Ralph Byron Tillinghast (1913-1935)

TILLINGHAST, NICHOLSON, WALRATH, BLAKE

Posted By: Alan Nicholson
Date: 4/22/2022 at 10:46:58

[Ralph was the son of Carl Byron Tillinghast and Vernon (aka Verna) Nicholson. Following his father's death, his mother remarried to Elmer Blake, and died in the state of Washington in 1969.]

Seattle Daily Times
14 Nov 1935, p. 4

Yakima Driver Hurt in Crash

Ralph Tillinghast, 22-year-old Yakima truckdriver, was in critical condition in Providence Hospital today from injuries suffered in a truck collision near North Bend [WA] Tuesday.

Tillinghast suffered a fractured left leg, several fractured ribs and possible internal injuries, his physician said. State Patrolman Fred Grant of North Bend said Tillinghast's truck crashed into the rear of a moving hay truck.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer
15 Nov 1935, p. 6

Truck Driver Badly Hurt in Accident

Ralph Tillinghast, twenty-two, Seattle truck driver, was in a critical condition in Providence Hospital yesterday with injuries received in a traffic accident near North Bend.

Tillinghast's truck crashed into the rear of a hay truck Tuesday, and it was necessary to pull the truck apart to get him out, according to State Patrolman Fred Grant. Tillinghast lives at the Mansfield Hotel.

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Seattle Daily Times
16 Nov 1935, p. 2

Motorist Dies; 124th Fatality

Ralph Tillinghast, 26 years old, of Kent, died at Providence Hospital last night of injuries received in a crash near North Bend. It was King County's 124th traffic fatality. Tillinghast's automobile struck the rear of a truck loaded with hay last Tuesday and he was pinned in the wreckage.

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Seattle Daily Times
17 Nov 1935, p. 28

Tillinghast - November 15, Ralph B. Tillinghast, son of Mrs. Vernon E. Blake of Kent and brother of Erma R. and Ronald J. Blake. The remains will be taken to Peterson, Iowa, for interment. Bonney-Watson Co-funeral directors.

Peterson Patriot
21 Nov 1940, p. 3

Way Back When
Five Years Ago
(files of Patriot, November 20, 1935)

Ralph Tillinghast, 22, son of Mrs. Carl Tillinghast, was killed in a truck accident near his home in Seattle last [cannot read]. News of the death came to the grandmother Mrs. Sam Tillinghast, and the aunt, Mrs. Carl Walrath, on [?]. The body is being brought to Peterson for interment in the cemetery here beside the body of his father.