Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-09-11 | Page 10 | Road Worker Dies in Crash

ROAD WORKER DIES IN CRASH The third traffic fatality in Box BoxElder BoxElder BoxElder Elder county in less than a week was recorded Friday sending the states state's total for 1942 to 95 against to date in 1941 a decrease decrease decrease de de- de- de i crease of 26 per cent The total in Box Elder county I this year was raised to five I against six to this time in 1941 a drop of 17 per cent Special to The Telegram t WILLARD Sept 11 James E Earl Ander Anderson 50 Brigham m City ity state tate road commission commission was was killed when run over by a a. aruck t truck ruck a mile north of here Thursday Thursday Thursay Thurs Thurs- I d day ay afternoon I I The truck hauling gravel for a I p project where Mr Anderson was working on maintenance was driven riven d by Kent Jenkins 21 Plain City said highway patrolmen Brakes on the vehicle failed when the truck approached the s section of road under repair officers officers c cers ers reported The heavy vehicle s swerved struck a a. utility pole and c careened back on the highway s striking Mr Anderson who suffered suf suf- f ered head and internal injuries Born at Brigham City January 18 1892 Mr Anderson was a son of Jonathan N. N and Ellen Anderson He attended Brigham City schools and Box Elder high school His first wife Joseph Anderson died in 1927 and andin andin andin in 1928 he married Hazel Burt who survives him Also surviving are his father a ason ason ason son Willi William m Karl Anderson three daughters Dorothy Donna and Ellen Ellen Ellen El El- len Anderson of Brigham City and the following brothers and sisters J J. Wesley Anderson Heyburn Idaho J J. Lester David O. O and Alonzo Anderson and Miss Lavern Anderson Brigham m City Mrs Myrtle Toombs and Mrs Lucretia Cook Willard V Funeral services will be conducted conducted conducted con con- ducted at 2 p. p m. m Sunday in the Brigham City First L D S Sward ward chapel with burial in Brigham City cemetery