Clearfield County PA Archives - Obituaries: Carter, William, 29 Oct 1952

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THE PROGRESS, Clearfield, PA, October 30, 1952

7-Year-Old Boy Killed By Car Here

William Carter Darts In Front of Car At Paradise School

A seven-year-old Lawrence Township schoolboy was struck and fatally injured 
yesterday as he darted across the road in front of the Paradise School to 
return to afternoon classes.

William Carter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fre4d Carter of Clearfield R. D. 1 died 
in the Clearfield Hospital a few minutes after he was admitted. Death was due 
to a fractured neck.

State Police PFC Albert C. Scheib said the driver of the car which struck 
the youngster was George Byron Nichols, 62, of ( and 11 Holt street Westfield, 
N.Y.  Dr. R. L. Williams of Houtzdale, Clearfield county coroner, said the 
accident would be classified as unavoidable and no inquest would be held.

PFC Scheib said Mr. Carter, the boy's father, and Mr. Nichols gave this account 
of the tragic accident.

Mr. Carter had driven the youngster to school and had parked on the opposite 
side of the Penfield-Rockton road from the Paradise elementary school.  The boy 
got out of the right side of the car darted around the back of the automobile and 
onto the highway, directly in the path of the Nichols automobile, which was 
travelling north from Clearfield.

The accident occurred at 12:50 p.m.  Rushed to the hospital, the youngster died 
in the dressing station of the hospital at 1 p.m.

Mr. Nichols was absolved of blame by the police coroner and Mr. Carter.

William (Billy) Douglas Carter was born October 20, 1945 and was the son of 
Frederick W. and Mabel Ralston Carter of Flegal Road, Paradise.  He is survived 
by his parents and these brothers and sisters:  Beverly of Detroit, Mich., and 
Eugene, Janet, Sally, Wendell and Mary K., all at home.  He also leaves these 
grandparents:  Mrs. Mae Houser and Mrs. Lulu Carter, Clearfield, and Earl Carter, 
Rock Island, Ill.

Funerals services will be held from the home of his parents in Paradise Saturday at 
2 p.m. in charge of Rev. Ralph Hinkelman of the West Side Methodist Church.  Interment 
will be in Center cemetery.

Friends may call at the home after 8 o'clock tonight, Friday afternoon and evening and 
until time of services Saturday.