From the Jackson Progress Argus, 29 January 1970
Fiery Crash Takes Life Fred Caldwell
A fiery crash of a tractor trailer truck on 1-75 near Calhoun early Tuesday morning claimed the life of Wilbur Fred Caldwell, 59, of 630 Kay Street, Jackson, a veteran driver for Georgia Highway Express. According to information received locally from a Calhoun mortuary, the accident occurred about 5:20 o'clock Tuesday morning when the tractor-trailer truck, loaded with hair spray and driven by Mr. Caldwell, was enroute to Chattanooga, having left the Atlanta terminal about 3:30 a. m. From evidence at the scene it is believed that another vehicle probably pulled into the path of Mr. Caldwell since skid marks of 50 to 75 feet delineated the path of the truck before it struck the bridge on New Town Road on I-75.
According to a Calhoun funeral director, the truck burst into flames before those first on the scene could extricate Mr. Caldwell from the cab. Several explosions added impetus to the flames with the Gordon County Fire Department and the Calhoun Fire Department requiring several hours to extinguish the blaze. It was approximately 9 o'clock before the remains of Mr. Caldwell could be removed from the truck. Traffic was blocked on 1-75 for several hours due to the accident.
Mr. Caldwell, one of the county's most widely known and popular residents, was born in Butts County, the son of Mr. Leonard Lacy Colwell and Mrs. Pearl Weaver Colwell. He had been employed about 10 years by the Georgia Highway Express and was a valued employee of that firm. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Jackson.
Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon at three o'clock from the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with the Rev. Don Folsom, pastor, officiating. Interment was in Towaliga Baptist Church Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers were Charles Colwell Lamar Colwell, Harold Colwell, Wallace Colwell, Winston Coleman, and Kenneth Harper.
Mr. Caldwell is survived by his wife Mrs Sara Carter Caldwell; one daughter, Mrs. M. H. (Lola) Bradshaw, Jr., Rome; one son, Dr. Leslie Caldwell, Montcello; three grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. T. J. Harper, Mrs. Jack Robertson, Mrs. Lawrence Coleman, all of Griffin; four brothers, J. Robert Colwell, Atlanta; E. Powell Colwell, Abner H. Caldwell, and C. Dwayne Colwell, all of Griffin; one sister-in-law, Mrs. L. P. Colwell, Griffin; several nieces and nephews.
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Fiery Crash Takes Life Fred Caldwell
A fiery crash of a tractor trailer truck on 1-75 near Calhoun early Tuesday morning claimed the life of Wilbur Fred Caldwell, 59, of 630 Kay Street, Jackson, a veteran driver for Georgia Highway Express. According to information received locally from a Calhoun mortuary, the accident occurred about 5:20 o'clock Tuesday morning when the tractor-trailer truck, loaded with hair spray and driven by Mr. Caldwell, was enroute to Chattanooga, having left the Atlanta terminal about 3:30 a. m. From evidence at the scene it is believed that another vehicle probably pulled into the path of Mr. Caldwell since skid marks of 50 to 75 feet delineated the path of the truck before it struck the bridge on New Town Road on I-75.
According to a Calhoun funeral director, the truck burst into flames before those first on the scene could extricate Mr. Caldwell from the cab. Several explosions added impetus to the flames with the Gordon County Fire Department and the Calhoun Fire Department requiring several hours to extinguish the blaze. It was approximately 9 o'clock before the remains of Mr. Caldwell could be removed from the truck. Traffic was blocked on 1-75 for several hours due to the accident.
Mr. Caldwell, one of the county's most widely known and popular residents, was born in Butts County, the son of Mr. Leonard Lacy Colwell and Mrs. Pearl Weaver Colwell. He had been employed about 10 years by the Georgia Highway Express and was a valued employee of that firm. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Jackson.
Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon at three o'clock from the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with the Rev. Don Folsom, pastor, officiating. Interment was in Towaliga Baptist Church Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers were Charles Colwell Lamar Colwell, Harold Colwell, Wallace Colwell, Winston Coleman, and Kenneth Harper.
Mr. Caldwell is survived by his wife Mrs Sara Carter Caldwell; one daughter, Mrs. M. H. (Lola) Bradshaw, Jr., Rome; one son, Dr. Leslie Caldwell, Montcello; three grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. T. J. Harper, Mrs. Jack Robertson, Mrs. Lawrence Coleman, all of Griffin; four brothers, J. Robert Colwell, Atlanta; E. Powell Colwell, Abner H. Caldwell, and C. Dwayne Colwell, all of Griffin; one sister-in-law, Mrs. L. P. Colwell, Griffin; several nieces and nephews.
