Fred William Theodore BEYER

BEYER, PEDDLE, OTTEROS, DETMER, AKERMAN, ACKERMAN

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 2/10/2024 at 13:06:49

24 July 1877 --- 13 February 1945

Prominent Wright County Farmer Killed In Crash

Fred Beyer, age 67, prominent Vernon township farmer, was instantly killed in a head-on collision Tuesday morning about 10 o'clock. The car driven by Beyer collided with a truck owned by Charles Peddle of Dows and driven by his son, Melvin, age 20. The accident occurred four miles west of Dows on Highway No 72. Peddle was uninjured. The Beyer car, a 1941 Ford tudor, suffered about $200 damages, while the estimated damage to the truck was $ 2,000. After the accident the truck loaded with cattle caught fire and the Dows Fire department was called. All the cattle were saved. Beyer is survived by his wife, three daughters and three sons. Halverson Funeral home of Dows is in charge of funeral arrangements which are not complete at this time.

Wright County Monitor -- Clarion, Iowa
February 15, 1945

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Rites for Fred Beyer To Be Held Saturday
Williams --- Funeral services for Fred Beyer, 67, Dows farmer, will be held Saturday at 2 p. m., at the First Lutheran church in Dows. Mr. Beyer was killed Tuesday when his car and a stock truck collided during a heavy fog on the highway west of Dows. He is survived by his wife and the following children, Mrs. A. M. Otteros, Mrs. Walter Detmer, Mrs. Mattie Akerman, Harold and Lawrence, all living in Vernon township.

Daily Freeman Journal -- Webster City, Iowa
February 16, 1945