Hoshaw, Electia Wilson (1898-1970)

HOSHAW, WILSON, FLESHER, GARTH, LARSON, LIEKWEG, PAYTON, PLINER, JONES

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Date: 12/19/2014 at 11:47:09

Daily Freeman Journal, Thursday, December 17, 1970

Local woman dies in collision

Hamilton county recorded its fifth fatality of the year following a grinding two-car collision late yesterday afternoon on Highway 20 about four miles east of Webster City.

Killed in the crash which occurred about 5:45 p.m. was Mrs. Electia V. Hoshaw, 72, a passenger in a car being driven by her husband, Orva.

The second car was driven by Mrs. Freda A. Weldon. Both drivers were from Webster City.

According to the accident report filed by Deputy Roy Olmstead, Jr., the Hoshaw vehicle was traveling west on Highway 20 at the time of the accident.

The two cars collided as the Weldon vehicle pulled onto the highway from a farm driveway. The Weldon auto reportedly pulled directly into the path of the oncoming Hoshaw vehicle, Olmstead said.

The Weldons were reportedly on their way to Iowa Falls and had decided to turn back to Webster City because of the dense fog that was covering the highway at the time.

Orva A. Hoshaw, suffered chest injuries in the mishap and was taken to the Hamilton county hospital by Deputy Olmstead.

Mrs. Weldon received hip and shoulder injuries while her husband, Glen, suffered chest injuries. Mr. and Mrs. Weldon and Mrs. Hoshaw were taken to the local hospital by the Webster City fire department rescue squad.

Mrs. Hoshaw was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital. Deputy Olmstead indicated that she had been thrown against the dashboard of the car by the force of the impact. She also suffered severe head injuries when her head hit the windshield.

Both cars were described as total losses. The right side of the Weldon car and the front end of the Hoshaw vehicle were heavily damaged.

Hamilton county's last fatality occurred Oct. 28 when Kenneth Smart was killed in a car-truck collision at the east city limits of Webster City on Highway 20.

Hoshaw rites Saturday

Funeral services for Mrs. Electia Hoshaw, 72, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Foster Funeral home with the Rev. Marvin E. Brewer officiating and with burial in Graceland cemetery.

Electia Viola Wilson, daughter of James and Elizabeth Flesher Wilson, was born Aug. 6, 1898 at Louisville, Ill., where she was reared and educated. When she was a young girl, she moved with her family to Webster City.

She was united in marriage Oct. 26, 1916 to Myron N. Garth, and the couple farmed in Hamilton county until 1942, when they moved to a farm near Rockwell, Iowa, where they resided for four years.

In 1946, the couple retired from farming and moved to Sheffield, returning to Webster City in 1951. She was preceded in death by her husband July 10, 1966.

She was united in marriage Dec. 21, 1967 to Emil Larson, and he preceded her in death Jan. 18, 1968.

On Nov. 9, 1969, she was united in marriage to Orva Hoshaw at Boxholm, and the couple had been making their home at 1708 Union Street in Webster City.

She is survived by two sons and one daughter: M. Lowell Garth and George Garth, both of Webster City, and Mrs. Ed (Betty) Liekweg of Iowa Falls; 12 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; three step-daughters, Mrs. Arch (Mildred) Payton of Hampton, Mrs. Lester (Evelyn) Pliner of Fort Dodge and Mrs. Jack L. (Naomi) Jones of Daly City, Calif.; five step-grandchildren; seven step-great-grandchildren; one brother, Earl Wilson of Webster City.

She was also preceded in death by her parents, four brothers and two sisters.

She was a member of the Church of Christ, the Rebekah lodge and the Women's Relief Corps.