Stark County OhArchives Obituaries.....Eicher, Edward J December 20, 1940
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The Canton Repository.  Canton, Ohio  December 21, 1940.
Edward J. Eicher, 76, of 43rd st. and Cleveland ave NW, died Friday night in 
Mercy hospital of injuries suffered late Thursday afternoon when struck by an 
auto while he was walking on route 8 a mile north of Canton.
	He was the 65th traffic fatality in Stark county this year.  Last year 
the toll was 58.  Two other persons suffered minor injuries Friday in traffic 
accidents in Canton.
	Mr. Eicher was taken to the hospital where it was found that he 
suffered compound fractures of both legs, and injury to his left arm and deep 
scalp lacerations.
	Harry G. Hoyler, 42, of 2225 Clyde pl SW, driver of the auto told 
deputy sheriffs Mr. Eicher walked into the path of his car and that it was 
impossible to avoid hitting him.
	A life resident of Stark county, Mr. Eicher operated a farm for many 
years on Georgetown rd.  He was a deacon at Grace Reformed church and an 
active choir member.
	He is survived by his widow, Laura; five daughters, Mrs. Ben Texter, 
Mrs. Paul Whorl and  Mrs. Lawson Loxley of Canton, Mrs. Gerhart Zagray of 
Akron and Pearl of the home; seven sisters, Mrs. Henry Frantz and Mrs. George 
Kauffman of Cleveland, Mrs. Amelia Gear, Mrs. Matilda Myers, Mrs. Pearl Gettle 
and Mrs. John Tschantz of Canton and Mrs. G. L. Heibner of Miami, Fla., two 
brothers, Albert E. and John J. of Canton,  and three grandchildren.  The body 
is at Seesholtz Memorial. 


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