BOOE, Paul M. - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

Paul M. Booe, 31, Veedersburg resident, was accidently killed sometime Saturday night by a Nickel Plate Railroad train along the tracks south of the Veedersburg Paver Company plant, south of Veedersburg. His body was discovered Sunday morning by Harry Merrill, track superintendent, as he walked along the tracks. It was sometime after the body was found that identification was made, as the body was badly mangled. The train, it is thought, struck Booe a short distance south of the bridge which spans Coal Creek at the south edge of the brick plant. From this point parts of the body were strewn along the track for several yards to the south. What train struck him or what time of night it occurred is not known. He was last seen in town about midnight. Several trains are operated on the Nickel Plate during the night time and it has been impossible to find the one which hit him. After Merrill discovered the body he notified local authorities and it was only through a WPA card carried in Booe's billfold that it was found it was he. Booe lived on the O. A. Songer property along the C., A. & S. railroad tracks a short distance east of the point where he was killed. It is possible that he had mistaken the Nickel Plate tracks for the C., A. & S. at their intersection in the south part of Veedersburg. The unfortunate young man has been a life long resident of Veedersburg, as he was the son of David and Mary Newman Booe. He was born in Veedersburg, December 15, 1907. Booe always followed the occupation of laborer and was well liked by everyone. He bad been married and has one son, Paul William, who resided with the lad's mother at Crawfordsville. Besides his son, his mother, Mary Booe, with whom he made his home; two brothers, Harry and Max, Veedersburg; three sisters, Mrs. Maxine Mettee, Veedersburg, Mrs. Gladys Wilkinson, east of Aylesworth, and Mrs. Irene Smith, south of Hillsboro, are survivals. A coroner's inquest was held Sunday afternoon and his death reported as accidental. The body was taken to the Fishero funeral home where funeral services were held Monday morning, with Rev. S. E. Nothstine, of the Nazarene church, officiating. Burial was made at the Cooper's chapel cemetery. A brother of Booe, John Booe, was killed in an automobile accident on the west edge of Veedersburg several years ago.