Thurman Larkey

LARKEY, HENRY, HENEKE, KLEMME, ISBELL, SHUMATE, SCHOENTHALER, GIBSON, HARRISON

Posted By: LuAnn (Wentworth) Goeke (email)
Date: 10/15/2011 at 09:40:03

Iron Hill Resident Loses Control of Car:
Found Soon After Accident Pinned Underneath Heavy Machine.

Shortly after five o'clock Monday morning word came that the authorities in this city that the lifeless body of Thurman Larkey, who resides near Iron Hill, had been found underneath his wrecked car about two and one-half miles northwest of Maquoketa on the caves or ridge road. Mel Isbell, who lives near the scene of the accident, heard the car as it crashed to the side of the road at a sharp turn and as soon as possible rushed to the wrecked touring car to find the crushed body of the unfortunate man under the machine. A physician, Coroner Shumate, County Attorney Schoenthaler and Deputy Sheriff Gibson and the Harrison ambulance were on the scene shortly, and it was the verdict of all that Larkey had met his death by accident.

Mrs. W. Heneke of this city, mother of the victim, believes that her son had fallen asleep at the wheel, but owing to the fact that he had removed one shoe leads the officials to believe that while removing the shoe he lost control of his car which resulted in the fatal plunge. Mr. Larkey was enroute to this city when the accident occurred. The car which had evidently turned over several times, was badly damaged.

Obituary: Thurman Larkey was born July 4, 1898, in Jackson county, Iowa, near Iron Hill and lived his entire life in the vicinity of his birth. He departed this life Monday, Sept. 29, 1930, at the age of 32 years, three months and twenty-five days.

He was united in marriage to Miss Gladys Henry in 1922 at Maquoketa and his wife preceded him in death May 26, 1929, leaving in his care three small children, George, aged 7 years, Dorothy, 5, and Doris, 3, who are now bereft of father and mother in less than eighteen months.

He is also survived by his mother, Mrs. William Heneke of Maquoketa, one brother George Larkey and one sister Mrs. Anne Klemme, both of Iron Hill. His father, John Larkey, passed away several years ago.

The funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday at the East Iron Hill church, Rev. D.F. Boomershine officiating. Burial will be made in the Iron Hill cemetery. - 30 Sept 1930, Jackson Sentinel, Maquoketa, Iowa.