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Extracted from The Winn Parish News-American (Winnfield, LA)
Two Children Fall, Die Under Wheels Of Father's Truck
Geraldine Jones, five and her three-year-old brother, Roy, were accidently
killed about 4 p.m. Sunday when they fell from the bed and under the wheels of
a truck driven by their father, Grady Jones of Dodson. The mishap occured
about a mile north of Dodson, in front of the E. B. Pullen home on the
Transport road.
Gloria [sic Lora] Jean Stewart, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Preston Stewart, and a first
cousin on the Jones children, who was also riding on the truck, escaped
injury.
The younger of the victims was instantly killed, while his sister is reported
to have risen and staggarded [sic staggered] several feet before dying. Both were badly
crushed. The Pullen home was unoccupied and there was little traffic on the
road, so assistance was not immediately obtained.
Funeral services were conducted at 2:30 p.m. Monday at the Cypress Creek
church and cemetery, with Rev. R. W. Lawrence of Pineville, pastor of the
Dodson Baptist church, and Rev. S. L. Lantrip of Clay, pastor of the Dodson
Methodist church officiating. Pallbearers for Geraldine Jones were Clayton
Norred, Norman Terral, H. P. Parker, and Arlie White, while L. T. Pennington,
Louise Roberts, H. E. Buchanan and H. P. Hallmark were pallbearers for the
little boy.
Besides their father, the children are survived by their mother and another
child.
Friday, March 21, 1947