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I would like to contribute the obituary for my great grandfather, Glenn R. Morris of Hicksville.  He died Dec 27, 1945,  9 days after the crash. 
Tannie M Tate, reeoh69@msn.com, Feb, 2004
 
 

The following is the article from the BRYAN DEMOCRAT dated December 27, 1945 page 1.


INJURIES SUFFERED IN COLLISION FATAL TO HICKSVILLE MAN
Glenn Morris, 47, Dies Thursday; Was In Crash Near Edgerton
Injuries received in a traffic accident on Ohio route 49, south of Edgerton, on Tuesday evening, Dec. 18, proved fatal to Glenn R. Morris, 47, Hicksville mechanic, who died early Thursday morning in Community Hospital at Hicksville.  He suffered from shock, chest and other injuries. Mr. Morris had been working at the Fisher Implement Company in Edgerton, and at the time of the fatal accident was returning to his home in Hicksville. About eight miles south of Edgerton, in Defiance county, his 1936 Plymouth coach collided head on with the north bound 1936 Plymouth sedan driven by Norman Moon, 28, of Hicksville route 1.  Mr. Moon escaped with minor injuries, receiving a laceration across the forehead. The body of Mr. Morris was removed to the Schilb Mortuary at Hicksville.  Funeral arrangements await word from a son, Vernon, in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific.  Rev. Wallace Jones of the Church of Christ will conduct the rites.  Friends may call at the funeral home. Mr. Morris spent most of his life in Hicksville.  Besides the son, Vernon, he leaves three daughters, Eva, Bonnie and Bessie, at home; two grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Elmer Chaney, of Milford township, Defiance County.