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Obit printed in The Lima News Allen Co., OH on Friday Nov. 11, 1965 

RURAL MAN KILLED IN RT. 30 ACCIDENT 

An Allen County man was killed and six other persons injured in a three car 
crash a mile west of Bucyrus on U. S. 30-N at 8:00 p. m. Wednesday. The victim 
was identified as Edward Goldsmith 64 of Rt. 6 Cridersville, Rothe Road. he died 
an hour after the crash in Bucyrus Hospital Death was attributed to multiple 
fractures and internal injuries. Inured in the crash, were his son Donald Goldsmith 34, 
of the same address ,his wife Barbara 26, and three children Debra 8, Susan 7, and Jimmy 3. 

Mrs Goldsmith and her son are still in the Bucyrus Hospital listed in " fair" condition today. 
Both sustained severe lacerations and internal injuries. The father and two daughters were 
treated and released. Also listed in fair" condition at the hospital was Ronald Schull of Shelby 
with fractures of both legs,a spine injury, and facial and body cuts, he was identified as the 
driver of the car that crashed head-on with the Goldsmith auto. Patrolmen said Schull 
cut left of center to pass an auto in front of him which had slowed to permit a semi-truck 
to make a right turn. Schull apparently saw the approaching eastbound Goldsmith car 
and attempted to cut back in, but hitting side of the car he was passing, operated by 
Mrs. Elsie Manning 62 of Cleveland, and then bounced back left of center hitting the Goldsmith auto.

A retired Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton machinist, Mr. Goldsmith was born Dec. 29, 1900 in Fulton County, 
the son of Joseph and Sarah Rockhill Goldsmith. His wife Lillian preceded him in death. 
Surviving are two sons Donald with whom he made his home , Jack of Harrod; a daughter 
Mrs. John ( Doris) Venezia Beach City, Ohio; 12 grandchildren; and seven sisters 
Mrs. Jennie Scott 334 E. High St., Mrs Mildred Benchoff, Wadsworth, Mrs Floyd( Margaret) Shepherd 
1606 Findlay Road, Miss Cora Goldsmith 123 1/2 E. Spring St., Miss Pauline Goldsmith and 
Miss Dottie Goldsmith both of 108 1/2 Spring St, and Mrs Ruth Heil of 1035 Burch. Mr. Goldsmith 
was a member of Westminster Methodist Church. Services will Saturday at 3:00 p. m. in the 
church . Rev. Paul King officiating. and burial will be in the Salem Cemetery near Westminster. 
Friends a may call at Lewis Memorial Chapel at Chiles and Sons-Laman after 7 tonight.
( Edward Vernon Goldsmith served in 1918 in World War I with the United States Army)