Kaufman County Texas Archives Obituaries.....Denton, W.J. December 2, 1930
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The Monroe (LA) News-Star 12-2-1930
The Monroe (LA) News-Star
Tuesday, December 2, 1930
Page 3, Column 4
CONDITION OF TEXAS MAN STILL CRITICAL
  The condition of W.J. Denton, 63, of Kaufman, Texas, whose skull was 
fractured in an automobile accident near Rayville Monroe, remained critical 
Tuesday at the Riverside sanitarium.  Grave fears were held for his recovery.
  The accident occurred on the highway between Delhi and Rayville.  The Denton 
family were enroute to their home in Texas from Nashville, Tenn., and the car 
in which they were riding collided head-on with a car bearing a Tennessee 
license.  Names of occupants of this car were not learned. 
  All members of the Denton party sustained injuries, but W.J. Denton's 
injuries only were serious.  An ambulance brought the four members of the 
party to the local hospital.

The Monroe (LA) News-Star
Wednesday, December 3, 1930
Page 7, Column 7
TEXAN HURT IN CAR ACCIDENT SUCCUMBS HERE TUESDAY NITE
  Fighting death for two days in a local sanitarium, W.J. Denton, 63, of 
Kaufman, Texas, succumbed Tuesday night from injuries received in an 
automobile accident Monday morning.  The mishap occurred between Rayville and 
Delhi as Denton, his wife and Mr. and Mrs. Leo Denton were motoring from 
Nashville, Tenn., to their Texas home.  
  An examination at the Riverside sanitarium shortly after an ambulance 
arrived from the scene of [the] accident with Denton, revealed that the 
injured man's skull had been fractured in a head-on crash with an unidentified 
driver whose automobile bore a Tennessee license.
  Denton is survived by his wife, five daughters and four sons, all of Texas.  
The body was sent by train Wednesday to Kaufman, where funeral services and 
interment will take place Thursday, it was announced here Tuesday night.

Additional Comments:
According to the 1930 Kaufman County Census, Will J. and his wife Belle were 
both from Tennessee.  They were probably visiting relatives and were coming 
back when they had their accident.  Will and Belle are both buried in the 
Kaufman Cemetery.

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