Ralph ENGLAND - Newspaper Articles May 3, 1911 - June 2, 1951 You are here: Photo Albums • ENGLAND • Ralph • Newspaper Articles Related Categories: ENGLAND Brothers Truck Line Ralph England Killed In Car-Truck Collision Front page of the Southwest Times Record (Fort Smith paper) on June 3, 1951 Son and Niece in Critical Condition; Charge Filed Against Second Driver Ralph England, 40-years old, Fort Smith truck line operator, for many years, was killed Saturday in a head-on automobile-truck collision six miles west of Sallisaw, Okla. He was president of England Brothers Truck Line and immediate past president of Fort Smith Shrine Club. England's son, John Lee, 12, and his neice, Mrs. Alma Satterfield, 35, were in serious condition at St. Edwards Hospital. Neither had regained consciousness late Saturday afternoon. Driver of the truck, identified by Oklahoma Highway Patrolman Jack Larmour as Sergeant Jack T. Breedlove, of Fort Gibson, Okla., stationed at Camp Chaffee, was in the base hospital. Extent of his injuries was not known. Manslaughter charges were filed against Breedlove before Justice of the Peace William Russell at Sallisaw Saturday afternoon, Larmour said. Returning From Tulsa Larmour reported Breedlove was driving on the wrong side of the highway, "completely across the center line," when the vehicles collided. Friends said England had driven to Tulsa to pick up Mrs. Satterfield, who had flown there from Los Angeles. Her father, England's brother, Marshal England, was said to be ill at his home in Caulksville, Ark. England was to drive her to Caulksville. A friend of Mrs. Satterfield, who had flown from Los Angeles with her, had accepted an invitation to come to Fort Smith in the England car. Sequoyah County Hospital attaches identified the woman as Elma Moon, Dallas, Texas. She was given first aid treatment and released. Accident on Curve Trooper Larmour said witnesses told him the England car was traveling at about 60 miles an hour, and Breedlove was doing about 35 miles an hour when the vehicles collided. He said the accident occurred on a slight curve on U.S. Highway 64. England was born and reared on a farm near Ratcliff, Ark. He came to Fort Smith as a young man in the early thirties. Starting out with one truck, he built his business up to a fleet of about 100 trucks, operating throughout the Southwest. Besides the Shrine Club, he was a member of the Amrita Grotto, a thirty-second degree Mason and a member of the First Methodist church. Arrangements Incomplete He is survived by his wife, his son, John Lee, and two daughters, Ann and Elaine, all of the home at 510 South Fourteenth Street. Other survivors include his mother, Mrs. Cannie England, Fort Smith; four brothers, Marshal, Caulksville, Sherman, Ratcliff, Mays and Raymond, both of Fort Smith; four sisters, Mrs. Esthel Vest, and Mrs. Olen Allred, both of Fort Smith, Mrs. John Vest, Branch, Ark., and Mrs. Carl Caulk, Ozark, Ark. Funeral arrangements were incomplete late Saturday at Edwards Funeral Home.

Jump to any section!-------------------------------------- Home Surname IndexPhoto AlbumsWhat's New?Sign/View GuestbookDownload GEDCOMAboutContactWeb Design     Birth: 3 May 1911, Franklin Co, Arkansas Death: 2 Jun 1951, Oklahoma, in an automobile accident Burial: Fort Smith, Arkansas - Forest Park Cemetery Social Security Number: 431-54-2864, issued in Arkansas Religion: Methodist Occupation: Owner of ENGLAND Brothers Truck Line Father: John Henderson ENGLAND Mother: Candace Irene MOSLEY Siblings: Marshal Monroe ENGLAND Bertie L. ENGLAND Leslie ENGLAND Esthel Ada ENGLAND Elyet B. ENGLAND Sherman Savoy ENGLAND Mays Lillian ENGLAND Ruth Agnes ENGLAND unknown (baby) ENGLAND John Raymond ENGLAND Ruie Jane ENGLAND Marriage: Erma Laree MOORE - 8 Nov 1931, Hueneme, California Children: Ann Laree ENGLAND John Lee ENGLAND Mary Elaine ENGLAND   Ralph owned and operated ENGLAND Brothers Truck Line, starting with one truck and growing his fleet up to about 100 trucks.       If you are having a hard time reading the article above, here's what it says: Wreck Death Brings Suit Suits for amounts totaling $43,500 were filed in federal court Wednesday by the Merchants National Bank, executor of the Ralph England estate. England died from injuries received June 2, 1951, when his auto and a truck driven by Jack P. Breedlove collided about six miles south of Sallisaw, Okla. England's son, John Lee, and his neice, Mrs. Alma Satterfield, were injured in the crash. Breedlove is named defendant in the suits. In one suit, the executor seeks $3,500 in alleged personal damages for the son. Another suit asks $40,000 in loss of income for the widow and three children. The firm of Daily and Woods represents the executor.

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