Britson, Hattie Hinderaker (1896-1966)

BRITSON, HINDERAKER, LYNCH, GEER, GUARD, HAUGLAND

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Date: 12/12/2020 at 10:52:02

Daily Freeman Journal, Webster City, Iowa, Monday, June 6, 1966

Woman Killed in Auto-Train Collision Here

Tragic Mishap Is Fatal to Mrs. Britson, 69

Mrs. Hattie Britson, 69, of Webster City, was instantly killed at 10:20 this morning when the car she was driving was hit by a fast-moving Illinois Central freight train at the main IC crossing on Des Moines St.

Witnesses said that Mrs. Britson, who lives at 316 North Des Moines St., apparently had driven onto the tracks, then had either stopped or stalled and was attempting to back off when the freight train hit the car.

The car was tossed 32 feet by the impact with the west-bound freight train which was made up of 109 freight cars and five Diesel engines.

Mrs. Britson was reportedly heading south, evidently enroute to the business district. She has been working at the Britson Distributing Co., but Monday was her day off.

The body was taken to the Berguson Funeral home in Radcliffe where services are pending.

Officials said that Sam Burns of Waterloo was engineer of the train. Conrad Strudthoff, Waterloo, was head brakeman; Larry Brieline, Cedar Falls, was rear brakeman and H.L. Staley, Cedar Falls, was the conductor.

Mrs. Britson is survived by four sons and one daughter, Ward and Allan Britson, both of near Radcliffe; Wallace Britson, Webster City, Everett Britson, Atlantic, Iowa, and Mrs. Joe Lynch, Oak Lawn, Ill.; also a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Nadine Britson of Dallas Center, Iowa; several sisters and 21 grandchildren.

Time and place of the funeral services will be announced tomorrow.

Daily Freeman Journal, Webster City, Iowa, Tuesday, June 7, 1966

Britson Rites Thursday at Radcliffe

Funeral services for Mrs. Hattie Britson, 69, victim of a car-train crash here yesterday, will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Our Savior's Lutheran church in Radcliffe.

Mrs. Britson was killed instantly yesterday morning when her car was hit by an Illinois Central freight train at the Des Moines St. crossing.

The Rev. M.D. Hansing will officiate at the services with burial in the Radcliffe cemetery.

Hattie Hinderaker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Hinderaker, was born Dec. 26, 1896, at Radcliffe and grew to young womanhood in that community.

She was married to Orvie Britson, and the couple farmed for many years in the Radcliffe area until Mr. Britson's death 13 years ago. In recent years, she had been associated with the Britson Distributing Co. and made her home in Webster City.

Mrs. Britson is survived by four sons and one daughter, Ward and Alan Britson, both of Radcliffe, Wallace Britson, Webster City, Everett Britson, Atlantic, and Mrs. Joe Lynch, Oak Lawn, Ill. Also surviving are a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Nadine Britson of Dallas Center, one brother, Chester Hinderaker, Radcliffe; four sisters, Mrs. Lloyd Geer of Nevada and Emma Hinderaker, Mrs. Walter Guard and Mrs. Emma Haugland, all of Radcliffe, and 21 grandchildren.