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Accidents last Thursday and Friday left two dead and raised the traffic death toll in Carroll County to eight. Harold H. Girard, 57, of Rt. 2, Monticello (Carroll County) was killed in a two-truck crash at 11:30 a.m. Thursday near Patton, and Michael L. Klepinger, 25, of Rt. 6, Logansport was killed in a one vehicle accident at 7:45 p.m. Friday near Rockfield. Girard was dead on arrival Thursday at White County Me morial Hospital after suffering multiple injuries in the crash. The accident occurred about 2 miles south of Monticello on U.S. 421. Officers said Girard was tra veling south when his 1954 pick up truck collided with a north bound furniture truck driven by Wilbur L. Doke, 27, of Lebanon. Doke, who was unhurt, told officers he applied the brakes when he observed brake lights on a vehicle in front of him, and his truck slid sideways across the center line into the path of the Girard truck. The pickup skidded off the road and rolled over, pinning Girard in the vehicle, according to officers. The crash demolished the Gir ard truck and caused an estima ted $2,000 damage to the Coke vehicle, owned by Richard Ben nett Furniture Co. of Indianap olis. Investigating were State Troop er R. L. Shireman, County Police Officer Lee Heard, White County Sheriff LeRoy Farney, Monticello Police and Fire Department, and Carroll County Deputy Coroner Mark Carter. Girard was born Sept. 25, 1914, in Streator, Ill., the son of Gus tave and Nettie (Anderson) Gir ard. He was married May 1, 1939, to Mildred Mitchell, who survives. He was employed by the Mon ticello RCA plant and was a mem ber of the Carpenters and Joint ers Union 3154, Eagles Lodge, and the Oak Grove Christian Church. Surviving with the wife are two daughters, Mrs. Darlene Har rison of Monticello, and Mrs. Ruth Brinkman of Sheldon, Ill. a son, Leonard Girard of Monti cello, a brother, Kenneth Girard of Monticello, a sister, Mrs. Bes sie Armstrong of Streator and seven grandchildren. Services were Saturday after noon at Miller Funeral Home. Rev. Steve Haley officiated and interment was in Idaville Ceme tery. Klepinger died of suffocation at the scene, five miles east and one mile north of Delphi; after the farm tractor he was driving went out of control and turned over, pinning him under the trac tor, according to officers. Klepinger was en route north on CR 250-W, driving a tractor owned by Thomas L. Appleton of Rt. 3, Delphi, when for an un known reason the tractor veered off the road. The tractor went down the right berm and struck a tree, then went over a 50-foot embank ment, rolling over several times coming to rest upside down on top of Klepinger. Investigating the accident, which occurred about 100 feet south of a bridge over Rock Creek, were County Police Offi cers Leon Riley and Lee Hoard, State Troopers D. C. Davis and John Elmore, Coroner James Sullivan and Deputy Coroner James Lloyd. Klepinger was born Nov. 3, 1946, in Cass County, the son of Paul and Geneva (Gordon) Klep inger. He was employed as an at tendant at the Logansport State Hospital, was a veteran of the United States Army, a member of the Burrows Christian Church and the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Surviving are the parents of Rt. 2, Logansport; the wife, the for mer Pamela Thomas; two sons, Taff and Chadd, and one daugh ter, Alicia, at home; and three brothers, James of Walton, Ted of Rt. 3, Logansport, and Fred of Logansport. Services were conducted Mon day afternoon at Kroegers Fu neral Home, Logansport, with the Rev. Robert Gearhart and the Rev. Russell G. Sieferd officia ting. Burial was in Keeps Creek Cemetery.
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Delphi Journal Citizen
Delphi, Indiana, US
Thu, Aug 24, 1972
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