Myrl Cashman 1902-1944

CASHMAN, SMITH, LONG

Posted By: Sharon Elijah (email)
Date: 2/23/2017 at 09:21:57

6 April 1944 - The Clarence Sun

The community was shocked when word came Tuesday morning that Merl Cashman had been killed in a truck accident on his return trip to Chicago. As details cleared it developed that a truck stopped along the highway ahead of him had not put out flares and the Keeshin truck driven by Merl crashed into the rear of the parked and heavily loaded truck killing him instantly. The parked truck was a T. & M. driven out of Denver.

Merl had been in Clarence until about 11 o'clock Monday evening and at three o'clock the accident occurred about three miles this side of Dixon, Ill.

His body was taken to Dixon where an inquest was held Tuesday.

Merl held three Safe Driving awards and ranked with the safest drivers of Keeshin. This was his first accident.

F. E. Long and Richard Long of Cedar Rapids drove to Dixon where Mrs. Cashman, Jack and Sally, accompanied by Mrs. A. B. Huber met them. They all arrived here Wednesday afternoon.

Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Bertha Cashman and 2:30 at the Methodist church.

13 April 1944 - The Clarence Sun

Myrl Cashman was born at Bendersonville, Pennsylvania, on November 22, 1902, and his death occurred suddenly, the result of a traffic accident near Dixon, Ill., on April 4, 1944.

The Cashman family came to Iowa in 1907 and settled on a farm five miles north of Clarence where Myrl spent his boyhood years. He received his education in the Clarence public schools and in 1923 he was married to Ione Smith of Tipton. They established their home on the Claney farm and resided there until 1925 when they moved to Clarence where Mr. Cashman conducted a transport business for a number of years.

During the year 1940 he was employed by the Keeshin Company of Chicago, and at that time moved his family to that city where they maintained their home until his death.

He was a member of the Methodist church at Clarence and although he retained his membership in the local church, he and his family attended the Albany Methodist Church near their home. In a recent conversation with his sister, Helen, he expressed the desire that she and her family might some time visit them and enjoy the fellowship of a "good old-fashioned service" where the worshippers were "just like home folks."

His friends, his employers and his fellow-workers will always remember him because of his happy, sunny disposition, his steady reliable character and his dependability.

Four times the Keeshin Company awarded him with their Safety Medal as a token of their appreciation of his efforts on behalf of the company.

He was a devoted husband and father, and the welfare of his family was always upper-most in his thoughts.

He leaves to mourn his untimely death his wife, Ione, and his two children, Jack and Sally; his mother, Mrs. Bertha Cashman of Clarence, his sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Long of Cedar Rapids, also numerous other relatives together with a host of friends.

The funeral was held at the Methodist church on Friday afternoon and was conducted by Reverend A. B. Chamberlin. Burial was at the Clarence cemetery.