Lilburn Stephen Taylor - Funeral Record
Lilburn Stephen Taylor, son of David Napoleon Taylor and Eva Pemplin Brown was killed in a Southern Pine Lumber [Temple Industries] logging train accident when two trains collided head on in Polk County, Texas.
Lilburn was recovering from a broken leg and his attempt to jump from the train before the collision resulted in another break.He was crushed by the impact of an over turned car filled with logs.
From the records of Gipson Funeral Home in Lufkin, TX
Book 15, #98, Oct 6, 1927 - Jan 10, 1929
"Billed to Southern Pine Lumber Co - Diboll
Name of Deceased - Taylor
date:21 March 1928
Interment at Narroway Cemetery, 3-22-1927
Body from Camp - to____?____ 3/20
Body from House/hearse3/21