Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Snyder, Minnie Davis, 1937 

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MRS. CHARLES SNYDER 

FUNERAL TO BE HELD THURS. DECEMBER 30 

  The body of Mrs. Charles Snyder of "The Rocks" near Smithfield who was 
killed in the automobile accident on the Washington Memorial Bridge, 
Christmas Eve night will arrive in Smithfield Thursday (today) and funeral 
services will be held at the grave in Old St. Luke's Cemetery, on the 
Suffolk-Smithfield highway, Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock by the Rev. 
H.S. Southgate.

  Active pallbearers will be Charles Conklin, Ray and Gordon Barlow, Frank 
Simpson Sr., Frank Berryman and J.R. Rowell.

  Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Snyder, prominent Isle of Wight citizens, were 
involved in a tragic automobile accident Christmas Eve near Washington, 
resulting in the death of Mrs. Snyder and serious injuries to her husband. 
The aged couple were on their way to visit their son, Dale Snyder, when 
their car skidded striking another car on the highway near the city.  Mrs. 
Snyder was instantly killed and her husband suffered a broken leg, three 
broken ribs, chest injuries, and an injury to one eye.  He was taken to a 
Washington hospital where his condition is reported as grave.

  Mr. Snyder is well known here and is one of Isle of Wight's prominent 
farmers.  He owns "The Rocks" which is a large estate near Morgarts Beach, 
on the James River, a few miles from Smithfield.  Mrs. Snyder was a member 
of the Smithfield Woman's Club, taking an active part in the organization.

  Their many friends in the vicinity were shocked to receive the news of 
the terrible accident which occurred as they were traveling to Washington 
to spend the Christmas holidays.  Mrs. Snyder's age was given as seventy. 
She was killed instantly as the vehicles collided.

  Mrs. Snyder was one of approximately five hundred persons meeting violent 
death throughout the Nation during the holidays.  Fires, murders, drowning 
and automobile accidents took a heavy toll of human life in each State 
during the week.

  Mr. and Mrs. Snyder celebrated their fifty-fifth wedding anniversary 
Sunday, December 18th at which time they received and entertained a large 
number of their friends and relatives.


Minnie (DAVIS; Mrs. Charles A.) SNYDER, of "The Rocks," 
d. in crash, 24 Dec 1937, Washington Memorial Bridge, age 74, 
interred in St. Luke's Memorial Park*, Benns Church, 30 Dec 1937, 
"The Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 18, No. 41, Dec. 30, 1937 

*Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} #18: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

Her husband succumbed to his injuries.  His obit ("Smithfield Times," 
   Jan. 13, 1938) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/s536c3ob.txt 


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