Waddell, William T. 1954-1989

WADDELL, SELBHER, BARCUS

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Date: 4/2/2006 at 14:17:19

William T. Waddell II

William T. Waddell II, 34, of 416 E. 6th St. N., was killed in a motor vehicle accident Wednesday, March 8.

Wallace-Pence Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements which have not been completed.

~ Newton Daily News, Newton, Iowa, March 9, 1989

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Two Newton men die as vehicle flips on N.E. Beltline Road

Two local men were killed Wednesday when the car they were in left the roadway and struck a pole a half mile east of Newton on the Beltline Road.

The driver of the vehicle, William Thomas Waddell Jr., 34, of 415 E. 6th St. N. and his passenger, William Van Plumb, 29, of 307 S. 3rd Ave. E. were killed in the accident at 9:05 p.m.

According to the Jasper County Sheriff’s Department, Waddell was traveling north at a high rate of speed in his Mazda RX7 on the Beltline Road when he failed to negotiate a curve to the left.

Sheriff officials said the vehicle then left the roadway and went into the north ditch where it his a guide wire support post.

The vehicle then flipped onto its top and came to rest on its roof against a farm drive.

Sheriff officials said both occupants were wearing seatbelts at the time of the accident. Plumb was pronounced dead at the scene. Waddell was taken to Skiff Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.

~ Newton Daily News, Newton, Iowa, March 9, 1989

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William Waddell

Funeral services for William Thomas Waddell Jr., 34, of 415 E. 6th St. N., a lifelong resident of Newton who died Wednesday, March 8, of injuries received in an automobile accident, will be held at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Wallace-Pence Funeral Home.

The Rev. David Presher, pastor of the Community Heights Alliance Church, will conduct services. Burial will be in the Newton Union Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. today. Visitation with the family will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions to a fund in his name will be accepted.

Survivors are his wife, Julie Ann; two sons, Jeffery A. and Joseph S., both at home; three daughters, Christen S., Johnna K. and Amanda B., all at home; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Waddell Sr.; a brother, Matthew; and two sisters, Susan Selbher and Chrisann Waddell, all of Newton.

He was preceded in death by two sons, Jeremy David and William Thomas III.

Mr. Waddell, who attended the Community Heights Alliance Church, was a Marine veteran of the Vietnam War.

He was a computer lathe operator at Cline Tool.

The son of William Thomas and Marilyn Waddell Sr., he was born Aug. 5, 1954 at Newton and attended Newton schools.

He was married to Julie Barcus Dec. 20, 1974 in the First Baptist Church in Newton.

~ Newton Daily News, Newton, Iowa, March 10, 1989