Homer Penix was born June 5, 1925, a son of the late John C. Penix and Mrs. Stella Crum of this city.
A miner by occupation, he had spent his life in the Boons Camp vicinity. He was married to Silvunia Glispie Penix who survives. Other survivors, besides his mother, are three daughters, Othel, Maudel, and Alberta, at home, four brothers, John M. Penix, Bill Penix, and Jim Penix, all of Wabash, Ind., Joe Penix, Boons Camp,
one sister, Mrs. Elbert Daniels, Boons Camp, and his step- father, Melvin Crum, Paintsville.
Funeral services were held at 10:00 tuesday morning at the Little Friendship Church at Boons Camp by Rev. Nim Sturgill.
Burial was in the family cemetery. (Actual burial John C Penix Graveyard, Boons Camp, Johnson County, Kentucky)
PAINTSVILLE HERALD WEDNESDAY JUN 17 1959
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Two Others Injured As Car Crashes Into Tree On Greasy Creek Saturday Evening
Two men died instantly and two others were injured in an automobile accident about four miles south of Boons Camp on the Greasy Creek Road Saturday evening. Dead are Lowell George Hager, 25 of David, Floyd County, and Homer Penix, 34, of Boons Camp. Delmer Crum who lives at David and Elmer Crum of Boons Camp vicinity were treated for severe cuts and bruises at a local hospital and were able to return to their homes. The accident occurred when the 1956 Ford in which the men were passengers collided with a beech tree. Hager, driver of the car, was thrown out of the vehicle and his body was found under the tree. He died instantly of a skull fracture and other internal injuries. Homer Penix was riding in the rear seat when the accident occurred. He also died instantly of a fractured skull and crushed chest. It was reported that Penix had worked on his farm Saturday and he and Delmer Crum had been picked up by the other men as they returned from a trip to Martin County. The accident happened about 7:30 p.m. Hager was born in West Virginia a son of Everett and Hallie Justice Hager. He had been a resident of David for the past 12 years. He had served in the U.S. Army.
Surviving besides his parents are three brothers, Charles, James and Ronald, all of David, and four sisters. Mrs. Shirley Branham, Prestonsburg, Mrs. Katharine Prater, Charleston, W. Va., Mrs. Clara Jean Gorrell, and Miss Rose Ellen Hager, both of David. Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday at the David Community Church.
Burial (George Hager) was in the Davidson Memorial Cemetery at Ivel, Ky.
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A miner by occupation, he had spent his life in the Boons Camp vicinity. He was married to Silvunia Glispie Penix who survives. Other survivors, besides his mother, are three daughters, Othel, Maudel, and Alberta, at home, four brothers, John M. Penix, Bill Penix, and Jim Penix, all of Wabash, Ind., Joe Penix, Boons Camp,
one sister, Mrs. Elbert Daniels, Boons Camp, and his step- father, Melvin Crum, Paintsville.
Funeral services were held at 10:00 tuesday morning at the Little Friendship Church at Boons Camp by Rev. Nim Sturgill.
Burial was in the family cemetery. (Actual burial John C Penix Graveyard, Boons Camp, Johnson County, Kentucky)
PAINTSVILLE HERALD WEDNESDAY JUN 17 1959
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Two Others Injured As Car Crashes Into Tree On Greasy Creek Saturday Evening
Two men died instantly and two others were injured in an automobile accident about four miles south of Boons Camp on the Greasy Creek Road Saturday evening. Dead are Lowell George Hager, 25 of David, Floyd County, and Homer Penix, 34, of Boons Camp. Delmer Crum who lives at David and Elmer Crum of Boons Camp vicinity were treated for severe cuts and bruises at a local hospital and were able to return to their homes. The accident occurred when the 1956 Ford in which the men were passengers collided with a beech tree. Hager, driver of the car, was thrown out of the vehicle and his body was found under the tree. He died instantly of a skull fracture and other internal injuries. Homer Penix was riding in the rear seat when the accident occurred. He also died instantly of a fractured skull and crushed chest. It was reported that Penix had worked on his farm Saturday and he and Delmer Crum had been picked up by the other men as they returned from a trip to Martin County. The accident happened about 7:30 p.m. Hager was born in West Virginia a son of Everett and Hallie Justice Hager. He had been a resident of David for the past 12 years. He had served in the U.S. Army.
Surviving besides his parents are three brothers, Charles, James and Ronald, all of David, and four sisters. Mrs. Shirley Branham, Prestonsburg, Mrs. Katharine Prater, Charleston, W. Va., Mrs. Clara Jean Gorrell, and Miss Rose Ellen Hager, both of David. Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday at the David Community Church.
Burial (George Hager) was in the Davidson Memorial Cemetery at Ivel, Ky.
