MRS. PEARL CAREY FLAUGHER
DIES OF INJURIES IN CAR WRECK

An accident on Highway 54 at Aurora Springs, near
Eldon, Saturday morning (Feb. 1, 1947), in which
four cars were involved, resulted in the fatal injury of
Mrs. Wm. Flaugher of Tuscumbia and severe injuries
to Mr. Flaugher. They were enroute to Eldon and
their nephew, Barney FLAUGHER, was in the back seat
of their car. He was only slightly injured. Mrs. Flaugher,
who suffered a fractured skull, never regained conscious-
ness and died three hours after she was received at St.
Mary's Hospital in Jefferson City. Mr. Flaugher who was
also taken to the hospital, sustained a broken leg and
several broken ribs.

Charges of careless drivng were placed against John
Taylor. According to state patrolman, Taylor was driving
a 1937 Dodge sedan and attempted to pass another car
on the steep hill. Taylor applied his brakes when he saw
he was facing an approaching car. The sudden stop
threw his car against another car, which, in turn struck
the FLAUGHER car.

Mr. and Mrs. Flaugher resided in one of the rent houses
on the J. R. Wells farm on the Osage, between Tuscumbia
and Eugene.

Mrs. Flaugher before her marriage was Miss Pearl CAREY,
besides the husband, she is survived by three sons, Virgil,
Bennie and Raymond.