 The Whitewright Sun
January 28, 1943 pg.5 PASTOR OF NEGRO BAPTIST CHURCH HERE KILLED BY TRAIN Reb. O.H. Hubbard of Sherman, pastor of the Negro Baptist Church of Whitewright, was killed instantly at 11:20 a.m. Saturday when he was run over by a Frisco freight train at Sherman. According to a report from the only witness, J.R. Johnson of Sherman, the victim was walking south and slipped and fell when he crossed the tracks in front of the moving train, just south of the Pacific street crossing. The train passed over the body, cutting it in two, and badly mangled the head. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Negro Baptist Church here, Rev. Ed McCloud, officiating. Surviving are his wife and two sons.  Bethel Baptist Church History Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |