4/15/1948 - 5/13/1971
Montpelier man killed in mishap
A Blackford
County highway employee, who was married to a former Decatur resident, was
killed late Thursday afternoon in an accident at the intersection of State
Road 3 and County Road 500 North, north of Hartford City. The accident
occurred at 3:30 p.m.
The dead man, Ray E. Fear, 23, Oil St.,
Montpelier, died as a result of multiple head injuries.
State Police
reported that Fear’s highway truck pulled into SR 3 and slid into the path
of a milk truck driven by Charles S. Driscoll, of Huntington, who was
injured in the mishap.
It was Blackford County’s first fatality of the
year.
Mr. Fear was married to Judy Uhrich on May 9, 1966. She was a
former resident of Decatur.
He was born in Montpelier on April 15, 1948.
His mother, Mrs. Rita Harris, his wife, one daughter, Kimberly Jean, one son
Charles Ray, both at home; six sisters and five brothers survive.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Walker Funeral
Home at Montpelier, with Rev. Lynford Orr officiating. Burial will be in the
Maplewood Cemetery at Pennville. Friends may call after 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, IN; Friday, May 14,
1971
(Contributed by Janice Vasilovski)
Forwarded by Karin King
Buried in Maplewood Cemetery *** Maple Lawn Cemetery