Harriett Bessie Houck

Houck, Bessie

Mrs. C. E. Houck, Clay Tp., Dies Of Injuries Received In Collision Below Wellston
Elderly A. R. McFarland Is Other Victim---Gallia County Folk Were Returning From Wellston, Where They Winessed Wellston-Gallipolis Football Game.
As the result of a collision at the junction of Routes 75 and 327 at Roads (Berlin) two miles south of Wellston last night, A. R. McFarland, 85, of Jackson was instantly killed and Mrs. Charles E. Houck of Bladen R. D. received internal injuries that caused her death at 8 o'clock this morning at the Holzer Hospital.
Mrs. Houck was riding with her daughter, Miss Marjorie Houck, teacher at Chambersburg , and they were accompanied by their youngest daughter and sister, Pauline, and Don Plymale of Clipper Mills. Plymale received a scalp wound. The Misses Houck, the younger a junior in the high school here, escapted virtually unscathed, as did Mr. and Mrs. A. R. McFarland Jr. of the Jackson car.

Hemmorhages Fatal
Mrs. Houck reached the hospital in an ambulance at 1:15. She was given blood transfusions and operated and had the attention of surgeons and physicians for hours, but to no avail. The purpose of the operation was achieved, it was said, but death resulted from the patient's loss of blood.
The Houck party, with Marjorie at the wheel of her Chevrolet, was returning home from Wellston, where they saw the Wellston-Gallipolis game. The McFarlands had been attending church services at Berlin and had started home. Jackson authorities say the Houck car driver did not observe the stop sign. After the cars came together they rolled into one heap in a ditch. Dr. Smith of Wellston gave first aid to the injured woman. Pete Saunders brought the Misses Houck and Plymale here.
Mrs. Houck (Harriet Bessie) was 56 years old last March. She was a daughter of of the late Wiley Unroe and was born near Mercerville. She and husband lived near Providence church in Clay tp. She was a sister of John W. Unroe of this city and Raymond of Dayton. Surviving children are Goldie of Dayton, Reba, who is chef at the Walgren drug store, John of Ohio tp., and the two previously named.
Funeral Director C. R. Halley of Mercerville took charge of the body early this afternoon. McFarland funeral rites will be held at 2 Tuesday in the Holiness church at Jackson, Undertaker Mayhew said.

[Note: dates from stone at Ridgeland cemetery, Guyan Twp., 1884-1940]

Gallipolis newspaper
Fall 1940
Transcribed by Joanne Galvin
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