Sherman Democrat
Wednesday, March 30, 1966

HEAD-ON CRASH CLAIMS 2 LIVES
By W.R. Morris
Van Alstyne - A 2-car head-on collision Tuesday night on a twisting blacktop road 4 miles east of Van Alstyne claimed the lives of 2 Van Alstyne persons and seriously injured 3 others.
Killed instantly were Mrs. Anna Belle Neill, 42, and Garland Orr, 66, both of Van Alstyne.
Mrs. Neill's children, Larry, 15, and Linda, 10, were in serious condition Wednesday at a Sherman hospital.
Orr's brother, Hugh, 65, driver of the Orr car, was also in serious condition at a hospital here.
The fatal crash occurred at the top of a hill on a narrow county road between Van Alstyne and the Cannon community.
The impact jammed the motors of both cars almost back into the front seats.  The steering wheel of the Neill car was completely torn out and thrown several feet from the wreckage.
Texas Highway Patrolmen John Hood and Bobby Poynter said the Neills were en route to the home of friends near Cannon.  The Orr brothers were....
The 2 Neill children received serious head and internal injuries in the crash.  Orr suffered internal injuries and multiple fractures.
Survivors of Mrs. Neill include her husband, Harold; 2 daughters, Mrs. Peggy Ann Beaty of McKinney and Linda Marie Neill of Van Alstyne; 3 sons, Harold Neill, Jr., Donald Neill and Larry Neill, all of Van Alstyne; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Obin Whitaker of Van Alstyne; one sister, Mrs. Wanda Burns of Dotphan, Alabama;
6 brothers, Raymond Caldwell of Van Alstyne; Erby Caldwell of Maryland; Willis Caldwell of Memphis, Tennessee; Frank Caldwell of Grand Prairie; and Elmer Caldwell of Dallas; and 2 grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements are pending with Flesher Funeral Home in Van Alstyne. Mr. Orr is survived by his wife; and one brother, Hugh, both of Van Alstyne. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Grayson Funeral Home in Sherman.

Sherman Democrat
Thursday, March 31, 1966

SERVICES SET FOR ACCIDENT VICTIM
Van Alstyne - Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon in the Morning Chapel of EME Church, Van Alstyne, for Garland Orr, 62, Negro, of Van Alstyne, who was killed Tuesday night in a 2 car accident east of Van Alstyne.
Rev. E.E. Dykes, pastor of the church, conducted the services.  Burial was in Van Alstyne Cemetery, directed by Everett Funeral Home, Sherman.
He was born May 19, 1903, in Van Alstyne, the son of Mancel and Samantha Orr.  On November 17, 1931, he marries Mrs. Samantha Haynes in Durant, Oklahoma.  He was a retired farmer, and a member of the Methodist Church and the Knights of Pythias.
Survivors are his wife; 2 brothers, Hugh Orr Van Alstyne and Kam Bowen of Denison.