Obit of Roy Bruce - Grady County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Sandi Carter SandKatC@aol.com ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== ::Verden Cemetery The Verden News May 14, 1937 Roy Bruce, former young man of our little town was accidently killed in an automobile accident Sunday night near Parker, Arizona. His wife was severly hurt with a head injury which may prove fatal according to radio announcements. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bruce moved to Parker about eight months ago where Roy had secured work with Wickes Construction Company, builders of a new bridge across the Colorado river. Mr. Kramer, another employee was killed while Mrs. Bruce and Stephen Dobbs suffered head injuries. The accident happened near Parker when their light car and a heavier one driven by a family of Mexicans collided. Relatives here left Monday for Parker to bring the body here for burial which will not probably arrive before today, Friday. Burial will take place beside the mother and sisters in Verden cemetery. Roy was reared in Verden having won the admiration of the community by his pleasant disposition to his fellow man. He was a boy who never tired of seeing after his invalid mother who passed away about four years ago. After her passing he married and had resided here and at Oklahoma City before securing work at Parker. Those left to mourn his departure are his wife, two sisters, Mrs. Allene Sanford of Oklahoma City, Mrs. Hazel Duvall of Anadarko, brothers Russel and Jack Bruce of Verden, his father, C. B. Bruce of Verden. (25 Nov 1903 - 9 May 1937) Submitted by Sandi Carter -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Grady County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/grady/grady.html