William and Nell (Cody) Lodge (1955)

LODGE, CODY, HUSTED, SCRIVENER

Posted By: Treva Patterson (email)
Date: 7/19/2007 at 16:15:10

Winterset Madisonian-Winterset, Iowa
May 4, 1955; p. 1

TRAGIC ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY 92

Mr. and Mrs. William Lodge Die as Two Automobile Collide

Mr. and Mrs. William T. Lodge, long-time residents of Bevington were killed last Friday evening when the car driven by Mr. Lodge was struck by a car driven by John A. Berg, 22, of Martensdale. Mr. Lodge was 74 years of age and his wife was 71.

The accident occurred about 6:10 p.m. at the intersection of highway No. 92 and the Bevington main street.

Mr. Lodge accompanied by his wife was driving south on the Bevington street and investigating officers said he apparently drove onto the highway directly into the path of the Berg car, which was approaching from the west.

The Berg car hit the Lodge car broadside and knocked it into the grader ditch south of the highway. Both Mr. and Mrs. Lodge were thrown out of their car. Both were dead when officers reached the scene. Berg's car also plunged into the grader ditch after the crash and hit a telephone pole there, snapping it off. Berg was not thrown from his car. He was brought to the Madison county Memorial hospital in Winterset for treatment of head injuries and shock. He was released Saturday.

Berg is a student at the State University of Iowa at Iowa City and he and Richard Greenwood of Winterset had driven here that afternoon to spend the week end at home. Berg had brought Greenwood to Winterset and was returning to Martensdale when the accident occurred.

The deaths of Mr. and Mrs. Lodge raises to four the number of highway fatalities so far this year in Madison county. Previous deaths were those of Raymond H. Baker of St. Charles on Jan. 12 and Robvert LaBron of Winterset on March 30.

Mr. Lodge was a life-long resident of the Bevington community. He was born on a farm one mile northwest of Bevington on July 22, 1880, a son of William and Biddie Scrivener Lodge. His father was a native of England and his mother was a member of a family in the Kentucky settlement, south of Bevington.

Mrs. Lodge was the former Nell Cody, daughter of John and Mary Ann Strable Cody. She was born at Harlan, but was brought to this county by her parents when she was a child.

Mr. and Mrs. Lodge was married at the home of her parents on Oct. 1, 1902. They spent their active years on the Lodge farm but about 10 years ago retired and moved into Bevington. In recent years he had been a seed corn salesman.

Both Mr. and Mrs. Lodge were known for their activity in the affairs of their community. They attended Blair Chapel church, and both participated in Farm Bureau work. Mrs. Lodge was one of the founders of the Bevington Garden club.

Mr. and Mrs. Lodge were parents of two daughters, one of them, Doris dying in 1947. They are survived by one daughter, Mrs. Inez Husted of Winterset and a grandson, Billy Max Husted.

Funeral services were held for both Mr. and Mrs. Lodge Monday afternoon from the Richards Funeral home in Winterset, conducted by the Rev. W. W. Steinmetz, pastor of the Winterset Methodist church. Burial was made at Blair Chapel.