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Homer Penix was born June 5, 1925, a son of the late John C. Penix and Mrs. Stella Crum of this city.
A miner by occupation, he had spent his life in the Boons Camp vicinity. He was married to Silvunia Glispie Penix who survives. Other survivors, besides his mother, are three daughters, Othel, Maudel, and Alberta, at home, four brothers, John M. Penix, Bill Penix, and Jim Penix, all of Wabash, Ind., Joe Penix, Boons Camp,
one sister, Mrs. Elbert Daniels, Boons Camp, and his step- father, Melvin Crum, Paintsville.
Funeral services were held at 10:00 tuesday morning at the Little Friendship Church at Boons Camp by Rev. Nim Sturgill.
Burial was in the family cemetery. (Actual burial John C Penix Graveyard, Boons Camp, Johnson County, Kentucky)
PAINTSVILLE HERALD WEDNESDAY JUN 17 1959
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Two Others Injured As Car Crashes Into Tree On Greasy Creek Saturday Evening
Two men died instantly and two others were injured in an automobile accident about four miles south of Boons Camp on the Greasy Creek Road Saturday evening. Dead are Lowell George Hager, 25 of David, Floyd County, and Homer Penix, 34, of Boons Camp. Delmer Crum who lives at David and Elmer Crum of Boons Camp vicinity were treated for severe cuts and bruises at a local hospital and were able to return to their homes. The accident occurred when the 1956 Ford in which the men were passengers collided with a beech tree. Hager, driver of the car, was thrown out of the vehicle and his body was found under the tree. He died instantly of a skull fracture and other internal injuries. Homer Penix was riding in the rear seat when the accident occurred. He also died instantly of a fractured skull and crushed chest. It was reported that Penix had worked on his farm Saturday and he and Delmer Crum had been picked up by the other men as they returned from a trip to Martin County. The accident happened about 7:30 p.m. Hager was born in West Virginia a son of Everett and Hallie Justice Hager. He had been a resident of David for the past 12 years. He had served in the U.S. Army.
Surviving besides his parents are three brothers, Charles, James and Ronald, all of David, and four sisters. Mrs. Shirley Branham, Prestonsburg, Mrs. Katharine Prater, Charleston, W. Va., Mrs. Clara Jean Gorrell, and Miss Rose Ellen Hager, both of David. Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday at the David Community Church.
Burial (George Hager) was in the Davidson Memorial Cemetery at Ivel, Ky.
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A miner by occupation, he had spent his life in the Boons Camp vicinity. He was married to Silvunia Glispie Penix who survives. Other survivors, besides his mother, are three daughters, Othel, Maudel, and Alberta, at home, four brothers, John M. Penix, Bill Penix, and Jim Penix, all of Wabash, Ind., Joe Penix, Boons Camp,
one sister, Mrs. Elbert Daniels, Boons Camp, and his step- father, Melvin Crum, Paintsville.
Funeral services were held at 10:00 tuesday morning at the Little Friendship Church at Boons Camp by Rev. Nim Sturgill.
Burial was in the family cemetery. (Actual burial John C Penix Graveyard, Boons Camp, Johnson County, Kentucky)
PAINTSVILLE HERALD WEDNESDAY JUN 17 1959
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Two Others Injured As Car Crashes Into Tree On Greasy Creek Saturday Evening
Two men died instantly and two others were injured in an automobile accident about four miles south of Boons Camp on the Greasy Creek Road Saturday evening. Dead are Lowell George Hager, 25 of David, Floyd County, and Homer Penix, 34, of Boons Camp. Delmer Crum who lives at David and Elmer Crum of Boons Camp vicinity were treated for severe cuts and bruises at a local hospital and were able to return to their homes. The accident occurred when the 1956 Ford in which the men were passengers collided with a beech tree. Hager, driver of the car, was thrown out of the vehicle and his body was found under the tree. He died instantly of a skull fracture and other internal injuries. Homer Penix was riding in the rear seat when the accident occurred. He also died instantly of a fractured skull and crushed chest. It was reported that Penix had worked on his farm Saturday and he and Delmer Crum had been picked up by the other men as they returned from a trip to Martin County. The accident happened about 7:30 p.m. Hager was born in West Virginia a son of Everett and Hallie Justice Hager. He had been a resident of David for the past 12 years. He had served in the U.S. Army.
Surviving besides his parents are three brothers, Charles, James and Ronald, all of David, and four sisters. Mrs. Shirley Branham, Prestonsburg, Mrs. Katharine Prater, Charleston, W. Va., Mrs. Clara Jean Gorrell, and Miss Rose Ellen Hager, both of David. Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday at the David Community Church.
Burial (George Hager) was in the Davidson Memorial Cemetery at Ivel, Ky.
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