Patterson Cemetery District, Stanislaus County, CA 

Submitted by Gale Stroud and Burta Herger 26 Aug 2007

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Killed in Farm Mishap Wednesday
Hay Worker Crushed under Trailer Wednesday
Crushed under the wheels of a heavy trailer attached to a hay baler, Robert E. Lee Ollis, 18, was fatally injured about
8:30 Wednesday morning.
The mishap occurred on the old he was employed with a baling Brown place on First Street, where crew working for J.H.
Ramos.
Rushed to the office of Dr. E.G. Allen, he expired just after being carried in, his chest being crushed in the accident.
According to witnesses, Ollis was following the baler with a pitchfork and had stooped over for some reason but failed to
clear the trailer and was knocked beneath a wheel.  Phil Moe, driver of the baler was unaware of the accident until he was
hailed by other workmen.
Funeral Today
The deceased was a native of Arkansas and is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Haney Ollis of Colorado, and ten
brothers and sisters. Three smaller ones reside with the parents; the others are as follows - Mrs. Myrtle Biggerstaff and
Mrs. Melissa Leach of Missouri; Mrs. Edna Sigler of Crows Landing; Frank and John Ollis of Newman, Tommy Ollis of
Modesto and Harvey Ollis of Escalon.
Funeral services will be held at Escalon this morning with interment there.  Arrangements are in charge of the Evans
Funeral Chapel.