Obit of Young, Elmo and Gray, Clyde - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 29 Jan 2006 Return to Roger Mills County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== ::NOT LISTED Surnames: Young, Gray, Mitchell Originally posted at: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5YB.2ACE/6630 BOYS KILLED IN ROAD MISHAP Elmo Young and Clyde Gray Killed When Car Overturned Six Miles North Of Cheyenne Friday Evening. GEORGE MITCHELL IS INJURED Each of Three Occupants Of Car Recently Discharged Overseas Veterans of World War II. One of the greatest road tragedies ever to occur in Roger Mills County was that of last Friday evening when two Crawsford men were killed and another critically injured. The accident occured about six miles north of Cheyenne about 7:30 in the evening, when the car overturned and rolled over several times. Clyde Gray, driver of the car was killed instantly and Elmo Young, one of the occupants, was knocked unconscious dying about six hours later George Mitchell, the other occupant of the car, was critically injured. His head and one of his lower limbs received a number of lacerations. However, his recovery is expected. It is presumed that one of the wheels on the Ford '36 V8 in which the men were riding, in route from Cheyenne to their home at Crawford, gave way, rendering the car uncontrollable. A passerby noticing the car overturned, stopped to discover Gray and Young pinned beneath the car. Mitchell had managed to get out of the car. Word was rushed to Cheyenne and an amublance rushed to the scene. Young and Mitchell were taken to a Sayre hospital where Young died a few hours later. Gray, Young and Mitchell each had recently been dischared from the armed forces. Gray who was about 23 years of age, was single and resided at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Gray. Young, about the same age was also single and resided at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Orville Young. Mitchell, about the same age is married and is engaged in farming in the Crawford community. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Mitchell of that place. Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK 13-Apr-1946 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Roger Mills Archives http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html