs. 
Harold to 
the , Larry Engel, Mrs. Will O'Neal, Mrs. Frank McDonald, and Mrs. Amen 
Ramdin all of Sioux city, Mrs. Henry Brandt, Mrs. Mattie Smith, Mrs. 
Ida Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Thadden all of Randolph, Nebr.  Mrs. 
Dorothy Patterson, Wichita, Kansas, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Simons of Wisner and 
Mr. And Mrs. Arvin Wascher, Wisner.