travis smitherman
Travis Smitherman of Franklin
and Alton Pack of Port Arthur were instantly killed Friday night about
11 o'clock on the highway between Hearne and Franklin, eight miles cast
of here when the car in which they were riding with Mrs. Travis
Smitherman and Wilson Pack of Houston colided with a truck. The truck
was owned by the Bryan Gas & Oil Company and driven by W. H.
Mullins who was on the way to East Texas for a load of oil.
Mrs. Travis. Smitherman, a bride of two weeks, sister of Alton Pack, suffered head injuries and facial cuts and is in a serious condition in Wil- kerson Clinic in Bryan. Her brother, Wilson Pack, of Houston had his col- larbone broken and sustained cuts and bruises and is also in the hospital. Mullins, driver of the truck, escaped with cuts and bruises.
The Pack brothers had been called to Franklin on account of the death of their mother for whom funeral services were held Thursday and Mr. and Mrs. Smitherman were bringing them to Hearne to catch a train for home.
A Franklin ambulance took the two who were fatally hurt to Franklin and Heartfield ambulance brought the injured to the office of Dr. T. A. Searcy here for first aid.
Funeral services and burial of Travis Smitherman took place in Mt. Pleasant cemetery Sunday and last rites were held for Alton Pack the. same day at Wheelock where interment was made.
Mrs. Travis. Smitherman, a bride of two weeks, sister of Alton Pack, suffered head injuries and facial cuts and is in a serious condition in Wil- kerson Clinic in Bryan. Her brother, Wilson Pack, of Houston had his col- larbone broken and sustained cuts and bruises and is also in the hospital. Mullins, driver of the truck, escaped with cuts and bruises.
The Pack brothers had been called to Franklin on account of the death of their mother for whom funeral services were held Thursday and Mr. and Mrs. Smitherman were bringing them to Hearne to catch a train for home.
A Franklin ambulance took the two who were fatally hurt to Franklin and Heartfield ambulance brought the injured to the office of Dr. T. A. Searcy here for first aid.
Funeral services and burial of Travis Smitherman took place in Mt. Pleasant cemetery Sunday and last rites were held for Alton Pack the. same day at Wheelock where interment was made.