LARSON, George 1870-1937

LARSON

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 6/13/2010 at 13:04:30

#1:

LYLE MAN DIES
IN AUTO CRASH

George Larson, Contractor, Killed When Car Hits Bridge Abutment.

BERESFORD, SOUTH DAKOTA — George Larson, 66, contractor from Lyle, Minn., was killed when his car crashed into a bridge abutment. His son, Elser, 20, who was driving, suffered three fractured ribs and severe cuts about the
face.

The accident occurred Sunday night. Elser Larson** said he turned out to avoid another car which was traveling in the middle of Ihe road. The other men in the rear seat escaped injury.

Larson is survived by his widow and 10 children.

[Mason City Globe Gazette, Monday, June 14, 1937]

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#2:

Pleasant Hill Cemetery information on IaGenWeb:

Larson, George Jun. 25, 1870 - Jun. 13, 1937

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NOTE:
According to the SSDI, Elser died in 1983:

ELSER LARSON
b: 25 Mar 1917
d: Oct 1983
Res: 76103 (Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX)
SSN: 503-07-7236 issued in South Dakota