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From the Jackson Progress Argus, 29 January 1970
Fiery Crash Takes Life Fred Caldwell
A fiery crash of a tractor trailer truck on 1-75 near Calhoun early Tuesday morning claimed the life of Wilbur Fred Caldwell, 59, of 630 Kay Street, Jackson, a veteran driver for Georgia Highway Express. According to information received locally from a Calhoun mortuary, the accident occurred about 5:20 o'clock Tuesday morning when the tractor-trailer truck, loaded with hair spray and driven by Mr. Caldwell, was enroute to Chattanooga, having left the Atlanta terminal about 3:30 a. m. From evidence at the scene it is believed that another vehicle probably pulled into the path of Mr. Caldwell since skid marks of 50 to 75 feet delineated the path of the truck before it struck the bridge on New Town Road on I-75.
According to a Calhoun funeral director, the truck burst into flames before those first on the scene could extricate Mr. Caldwell from the cab. Several explosions added impetus to the flames with the Gordon County Fire Department and the Calhoun Fire Department requiring several hours to extinguish the blaze. It was approximately 9 o'clock before the remains of Mr. Caldwell could be removed from the truck. Traffic was blocked on 1-75 for several hours due to the accident.
Mr. Caldwell, one of the county's most widely known and popular residents, was born in Butts County, the son of Mr. Leonard Lacy Colwell and Mrs. Pearl Weaver Colwell. He had been employed about 10 years by the Georgia Highway Express and was a valued employee of that firm. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Jackson.
Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon at three o'clock from the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with the Rev. Don Folsom, pastor, officiating. Interment was in Towaliga Baptist Church Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers were Charles Colwell Lamar Colwell, Harold Colwell, Wallace Colwell, Winston Coleman, and Kenneth Harper.
Mr. Caldwell is survived by his wife Mrs Sara Carter Caldwell; one daughter, Mrs. M. H. (Lola) Bradshaw, Jr., Rome; one son, Dr. Leslie Caldwell, Montcello; three grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. T. J. Harper, Mrs. Jack Robertson, Mrs. Lawrence Coleman, all of Griffin; four brothers, J. Robert Colwell, Atlanta; E. Powell Colwell, Abner H. Caldwell, and C. Dwayne Colwell, all of Griffin; one sister-in-law, Mrs. L. P. Colwell, Griffin; several nieces and nephews.
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Fiery Crash Takes Life Fred Caldwell
A fiery crash of a tractor trailer truck on 1-75 near Calhoun early Tuesday morning claimed the life of Wilbur Fred Caldwell, 59, of 630 Kay Street, Jackson, a veteran driver for Georgia Highway Express. According to information received locally from a Calhoun mortuary, the accident occurred about 5:20 o'clock Tuesday morning when the tractor-trailer truck, loaded with hair spray and driven by Mr. Caldwell, was enroute to Chattanooga, having left the Atlanta terminal about 3:30 a. m. From evidence at the scene it is believed that another vehicle probably pulled into the path of Mr. Caldwell since skid marks of 50 to 75 feet delineated the path of the truck before it struck the bridge on New Town Road on I-75.
According to a Calhoun funeral director, the truck burst into flames before those first on the scene could extricate Mr. Caldwell from the cab. Several explosions added impetus to the flames with the Gordon County Fire Department and the Calhoun Fire Department requiring several hours to extinguish the blaze. It was approximately 9 o'clock before the remains of Mr. Caldwell could be removed from the truck. Traffic was blocked on 1-75 for several hours due to the accident.
Mr. Caldwell, one of the county's most widely known and popular residents, was born in Butts County, the son of Mr. Leonard Lacy Colwell and Mrs. Pearl Weaver Colwell. He had been employed about 10 years by the Georgia Highway Express and was a valued employee of that firm. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Jackson.
Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon at three o'clock from the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with the Rev. Don Folsom, pastor, officiating. Interment was in Towaliga Baptist Church Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers were Charles Colwell Lamar Colwell, Harold Colwell, Wallace Colwell, Winston Coleman, and Kenneth Harper.
Mr. Caldwell is survived by his wife Mrs Sara Carter Caldwell; one daughter, Mrs. M. H. (Lola) Bradshaw, Jr., Rome; one son, Dr. Leslie Caldwell, Montcello; three grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. T. J. Harper, Mrs. Jack Robertson, Mrs. Lawrence Coleman, all of Griffin; four brothers, J. Robert Colwell, Atlanta; E. Powell Colwell, Abner H. Caldwell, and C. Dwayne Colwell, all of Griffin; one sister-in-law, Mrs. L. P. Colwell, Griffin; several nieces and nephews.
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