BEVER, Gilbert
Source: Found in an old scrapbook of obituaries collected by Fauniel Hershberger, typed by Walt W
Gilbert Bever, age 53, a farmer who resided east of Hillsboro, was killed instantly about 9 p. m. Wednesday, Dec. 21, when the pickup truck in which he was riding was struck by a freight train at the New York Central Railroad crossing near the Hillsboro Depot. He was a passenger in the truck driven by his son-in-law, Joseph Boord of Veedersburg. Boord was taken to the Culver Hospital in Crawfordsville where he was admitted for treatment of fractured ribs, a chest injury, broken collar bone, six inch laceration on the back of his head and other facial cuts. The accident was investigated by Fountain County Sheriff George Cruea and Fountain County Coroner Ralph Nelson of Veedersburg. They reported that the train was east bound and the truck was traveling south. The force of the collision cut the truck in half, just back of the cab, which was thrown to the south side of the tracks. The rear and bed were found on the north side. Mr. Bever's body was thrown from the truck and Boord remained in the cab. Boord was conscious and told authorities that he did not know what had happened or how the accident occurred. Mr. Bever was born Jan. 20,1907, on the farm where he was residing. He was the son of Leo and Stella Conner Bever. Survivors include two sons, Milo of Covington and Lewis (Bud) of Veedersburg; two daughters, Mrs. Susie Lamie of Attica and Mrs. Delores Boord of Hillsboro; three sisters, Mrs. Opal Stock of New York City, Mrs. Sarah Hoffman of Detroit, Mich., and Mrs. Lavonia O'Neil of Danville; and four grandchildren. Services were held at the Crumley Funeral Home at 11 a. m. Saturday, Dec. 24. The Rev. Ronald Carlson officiated with burial in the Waynetown Masonic Cemetery.
Source: Obituary from a collection of Fauniel Hershbarger, a life-long Fountain County Indiana resident
HILLSBORO – A Peoria & Eastern Railroad freight train struck a pickup truck at a crossing here shortly before 9 p.m. Wednesday, injuring the driver and killing his father-in-law who was riding with him. Dead was Gilbert Bever, 52, Hillsboro. His son-in-law, Joe Boord, 28, also of Hillsboro and an employe of the R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co., Crawfordsville, was taken to Culver Hospital in Crawfordsville with injuries later reported as not critical. The crash occurred at the crossing near the depot and across from the Hillsboro Grain Co. elevator. State police and Fountain County Coroner Ralph Nelson of Veedersburg were among those investigating. Bever’s body was removed to the Crumley Funeral Home here. He was a lifelong resident of this community and the father of several grown children. The son-in-law lives near the depot. He was reported to have gone to obtain help after the train hit the truck. He was taken to the hospital by his brother in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Clements of Hillsboro. At the hospital late Wednesday night it was reported he had a broken collar bone, bruises and abrasions about the body and a deep gash in the scalp. Treatment of his injuries required considerable time and he could not be questioned immediately by state police concerning the accident. – jlr
Source: Obituary from a collection of Fauniel Hershbarger, a life-long Fountain County Indiana resident
HILLSBORO – Funeral services for Gilbert Bever, 53-year-old resident of near Hillsboro who was killed Wednesday night in a train-truck crash here, are announced for 11 a.m. (EST) Saturday at the Crumley Funeral Home. Rev. Ronald Carlson will be the minister, and interment will be in Waynetown Masonic Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p. m. today. Mr. Bever died of multiple injuries when an eastbound Peoria & Eastern freight train hit a one-ton truck being driven across the Water Street crossing at the depot here by his son-in-law, Joe Boord, 28, also of near Hillsboro. The latter was hospitalized in Crawfordsville with injuries described as not critical. The hospital said Thursday night his condition was fair. Mr. Bever was born Jan. 20, 1907, the son of Leo and Stella Conner Bever, and had spent all of his life on the farm where he was living at the time of his death. The survivors include two sons, Milo Bever of Covington and Lewis (Bud) Bever of Veedersburg; two daughters, Mrs. Susie Lamie of Attica and Mrs. Delores Boord of Hillsboro; four grandchildren, and three sisters, Mrs. Opal Stock of New York City, Mrs. Sara Hossman of Detroit and Mrs. Lavonia O’Neil of Danville, Ill. – jlr