Mary Joanette Wright was born on 10. Sep. 1902 at Newton, Jasper County, Illinois. She was the daughter of
Homer Lines Wright and
Nellie Gertrude (McKinney) Mann. Mary Joanette Wright married
Roy Andrew Miller on 24. Sep. 1927 at Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois. Mary Joanette Wright died on 12. Jul. 1935 at Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois, at age 32. Two Killed in Automobile Crash
C. W. Rytter, Jr., Mrs. Miller, Dead
Others Badly Injured.
C.W. Rytter, Jr., of Charleston, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Rytter of this city, and Mrs. Mary Wright Miller, of Cairo, died from injuries received in an auto crash Sunday night about seven o’clock at Future City, near Cairo.
Clarence Haden and Miss Virginia Combs, both of Cairo were seriously injured and Lloyd Hoffner, a taxi driver of Cairo suffered a broken arm and head injuries. The victims were rushed to St. Mary’s Hospital for treatment
A coupe in which the two young women and Haden and Rytter were riding, was moving south and collided with a 601 taxi driven north by Lloyd Hoffner., The coupe belonged to Haden and it is assumed he was driving, although the victims were too badly hurt to give information on this point.
Haden’s car was thrown off the east side of the highway embankment and turned around until it was facing in the direction from which it had been moving. The taxi was thrown part way down the west side of the embankment, Both machines were badly damaged.
According to witnesses, Haden’s car was passing, or had just passed, a southbound car when it sideswiped or was sideswiped by a car driven by E. Travis, negro, formerly of the Cairo police department.
This fires collision threw Haden,s machine out of control and it went careening along the highway until it collided with the northbound taxi.
Hoffner said he saw the careening car approaching and that he slowed down in an unsuccessful effort to avoid the collision.
Thomas’s car was also thrown out of control by the force of the first collision and narrowly missed southbound cars as it plunged across the highway to the west side. The marks on the highway indicate that Thomas’s car was straddling the black line separating the right or northbound traffic land and the middle lane when the crash occurred.
Mr. Rytter had been at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Combs in Cairo Sunday when Mr. Haden, accompanied by Mrs. Miller and Miss Combs, went by the house to get bathing suits, he was asked to join them which he did. Miss Combs was formerly a resident of East Prairie, Mo., the family being neighbors to the Rytter family here. Mr. Rytter had recently moved to Charleston, where he was engaged in the jewelry business. He is survived by his wife, parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Rytter, two sisters, Mrs. Ellis Howlett of Charleston and Miss Lucille Rytter, East Prairie, and a brother, Albert Rytter, East Prairie. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church here Tuesday, July 14th by Rev. D.T. Morrison, assisted by Rev. C.P. Thogmorton. Interment was in the I.O.O.F. cemetery near Charleston. Deceased was 25 years, 3 months and 16 days of age. His tragic death brought sorrow to the entire community and the large crowd who attended his funeral to pay their last respects to a fine young man and the beautiful floral offering attested the high esteem in which he was held. The Eagle joins in extending sympathy to the grieved ones.
Miss Combs is employed in the advertising department of the Cairo Evening Citizen, is an efficient young business woman and has many friends here.
On 13. Jul. 1935. She was buried at Spencer Heights Cemetery, Mounds, Illinois.