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Show Rites Held For Idaho Rancher Killed By Train Funeral services were held in Rupert, Idaho, Saturday for Allen Avord Hyde. He was killed the preceding Wednesday when his auto collided with light locomotive at near Heyburn, Idaho. Mr. Hyde was the husband of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bunker, former for-mer Deltans. She was in the Rupert Ru-pert hospital because of illness at the time of the accident to her husband. - Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Bunker, from Baker, Nev., drove through Delta on the way to the services for their brother-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Bunker, who were in California at the time, weer also returning for the rites. Mr. Hyde was 34 years old, born July 25, 1915 in Auburn, Wyo., a son of Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Hyde. He had been an agricultural instructor, in-structor, and was graduated from the USAC and later received his master's degree from Missoula, Mont., in 1938. For the past several years he had operated the Hyde Jersey dairy farm north of Rupert with his father. He was on his way to Heyburn to instruct an agricultural class for veterans when he was killed. Apparently he failed to see the approaching locomotive and drove directly into its path without stopping. stop-ping. The auto was dragged a quarter of a mile and demolished. Mr. Hyde was killed instantly. Surviving are his widow and 3 children, Leon, Carolyn and Joan, : his parents- and two brothers and sisters. ' |