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Ollie Green Heath b. 10 Nov 1875 Hill Co TX d. 8 May 1954 Kern Co. CA. married ca 1896/7 Elnora 'Nora' Cupp b. 2 Nov 1878 TX d. Dec 1967 Bakersfield, Kern Co. CA. They had a total of 13 children. Ollie Green Heath died from being struck by a car when he was crossing a street at age 78. His obituary follows. I'd love to connect with family from this marriage in order to fill in some blanks on their children.
The following article was headline news in the Bakersfield Californian May 8, 1954:
2 Pedestrians Die in 2 Days: 80 Year Old Struck Down While Trying to Cross Bear Mt. Road. The second pedestrian to be killed by an auto on Kern County highways in as many days has been listed by the California Highway Patrol as Ollie Heath, 80, of Rt. 6. Heath was pronounced dead on arrival at Kern General Hospital shortly before 5 a.m. today. He had been struck by a sedan operated by John Hallum, 40, 1501 Bush St., Arvin at 4:05 a.m. Officers Tom Lambert and R.C. Behringer reported the sedan was westbound on Bear Mt. Road, west of Weed Patch Hwy, when it struck the octogenarian. Heath had been attempting to cross to the north side when the fatality occurred. H.R. Borgsdorf Ambulance rushed the dying man to the county hospital. The body was later removed to the H.R. Borgsdorf Mortuary in Arvin to await burial arrangements, Deputy Coroner Ross Jones reported.
The obituary for Ollie Green Heath read:
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wed in Greenlawn Chapel for Ollie Green Heath, 78, of Rt 6, Box 203, who died May 8 of injuries received when hge was struck by an auto on Bear Mt. Road. H.R. Borgsdorf Mortuary of Arvin is in charge of arrangements. The Rev. Joseph Green will officiate. Burial will follow in Greenlawn Memorial Park. The deceased was a native of Hillsboro, TX. He had lived in the Bakersfield area for the past 25 years and was employed as a farm laborer. Survivors include his widow, Nora; six sons Charles and Clyde both of Arvin, Clarence of Seagraves, TX, Jimmy of Sparks, NV, Glenn of Patagonia, Arizona and Donald of Bakersfield, CA; seven daughters: Mrs. Zana Gardner, Mrs. Dorothy Simmons and Ethel Heath, all of Los Angeles, Mrs. Elnore Scott of Bakersfield, Mrs. Lorene Crow of Skellytown, TX, Mrs. Mary Worth of Ft. Worth, TX, and Mrs. Izora Weed of Prescott, Arizona; 42 grandchildren, and 15 great-great grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Richard Beechly, Vernon Scott, Kenny Simmons, Sam Ming, Carrol Lee and Lee Adams.
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