Garrattsville
Man Dies of Injuries
Lee
Parker Succumbs in Cooperstown Hospital
Following
West Burlington Crash
Cooperstown, Jan. 6—Lee Parker, 35, of
Garrattsville, suffereing from fractured cervical vertebra, a
fracture at the base of the skull, and fractured lower jaw, besides
cuts and abrasions, died in the Bassett hospital at 2:15 this
morning. He never recovered consciousness after an automobile
accident on the main throughfare through the village of West
Burlington late Saturday afternoon.
It will probably never be known what caused Mr.
Parker's Oldsmobile sedan to leave the highway, crash into a tree.
He had been in Edmeston during the afternoon overseeing repairs to
one of his farm trucks at an Edmeston garage. The truck was being
driven by a farm hand, Clyde Goodier, a short distance ahead of the
Parker sedan. Goodier did not learn of the accident until he reached
home. Neighbors near the scene, heard the crash, and left their
homes to discover Mr. Parker gravely injured. He was taken to the
office of Dr. E. C. Granger in Edmeston, who advised his immediate
transfer to the Bassett hospital in the Houk ambulance.
The body was taken to Houk's Funeral parlors today
and the funeral will be held from the family home at 2 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon. Dr. C. E. Vermilya, the pastor of the Methodist
church will officiate, and interment will be in the Edmeston Union
cemetery.
Mr. Parker was born in the town of New Lisbon, 35
years ago, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Alva Parker. He attended Edmeston
High school, and during the World war he enlisted and was encamped in
this country, ready to go overseas when the armistice was declared.
About 15 years ago he was married to Miss Eva Holt of
Edmeston, and for several years they conducted the Eva-Lee Ice Cream
parlor in Edmeston, and also the Edmeston moving picture theatre.
Due to the condition of his father's health, who has
been an invalid for some time, Mr. Parker returned to Garrattsville
about seven years ago to operate his father's farm.
Surviving are his parents, his wife, a daughter,
Janice 11, a son, Victor, 7, all of Garrattsville; and one brother,
Albert Parker of Burlington Flats.
He was a member of Farmers' lodge, R. & A. M.,
in Edmeston, and of the Morris chapter, Royal Arch Masons.
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